Starting the Conversation
By Nadine Smet-Weiss Starting the Conversations. . . Take a deep breath. Let it out. Take another deep breath. Starting the conversations is a little like that, one breath at a time. You can do this, I know you can. And you can’t really mess it up. What’s that I hear?...
Nutrition and Adolescents/La Nutrición y los Adolescentes
By Nadine Smet-Weiss, translation by Ana Villaman El Palo - May 2020 Nutrition and Adolescents Did you know, during the major developmental stage of adolescence brain development is a very big part of the deal? And did you know that without good nutrition during this...
Parenting Isn’t Just For Parents/La crianza no es solo para padres – Palo Magazine, April 2020
Palo Magazine - April 2020 By Nadine J. Smet-Weiss, translation by Maribel Martinez The well-known Nigerian proverb says it this way: “it takes a village to raise a child.” In my early days at Berks Teens Matter, local leaders told me story after story about the...
Meet Our New Youth Ambassador Coordinator!
Johnathan Rodríguez Báez is the Youth & Health Resource Center Coordinator for Berks Teens Matters. Has a BA in Education from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and loves to read, explore and being involved in the community. He also holds a position in...
¿Un Plan Alternativo? – Palo Magazine Jan 2020
An Alternative Plan? By Nadine J. Smet-Weiss, translated by Ana Villaman Palo Magazine January 2020 Local author, David Nazario, speaks a lot of truth. One of my favorite truths in his widely popular book, Make Love Your Religion is, “I often wonder why society tries...
Passion and Purpose: Why I work for Berks Teens Matter
“Hey, Bethany? So why DO you do this work?” This is a question I get a lot when I’m in the community representing the Berks Teens Matter team. I do this work for a lot of different reasons, but it begins with a passion I have for engaging with and working with youth....
There’s Always a Lot to Talk About in the Health Resource Center
As the Health Resource Center Coordinator at Reading High School, October’s “Let’s Talk” Month brought so many topics to mind, I couldn’t even pick just one. I thought about the small HRC room and what those four walls are really all about and when it comes down to...
Adolescence and Its Changes, Palo Magazine, October2019
Adolescence and Its Changes La Adolescencia Y Sus Cambios Palo Magazine -September, 2019 View the article and explore Palo Magazine here. By Nadine Smet-Weiss, Liaison for Community Engagement Traducción por Ana Villaman, Prevention Specialist I called upon our Health...
A River of Stories, Palo Magazine, September 2019
A River of Stories Un Rio de Cuentas Palo Magazine -September, 2019 View the article and explore Palo Magazine here. By Nadine Smet-Weiss, Liaison for Community Engagement Traducción por Ana Villaman, Prevention Specialist If you have ever been a teen, and have the...
Don’t Let Silence Be Your Message, Palo Magazine, August 2019
Don't Let Silence Be Your Message No Dejes Que El Silencio Sea Tu Mensaje Palo Magazine - August, 2019 View the article and explore Palo Magazine here. By Nadine Smet-Weiss, Liaison for Community Engagement Traducción por Ana Villaman, Prevention Specialist It seems...