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1. A teen’s perspective: depression and anxiety… how to find the help and happiness you deserve
published July 10th, 2019
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2. A Dad’s perspective on how to support a teen suffering from depression and anxiety
published on July 16th, 2019
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3. A sister’s perspective: what does depression and anxiety look like? How do you support a sibling struggling? How did therapy help our family?
published July 17th, 2019
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4. Teen depression: personal experiences, how to feel happy, surviving school + friendships + family, and find treatment if you need it
published July 24th, 2019
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5. 5. Teen anxiety: how to cope, using skills, and surviving school
published July 31st, 2019
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6. Building and maintaining fulfilling, healthy, loving relationships with family members, friends, and peers
published August 7th, 2019
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7. A comprehensive guide to adolescent treatment: outpatient, inpatient, residential, therapeutic boarding school, DBT, CBT, and psychotherapy
published August 14th, 2019
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8. A parent’s guide to adolescent treatment for depression and anxiety: family therapy, what it’s like sending your child away, and how it helped our family… feat. my Dad
published August 21st, 2019
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9. Suicide Awareness Week 2019: a teen’s experience with suicidal ideation and recovery
published September 11th, 2019
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10. A therapist’s perspective (Jacob Sparks, LMFT): therapeutic boarding school, healthy relationships, coping skills, self love, and recovering from depression and anxiety.
published September 23rd, 2019
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11. A therapist’s perspective (Emily Thelen, MA+LCPC+CTRS): adjusting to change, societal norms, therapeutic boarding school, wilderness, and recovering from depression and anxiety.
published October 2nd, 2019
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12. Adolescent residential treatment: what’s it like? how can you support someone in therapy? and how we recovered from depression and anxiety.
published October 16th, 2019
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13. Adolescent residential treatment: Dialectal Behavioral Therapy, family relationships, and transitioning home
published October 23rd, 2019
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14. The effect of depression and anxiety on a family… feat. my younger sister
published October 24th, 2019
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15. How do you support a friend struggling with depression and anxiety while maintaining your own mental health?
published January 24th, 2020
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16. DBT Education: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (an overview)... changing problem behaviors, validating, key principles to use when combatting teenage depression and anxiety
published February 21st, 2020
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17. DBT Education: Intro to Mindfulness (the WHAT skills: Participate+Observe+Describe and States of Mind) with guided mindfulness practices!
published February 28th, 2020
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18. DBT Education: Mindfulness continued (the HOW skills: Nonjudgmentally+Effectively+One-Mindfully, Loving Kindness, and Being vs Doing Mind)... skills for combatting depression and anxiety
published March 6th, 2020
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19. DBT Education: Interpersonal Effectiveness Overview... clarifying relational goals and disproving unhealthy beliefs ft. my younger sister
published March 11th, 2020
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20. DBT Education: DEARMAN skill (Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, be Mindful, Appear confident, Negotiate)... how to get what you want from other people in an effective manor
published 18th, 2020
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21. DBT Education: GIVE + THINK skills aka how to improve your relationships... navigating parental conflicts, friendships, and arguments
published March 20th, 2020
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22. How to maintain your mental health during coronavirus (COVID-19) and self-quarantine
published April 3rd, 2020
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23. A Dad's Perspective: Preconceptions About Adolescent Mental Health, Parenting Tips, and Our Growth as a Family
published April 10th, 2020
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24. Teenage Break-Up Protocol: How to Figure Out if You Need to End a Relationships, the 8-Step Approach to Ending it, and Break-Up Horror Stories!
published April 24th, 2020
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25. Collaboration with The Leeza Rants Podcast: Gaining Confidence, Navigating Social Media in a Healthy Way, Maintaining Productivity in Quarantine, and the Importance of Vulnerability!
published May 1st, 2020