When Teens Speak Are You Listening?

Published: July 16, 2015, 2:24 a.m.

b'Aired Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 7:00 PM ET

Many people discount teenagers, assuming teens are only interested in friends, music, and video games. What do teens actually have to say \\u2013 about politics, relationships, and the bigger questions of life? What really matters to them? And what can we learn from them?

Join us for a candid conversation with teen Christy Perkins and her mother Julie.

About Guests Christy Perkins and Julie Perkins

Christy Perkins is an Artist, Creative Writer, Musician and Singer/Songwriter who loves to play all kinds of stringed instruments including ukulele, all kinds of guitars (bass, electric, acoustic, classical), piano and keyboards plus some percussion. She facilitates teens struggling to be who they truly are, especially those who are self-destructive, addicted or just plain lost. Is now the time for something different? Feel free to contact her via the Teens Done Different Radio Show Facebook page:\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/teensdonedifferent\\xa0Julie Oreson Perkins is a Certified Life Coach, specializing in Mind, Body and Soul well-BEing. Hundreds have benefitted from her \\u201cconversations of change\\u201d that result in a (re)birth of natural, intuitive abilities and zest for life on the planet here and now. You\\u2019ll find her most at peace out in nature, where she takes clients to show them different perspectives, possibilities and choices. If you could change ANYTHING in YOUR life, what would it be? Find out more at:\\xa0www.JulieOPerkins.com'