College apps and algebra shouldn’t break your family.
School pressure is real—and it’s hitting families harder than ever. Between grades, sports, AP classes, extracurriculars, social stress, and the looming weight of college applications, students are overwhelmed. And so are their parents.
If your teen is procrastinating, shutting down, or constantly anxious about being “enough”—whether they’re a middle school student or a junior stressed out about applying to college—this session is for you.
Tamy-Feé Meneide of Ikigai Consulting and Barak Rosenbloom of EssayQuest offer practical tools for emotional regulation, planning, and stress management, for your kid and for yourself. Because the goal isn’t more pressure. It’s better systems and a calmer nervous system.
We’ll cover:
- how to support your child without nagging or hovering
- scripts for calmer, more productive conversations
- how to reduce stress at home while maintaining high expectations
- how to stop becoming the “homework police”
- how to regulate your own anxiety so it doesn’t transfer to your child
- approaches tailored to the needs of both middle and high school aged teens
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Tamy-Feé’s expertise in college admissions is deeply rooted in her experience working directly in admissions offices at prestigious institutions. She held pivotal roles guiding students through admissions and advising at both Dartmouth College and MIT, giving her invaluable insider knowledge of the selection process.
As Founding Director of College & Career Pathways at Neighborhood House Charter School, Tamy-Feé ensured 100% of graduating students secured post-secondary plans. She now leads a team of 80 professionals as Director of College Admissions Consulting at Solomon Admissions Consulting, designing personalized admissions strategies for students worldwide.
A first-generation college graduate herself, Tamy-Feé is passionate about creating equitable pathways to higher education. She employs relationship-building pedagogy and the concept of ikigai to help students uncover their unique strengths and pursue their goals with confidence and purpose.
Tamy-Feè is a dual graduate of Boston College, with a B.A. in Communication and M.A. in Higher Education Administration.
Barak is the founder and chief essay mentor at EssayQuest, a company that provides personal mentoring and online guidance to high school students writing their college essays. With over a dozen years of experience in this field, he has a master’s degree in public policy and a passion for expanding college access to students of all backgrounds.
He has mentored over 500 individual students, led workshops for thousands of stakeholders, and worked with schools and non-profits across the country to develop programs and train their staff. He has also created EssayQuest, a self-directed, teen-tested, online program that makes the college essay process easier and more effective. Barak is a skilled storyteller and writer, a masterful guide of self-discovery and development, and an expert in transforming complex processes into simple and playful programs. He aims to help students craft memorable and authentic essays that communicate their identity and potential.
Barak has a B.A. degree in History and English from Williams College and a Master of Public Policy Degree from the University of Michigan.