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April 3, 2023

Author Jessica Lahey on Girls That Create with Erin Prather Stafford on WoMRadio

Author Jessica Lahey on Girls That Create with Erin Prather Stafford on WoMRadio

For over 20 years Erin Prather Stafford's guest Jessica Lahey has taught every grade from sixth to twelfth in both public and private schools, spent five years teaching in a drug and alcohol rehab for adolescents in Vermont.

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Join Erin Prather Stafford and her guest, Jessica Lahey, for a talk about Lahey's book "The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence" and how parents and caregivers can prevent substance abuse in children. For over 20 years, Lahey has taught every grade from sixth to twelfth in both public and private schools, spent five years teaching in a drug and alcohol rehab for adolescents in Vermont, and serves as a prevention and recovery coach at Sana, a medical detox and recovery center in Stowe, Vermont. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling book "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed" and the co-host of the #AmWriting podcast.

Find out more about Lahey and her work at jessicalahey.com. You can also follow Lahey on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

Host Erin Prather Stafford launched Girls That Create in 2019, a site supports the parents and caregivers of creative girls while encouraging greater female representation across the arts. Before Girls That Create, Erin was the Executive Producer of the award-winning documentary WONDER WOMEN! THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN SUPERHEROINES. The film had its national broadcast on Independent Lens | PBS and traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. It also examines the portrayal of powerful women in mass media and why representation matters.

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