Things My Mama Never Told Me, by Nancy Johnson, is a funny and sometimes serious guide for teen girls and the people who love them. It’s also for the teen inside all women, no matter what age. It shares Nancy’s own coming-of-age stories plus the interviews of dozens of students in their current high school settings talking about the most important teen topics of today, many of which remain universal for the teen dwelling inside all of us.

CHAPTER LIST:

• body image and self esteem

• hair and peer pressure

• friendships and bullying

• social media

• gender

• stress and healthy living

• creativity

• passion

• career choices

• how intuition weighs in on our decisions

• relationships: choosing a partner . . . or not

• LGBTQIA and their allies

• stages of intimacy

• sex

• STDs

• birth control

• red flags

• abusive relationships

• violence

• addiction

• changing people

• fair fighting

• how money factors into decisions

• strategies teen girls need to survive being a teen (these are the same strategies all women need to heal their inner teen: setting boundaries, self-care, and forgiveness).

Praise for Things My Mama Never Told Me:

"I was a junior in high school when Mrs. Johnson interviewed me for her book, Things My Mama Never Told Me. When I heard that she wanted to write a book that would help coming of age teenagers, I couldn’t say no. I never had someone to talk to about my personal feelings while growing up so it was hard to open up to Mrs. Johnson at first. However, with her kind and comforting words, I got comfortable enough to share my story that I knew would potentially help others. I hope this book is able to do for others what Mrs. Johnson intended to do with it because I know I would have really benefited from having something like this to help me as I grew up. " - Jessica