Motivating the Teen Spirit · Since 1998
Teens leave equipped, not just inspired.
Real life skills, built from the inside out, for teens ages 13 to 25 navigating a world louder and faster than the one we grew up in.
Proof, not promises
Twenty-eight years of rooms like this one.
Every number here carries its source. We would rather show our work than ask you to take our word for it.
- teen suicides prevented
- 11,294
- teens served since our founding
- 28,450
- teens returned to school
- 1,875
- come back by choice for another program
- 84%
Programs and community
- programs, retreats and camps held
- 1,460
- schools and community partners
- 342
- report stronger confidence and self-trust
- 93%
- facilitators trained
- 680
Source: MTS records, from the program forms teens fill out at every program. Confirmed by Lisa Nichols, October 2026.
Hear it from them
In their own words.
Teens, families and staff on what it felt like to be met where they are, and what they carried home.
About 2 and a half minutes. Captions on screen, best with sound on.
What happens in the room
One room. A different teen walks out.
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Someone goes first.
Teens arrive from different schools and different stories, most expecting another lecture. Then one of them picks up the mic and tells the truth, and the room changes.
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They find the words.
In small groups, teens learn to name what they feel and say it with clarity instead of chaos. Facilitators meet them where they are, not where a worksheet says they should be.
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They leave equipped.
On the final day the whole room cheers them through. They go home with tools they can use on Monday: self-trust, steadier decisions and words for the hard days.
Ways in
Bring the room to your teens.
Host a program
Bring MTS to your city
The Safe Space Initiative for 20 or more teens, ages 13 to 25, in a 1, 2 or 3-day format. From $8,500 + travel.
Start a host applicationFor partners
Sponsor the 2027 Tour
Put your name behind a full MTS weekend in a city that needs one.
See partner tiersFor schools and communities
How the program works
What teens do in each format, and what they take home.
See programs
MTS Tour
146 teens, 4 cities in 2026. 2027 is next.
Tour dates
Founded by Lisa Nichols
Lisa Nichols
“Today’s teens are navigating a world that is louder, faster and more emotionally complex than ever before, yet most are not being equipped with the life skills they need to thrive. MTS bridges that gap.”
Lisa Nichols · New York Times bestselling author · featured in The Secret · 88M+ people reached worldwide
Put a teen in the room.
$500 sends one teen through a full MTS weekend, free to them.