If you've been considering the VIP, today would be the day!


Hi Reader!

The Leadership Life Skills Summit begins Monday!

If you’ve been considering the VIP Pass, I wanted to let you know that Kerry provided me another one-day only coupon code for today!

The VIP Pass gives you lifetime access to all sessions, which means you can:

• Watch at your own pace
• Revisit conversations with your teen
• Pause, reflect, and process
• Return to sessions later in the year

For families building life skills intentionally, that flexibility can make a real difference.

If you upgrade through my link, I’m also including my full Masterclass:

Building Confidence in Your Tween & Teen
(from our Emotion Coaching Series)

Confidence in the teen years is closely tied to emotional regulation, executive function, and how we respond when things feel hard. This masterclass walks through how that development happens and how to support it practically.

Here are the details for today:

Coupon Code: SKILLS
Valid Friday only 2/20/26
VIP Link: https://michelle29--kerrybeck.thrivecart.com/lsls-2026-vip-pass/

If it serves your family, use it.
If not, the Free Pass is still available and you’re welcome to join that way.

The summit begins Monday.

Warmly,

P.S. No need to do anything extra to access the Free Masterclass. It will be included in your VIP Bonus Bundle! I would LOVE to hear what you take away from this!

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