About Carrie Silver-Stock, author of Secrets Girls Keep
July 9, 2009
About Carrie Silver-Stock, author of Secrets Girls Keep
Carrie Silver-Stock, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., received her masters in social work from Washington University in 1999, and a BA in sociology and World Perspectives from Principia College.
Silver-Stock founded Girls With Dreams to create a global movement where girls discover their power, passion and dreams. The mission is simple: girls will empower each other to build their best lives while learning how to take action and make a positive impact. Silver-Stock is passionate about inspiring teen girls to help them find their own way. As a former radio talk show host, speaker, social worker and life coach, she has advocated for young people for more than 15 years.
Silver-Stock has collaborated with and presented workshops for the Girl Scouts of America, St. Luke’s Hospital, and many schools and colleges. She contributes to The Glow Project magazine and has published articles in many media outlets. Silver-Stock is a founding member of the Billionaire Girls Club, a group igniting women to create billions in impact for global good, and served as an advisory board member for the Go the Distance Project.
Her first book, The Powder Box Secrets, won several awards, including the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award. Health Communications, Inc. will release Silver-Stock’s newest book, Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence, in November 2009.
Silver-Stock loves staying active and spending time with her husband, two boys, and two dogs in St. Louis, Missouri. When she’s not encouraging teen girls to be comfortable in their own skin, she enjoys walking, boating, water-skiing, exercising and hanging out anywhere near a beach.
For further information, please visit www.carriesilverstock.com & www.girlswithdreams.com
To schedule an interview with Carrie Silver-Stock or receive more information, please contact Elaine Krackau at elaine@prbythebook.com | 512.733.5145
Teen Expert Shows Audience How to Connect With Daughters
July 3, 2009
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Hollywood Starlets Worsen Cult of Secrecy in Teen Girls
Teen expert shows audience how to connect with daughters
WHO: Teen expert Carrie Silver-Stock, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., author of Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence (HCI Books, Nov 2009) and founder of Girls With Dreams.
WHAT: With role models like Rihanna, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears making headlines, many teen girls today struggle with feelings of low confidence, loneliness, rejection and depression and then look to unsafe sex, drugs and alcohol for comfort and answers.
Secrets Girls Keep is an honest approach for teenage girls today: the scary issues they face and the secrets they keep with advice on how to overcome low self-esteem by letting the secrets out and seven tips on how to live a better life. Silver-Stock shares the personal stories of other girls, showing girls they are not alone in their struggles. Each chapter tackles a separate issue that is relevant to teenage girls today along with stories and tips they can use to overcome those issues.
WHEN: Silver-Stock is available for interviews upon request. Her book is available for review.
INTERVIEW TOPICS:
· Discuss statistics on teen pregnancy, eating disorders, dating violence and more and how parents can help their teens
· Define the cult of secrecy and what it means for teens—how do parents break through
· New issues that didn’t exist 10 years ago: sexting and internet safety
· Our secrets hurt us and sometimes even haunt us beyond high school
· How to discover your strengths and use them!
Silver-Stock is a mom of two and the founder of GirlsWithDreams.com. She is also the author of the award-winning book, The Powder Box Secrets. She lives near St. Louis, Missouri.
Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence by Carrie Silver-Stock (HCI Books, Nov 2009, ISBN 978-0757313691, $14.95)
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For more information visit www.carriesilverstock.com. To schedule an interview or receive more information, please contact Elaine Krackau at elaine@prbythebook.com | 512.733.5145
Silver-Stock at Book Expo America with Secrets Girls Keep
May 23, 2009
Carrie Silver-Stock is excited to sign copies of her new book Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence at Book Expo America on Saturday, May 30.
Book Expo America is the largest book publishing event in North America. Carrie will be at the HCI booth 2559.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Book Expo this year. Carrie will be tweeting about her weekend and posting videos from her experiences.
Carrie Shares Big News at Girls With Dreams
March 10, 2009
Carrie Silver-Stock, founder of Girls With Dreams, is excited to share some big news in this video.
Girls With Dreams just launched a new social networking site. This will be a sister site of www.girlswithdreams.com and can be found at www.girlswithdreams.net. Since founding Girls With Dreams, Carrie has wanted a platform where girls can really communicate with one another. She hopes this will be the next step. Visit today and sign up for your free membership. It’s like facebook, but with the Girls With Dreams twist — and girls only.
Secondly, Carrie shares the other big news about the launch of her new book, Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence (HCI). You’ll have to wait to see this one until Fall!
Silver-Stock Contributes to Inaugural Issue of GLOW Magazine
January 26, 2009
Carrie Silver-Stock is excited to be one of the contributing writers in the new GLOW Project Magazine, the magazine behind the movement. Sandra Yancey, Creator and Producer of the GLOW Project started a movement including the GLOW Project movie, magazine and forthcoming book. The magazine is published bimonthly and the inaugural issue is available now.
