Lauren Galley, DDA, Teen Mentor and Founder of Girls Above Society
Like most girls today who are growing up tethered to their
tech - connecting and socializing via the screen - many of my Digital Daughter Ambassadors (DDAs) have been
profoundly influenced by experiences with cyber bullying, sexting, text dating,
FOMO and the like. I'm honored to introduce you to my DDA Lauren, who has not only risen above and beyond her own middle school tech nightmare, but is doing something about it in a really big and meaningful way…
Meet Lauren Galley, teen mentor and founder of Girls AboveSociety, her non-profit born out of her own personal angst-ridden experience
and a desire to help girls everywhere cope and thrive in our digital
world.
Back in January, Lauren and I met on Twitter (of course!)
and I continue to be blown away by her dizzying schedule, pure dedication and unending
list of accomplishments. At age 20, she has just finished her sophomore year at
SHSU and is pursuing a Masters in Psychology. Lauren is a TEDx Speaker,
Huffington Post Contributor, Official
Ambassador for Secret Deodorant’s Mean Stinks Campaign, and just wrote a book, “Kissing Frogs:In Search of Prince Charming.” Most recently, she is working on a course in cyber
citizenship for the Texas Education Agency,
I asked Lauren about social media, social anxiety, the
importance of speaking articulately and with confidence, and her generation’s
future. Here's what she had to say...
