ALIVE BLOG
They are sooooo nice!
The Alive Center has been open 5 ½ years now and we hear all kinds of wonderful things from the parents and guardians of the teens we support. From the teens that come to drop-in day in and day out,...
Is bad really all bad?
By Kandice Henning We live in a dualistic world of opposites, hot and cold, dark and light, good and bad, etc. But is bad really all bad? Or it is interlaced with silver linings, with learnings and...
Practice Makes Progress
By Jared Mason I reached a surprising milestone this year. I have been drawing for a quarter of a century. When I was a little kid, most of my drawings came in the form of doodles in the margins of...
“Words can have more power than anyone realizes, and these words, have deepened the hearts and opened the eyes of many.”
Planning for Future Employment by Dr. James Chitwood
The landscape of opportunity is evolving. The reality of the workplace is that we are in a state of drastic change. Every era has seen shifts in workplace opportunities. As with the industrial...
The Stories We Tell
By Kandice Henning What story do you tell yourself about your life? Life always continues to happen around us: ups and downs and everything in between. We cannot control life… who gets hurt, who...
To Ignore or Not to Ignore? Is that Really a Question?
By Kandice Henning, Alive Center Founder and CEO Somewhere along the way it became acceptable to ignore people as a form of communication instead of a simple “no” or “maybe”. We are living in a...
“Reflection and How it Can Make You Who You Want to Be”
By teen blogger Sam Rosacrans Summer is here, and hopefully all of of the stress and chaos from the school year has left your body already. If you’re not happy with the way your school year went,...
Discovering your passions/What makes you come alive?
By Jatin Mathur, An Alive Teen Lead We’ve all heard the horror stories of the unfortunate man or woman stuck working a 9-5 boring desk job. Conventional logic follows that the earlier you figure out...
You Never Know – The Art of Staying Open
By Kandice Henning, Alive Center Founder & CEO February 24, 2018 “Seriously, you never know, so stop thinking that you do.” This was a conversation that I was having with myself on the last...
Everyday Courage
By Caitlin Holzer, Naperville North High School Class of 2016 & Alive Teen Alumni I am going to start with part of my conclusion, we do not have to do everything on our own. There is no finish...
Being Yourself and Embracing a Passion (Pressure and Acceptance)
By Sam Rosacrans (Photo taken from one of my last concerts - Rammstein, one of the highlights of last Summer.) As we go throughout any stage of our life, whether it be middle school, high school,...