Interview with Fox 2 News on Issues Teen Girls Face
January 19, 2009
Carrie Silver-Stock appeared on Fox 2 St. Louis to talk about teen girls and a FREE upcoming event Saturday January 24, 2009, from 1-4 PM for moms and daughters.
Girl Talk Event on January 24
January 10, 2009
Join Girls With Dreams at an inspiring and informative FREE event just for mothers and daughters ages 11 and older on Saturday January 24, 2009 at St. Luke’s Hospital from 1-4 p.m. Keynote speaker, Carrie Silver-Stock, MSW, LCSW, author of the award winning book, The Powder Box Secrets: 7 Tips to Help Teen Girls Achieve Success, will share her secrets about keeping our girls safe from peer pressure, drinking, bullying, and drugs. She will end her talk with Self Esteem: Who’s Got It and How Do I Get It?
Amy Ney, MD (Discussing Healthy Skin at Any Age), Dawn DuBois (Don’t Sit, Stay Fit…Yoga Fun and Wii Fit), and Diane Andrea (Are You Smarter than a Dietician?) will also be featured.
This event is FREE but registration is required. Call 314-542-4848 or visit www.stlukes-stl.com. St. Luke’s Hospital is located at 232 S. Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017
Why I Want to Help Teen Girls
December 13, 2008
I’m so excited about this new book I’m writing called, Secrets Girls Keep. People often ask why I wrote The Powder Box Secrets or how I started Girls With Dreams. To put it simply, I know all of us have secrets, especially teenagers. So here’s a little bit more about why I want to help teen girls.
Our secrets help us, hurt us, and seem to be a rite of passage into our teen years and beyond. I think most teenage girls have secrets. Some cement friendships, others help us hide our true feelings or problems.
I don’t want to have to fake it anymore. I don’t want girls to hide their fears, pain or despair. I want us to be able to tell our truths, share our secrets, and give each other the strength and courage we need to be ourselves and follow our dreams. We take steps to reach our best life by opening up and sharing. Don’t we all want to put our best foot forward and embrace all the possibilities in a world that is creating more opportunities for girls and women?
After all, each of you are amazing, courageous, intelligent, unique, and beautiful! Can you accept that? Don’t let society brand you with one of its labels. We are all so much more than the popular girl, pretty girl, goth girl, religious girl, prep, jock, or nerd.
Everything we do at Girls With Dreams is about dropping the labels we’ve accepted for ourselves and given to others. It’s about celebrating being girls and sharing ideas and secrets that connect us all. I’m tired of accepting what our society tell us we need to do in order to be successful or liked. Those expectations are based on the premise that we’re never good enough and, even worse, that we must knock each other down to get to the top. It doesn’t need to be that way. I want to start a movement where girls push back the stereotypes, false labels, unrealistic expectations, and airbrushed images that surround us and shape us. I wanted to create a safe place where girls create and own their biggest dreams, a place where we can support each other, and a place where we take action in our own life and in the world around us.
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December News at Girls With Dreams
December 9, 2008
As the founder of Girls With Dreams, I wanted to fill you in on all of the fun and exciting things coming soon!
I was in Vegas last weekend, hanging out with my mastermind group, The Billionaire Girls Club. We are dedicated to helping each other and Igniting Women to Create Billions in Impact for Global Good. Finding your own support group of 4-8 friends can be a huge help. In fact, we are going to help you start your own Girls With Dreams Friendship Circle. In 2009, watch for more tips and information to help you get started. You’ll also hear from other girls who are doing the same thing!
Part of our trip included a visit to Zappos Headquarters. Zappos is the most amazing company! You find great shoes, purses, and clothes at their Web site, but more importantly, they are making the world a better place through excellent customer service! I was so impressed with them, I plan to blog more about the life lessons I learned from the core values and mission statement at Zappos.
Watch out for new videos in 2009! I hope to share more quick tips on life, beauty, dating, friends, and so much more!
Finally, I’ve been super busy finishing the manuscript for the new book, Secrets Girls Keep, expected to release in Fall 2009, published by HCI.
Keep Dreaming Big and help your friends do the same! I always love to hear from you, whether it’s a comment on the site, specific tips or advice you want to share, or topics you want us to write about! You can reach us at info@girlswithdreams.com.
Silver-Stock Gives Teens Advice in Forthcoming Book
December 1, 2008
Founder of Girls With Dreams Carrie Silver-Stock, MSW, LCSW, will publish her next book Secrets Girls Keep with Health Communications, Inc. The well-known company published the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
Secrets Girls Keep is a must-have survival guide for teen girls. The book includes advice from other girls as well as fun quizzes and the seven tips every girls needs to know to create her best life. Silver-Stock covers all the hot topics teen girls want to know about, from boys to beauty to dealing with friends.
Secrets Girls Keep is expected for release in Fall 2009 by HCI.
