We had lunch with friends recently and were laughing so much we cried. I realised afterwards that the things we were laughing at were times in our lives when things had gone wrong. At the time, all those incidents were painful, embarrassing and definitely not funny. Next time something goes wrong or you embarrass yourself remember you will probably laugh about it one day.

Amika George is an English teenager who started a campaign to lobby the government to provide free period products to girls who couldn't afford it. Apparently 800 million girls around the world miss school for a week when they get their period because they can't afford sanitary products. Here's her TED talk.

There has been a lot of controversy around this show. It is rated MA 15+ but I know plenty of younger teens are watching it anyway. Here's a message from the cast.

If you need help:

• Lifeline: 13 11 14 www.lifeline.org.au
• Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au
• beyondblue: 1300 224 636 www.beyondblue.org.au

Youth Support Services:

• eheadspace: 1800 650 890 www.eheadspace.org.au
• headspace centres: www.headspace.org.au/centres
• Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 www.kidshelpline.com.au
• ReachOut: www.reachout.com
• SANE Australia: 1800 187 263 www.sane.org

Not everyone knows how to make instant coffee and even if you do, here is a little hack to make it a bit more special.

Lisa Messenger is the founder of the Collective Hub, a multimedia platform that aims to help people find their full potential. Your teen years are a great time to find your purpose. Lisa's book is designed to help you find your why in life. The format is very easy to read with short chapters, lots of photos, quotes, stories from successful people, questions and exercised to help you find your purpose. While it's not written specifically for teens, I think there are definitely a lot of things you could get out of the book.