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Gianna Joy Guzman

Gianna Joy Guzman

Teenage author and gymnastics coach from Colorado Springs whose debut devotional "God Sees Us: 40 Devotions for Teens, By a Teen" (Whitaker House) addresses anxiety, bullying, and body image.

Oct 9, 2026

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[upbeat music] Psalms 127:3, NLT version.
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"Children are a gift from the Lord.
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They are a reward from Him." Understanding your teenager can be a struggle for parents sometimes.
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Teens want help with what they are struggling with, yet don't know how to explain it in words or ask for help.
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Often, when parents have good intentions of helping, they can sometimes make it hard for their teenagers to come talk to them because of how they come across.
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Some parents think teens' lives are so much easier now than when they grew up.
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Who do you hope reads it and what do you hope they gain from it?
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I hope teenagers read it.
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Um, and honestly it's for anybody that struggles because I wanted it to be a perspective from me because I'm still growing.
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I'm still struggling.
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I'm still learning how to do life.
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Um, and it's like, we have one time on this earth, right? Like it's our, it's everyone's first time.
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I haven't died and then come back and seeing everything again.
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So I want to ask you, is there anything that you would just like to say to parents of particularly moms of your peers of your generation in a way that they can encourage their children?

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