Bend Your Lens

Change Your Life

Youth & Leadership Coaching for Changemakers

When youth and young adults are given the tools to strengthen their innate creativity, follow their natural curiosity, and understand the power of their perspective, they grow their capacity to overcome personal and global challenges. 

How does coaching support young changemakers?

Coaching supports youth as they move from a place of limitation and stagnation into a place of possibility and action. Spotlighting and championing their creativity, curiosity, and self-efficacy clears the stage for youth to become the changemakers they seek.

Explore the benefits and applications of coaching below!

Academics & Artistry

Accelerating Academics & Artistry

Careers & Callings

Cultivating Careers & Callings

Social & Emotional Well-being

Supporting Social & Emotional Well-being

Creating Changemakers

Catapulting Changemaking

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Hello.

My name is Tasha McGhie, a youth and leadership coach. 

I'm the Founder and Executive Director of Bend Your Lens Coaching, LLC, and creator of Worth Writing.

I champion creativity and curiosity. 

Harnessing creativity and curiosity in schools and workplaces can lead to reduced levels of stress, higher levels of engagement, and innovative solutions to problems.

Whether you're here to learn more about youth and leadership coaching and the creative potential within us all or you're concerned about the state of writing in America, I look forward to discovering how we can become allies in the mission to transform schools and workplaces into thriving creative environments. 

ICF Credentialed Coach
Practicing evidence-based methods

Virtual and In-person Coaching
Meeting clients wherever they are

Certified Writing Tutor
Helping youth write themselves forward

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...because your story is worth writing

We amplify youth voice, share their stories, and encourage writing in every form.

Through our partnership with Read Fort Worth, we combine best practices set by the Summer Scholars Collaborative with a dash of whimsy to deliver engaging writing programs that support gains in literacy. We believe that reading gives you access and writing gives you power.

Word Up!

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"I feel that my reading and writing skills have improved."*

*Data from 2021 survey responses of 3-week writing program Summer I cohort

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83%

"I wish these workshops were year-round!"*

*Data from 2021 survey responses of 3-week writing program Summer I cohort

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"I am proud of my writing"*

*Data from 2021 survey responses of 3-week writing program Summer I cohort

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"These workshops were fun!"*

*Data from 2021 survey responses of 3-week writing program Summer I cohort

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Increase in reading comfort level among participants*

*Data from 2021 survey responses of 3-week writing program Summer I cohort

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Let's write a story together — a story that's...