She Persisted: Your Teen Mental Health Resource

#205 In this week's solo episode, I discuss what I wish I'd known when struggling with anxiety. Through my lived experiences with anxiety as well as my psychology coursework and academic research, I've collected a lot of tips on how to manage anxiety. In this episode, I share these tips with you, including:

+ A quote about anxiety that changed my entire perspective 

+ The best way to attribute your anxiety 

+ A DBT skill for stopping a panic attack or thought spiral

+ The evolutionary purpose of anxiety, including social anxiety & panic attacks

+ How to tell whether your anxiety qualifies as a mental health disorder 

+ Using cognitive behavioral therapy principles to help with anxiety 

+ Benefits of using exposure therapy for your anxiety 

+ DBT skills to use for your anxiety in the long- and short-term

+ Why anxiety can actually be a GOOD thing 

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+ She Persisted Ep. 28

+ She Persisted Ep. 191

+ She Persisted Ep. 194

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#204 Today's guest is Dr. Mariel Buqué— a first-generation Black Dominican psychologist, a world-renowned intergenerational trauma expert, and the author of the bestselling book Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma. Her mission is to help reduce the recurrence of Intergenerational ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) within communities of color. In this episode, we discuss:

+ What generational trauma is & how it works

+ If generational trauma varies by sibling 

+ How being born with generational trauma can affect you 

+ Ways to prevent generational trauma from negatively impacting you 

+ What it means to break the cycle of generational trauma

+ Breaking generational trauma cycles despite pushback from your family

+ Supporting others who are breaking their own generational trauma cycles

+ Navigating the intense emotions that come with cycle-breaking 

+ How to lower stress & boost safety when doing healing work 

+ Where to start when beginning to break generational trauma cycles

MENTIONED

+ Dr. Buqué's website

+ Break the Cycle Trauma Center

+ Break the Cycle

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Welcome to the new Mental Health Minis series! Every other Monday, we will feature a 5-minute mini-episode with content from a past She Persisted episode. This week’s guest is Sami Halvorsen— the host of The Teen Life Coach podcast and the founder of Knowing Up. In this mini-episode, you'll learn the importance of building confidence and how you can start boosting your self-confidence today.

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Welcome to the new Mental Health Minis series! Every other Monday, we will feature a 5-minute mini-episode with content from a past She Persisted episode. This week’s guest is Dr. Ayelet Ruscio— a professor at the University of Pennsylvania who studies mental disorders, with a particular focus on anxiety and mood disorders. In this mini-episode, you'll learn how to manage stressors that could be contributing to your depression.

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#203 Today's guest is Jonathan Rottenberg— the director of the Better Outcomes Laboratory at Cornell University, which explores long-term functioning and well-being after depression and related conditions. His research has been covered in popular outlets such as the New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. In this episode, we discuss:

+ How people with depression experience thoughts and emotions differently 

+ Why our cultural views on emotions can contribute to rates of depression 

+ Reasons why we’re seeing an increase in depression rates 

+ Ways that our moods contribute to how we view ourselves 

+ Whether people who have depression can ever achieve high levels of well-being 

+ Factors that can contribute to well-being when healing from depression 

+ If depression can actually lead to improved life skills & experiences

+ Connecting mental health disorders to our identities & stories 

MENTIONED

+ Better Outcomes Lab

+ Ever After

+ The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic

+ Depression: What Everyone Needs to Know

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Welcome to the new Mental Health Minis series! Every other Monday, we will feature a 5-minute mini-episode with content from a past She Persisted episode. This week’s guest is Dr. Marisa Franco— a psychologist, author, professor, and friendship expert. In this mini-episode, you'll learn how to conquer your social anxiety and make new friends!

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#202 Today's guest is Thais Gibson—a best-selling author, counselor, speaker, and founder of The Personal Development School. Based on her scientific research, she created the Gibson Integrated Attachment Theory, which empowers individuals to heal different attachments in their lives and reprogram any limiting thoughts and behaviors. In this episode, we discuss:

+ What the subconscious mind is & how our childhoods shape this

+ The four main attachment styles & what they say about us

+ Five steps you can take to form a more secure attachment style

+ Relationship needs & fears associated with each attachment style

+ Challenges we can face when healing our insecure attachment style

+ Navigating a relationship with someone who has an insecure attachment style

+ Codependent relationships & ways we can gain back our independence

+ Why conscious parenting can help teens form more secure attachments

+ Whether siblings form the same attachment styles & how birth order plays a role

+ How to find out your attachment style & other similar resources

MENTIONED

+ Attachment Style Quiz

+ The Personal Development School

+ The Personal Development School's Youtube

+ The Personal Development School's Instagram

+ Strange Situation Experiment

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#201 Today's guest is David Yeager—a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin who is considered “one of the world’s leading experts” on the psychology of young people, according to the New York Times Magazine. He has consulted for Google, Microsoft, Disney, the World Bank, and the White House and has recently published his book, 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People. In this episode, we discuss:

+ How his teaching background motivated his research focus on adolescents

+ What's so unique about the 10-25 age range according to psychology

+ Why so many programs designed to reduce unhealthy behaviors in teens fail to work

+ Ways that the upcoming election is being marketed toward young people

+ Effective ways that adults can motivate the 10-25 age demographic

+ The importance of mentorship for younger people & how to find a mentor

+ Balancing being motivated to get into college & pushing yourself too hard

+ How to receive feedback well & avoid any blindspots when getting advice

+ Advice he wishes all 10-25 year-olds knew on finding purpose & more

MENTIONED

+ 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People

+ Professor Yeager's LinkedIn

+ Professor Yeager's profile

+ Carol Dweck

+ Noelle Hurd

+ Dale Miller

+ Man's Search for Meaning

+ Mentorship Study

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📝 This week's episode is sponsored by Journey 180 Planner—the only planner that focuses on self-love, self-care, and productivity. Grab your own planner or affirmation cards at journey180planner.com & save 20% on your order of $15 and up using code SADIE20 at checkout.

STARBUCKS GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY: Want coffee on me?! Each month I'll be randomly choosing a winner to receive a Starbucks giftcard! To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is leave a review of the podcast on Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts and DM me on a screenshot of your review on Instagram. Win bonus entries by tagging the podcast on your Instagram story or TikTok! Good luck!

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Welcome to the new Mental Health Minis series! Every other Monday, we will feature a 5-minute mini-episode with content from a past She Persisted episode. This week’s guests are Dr. Sarah Olivo and Dr. Liz Seidler— two clinical psychologists and hosts of the College is Fine, Everything is Fine podcast who've helped students navigate the highs and lows of college for over a decade. In this mini-episode, you'll learn how to navigate your social life in college and a DBT skill you can try to set boundaries in your relationships.

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#200 Happy episode 200!!! In this week's solo episode, I am sharing my favorite DBT skills and tricks that you can use to thrive in school. I discuss:

+ Setting goals and intentions for the school year

+ How to set up a bullet journal & start tracking your habits

+ The best way to prepare for class if you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed

+ A foolproof method for boosting your self-confidence

+ Ways to add more moments of positivity into your schedule

+ The importance of exposure therapy & how you can try this out at school

MENTIONED

+ Grit Lab

+ Positive psychology ep.

+ The Women

+ The Nightingale

+ Big Little Lies

+ Presumed Innocent

+ Downtown Behavioral Wellness

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