Your Life Sucks

Dietitian Bracha Kopstick comes on the podcast to speak about teenage nutrition. She speaks about:

- The role nutrition plays in teenagers’ lives.

- What healthy, balanced eating looks like for a teenager.

- The causes of restrictive eating and how it affects the teenage brain.

- How she has helped teenagers live their healthiest lives.

Tune in and follow Bracha on Instagram @adolescent.nutritionist!

Sivonne Perry speaks about her bouts of depression and anxiety and how she and her family overcame them.

Mental health advocate Morgan Urso details her recovery from depression and how an argument with her coach led her to raise thousands for the #SameHere movement. To see more of Morgan’s story, read her article in ESPN and follow @morgan.urso on Instagram.

Abby Tyler speaks about her major depressive disorder throughout high school and explains how her experiences led her to become an advocate for mental health normalization.

Reed Leibo details his struggles with depression, self - acceptance, and society’s flawed perspective of beauty. He also talks about how therapy and clothing led him to truly love himself.

Matt Siegel speaks about his difficult journey finding the right medication during middle school and finding happiness in new interests.

Ella Weisz speaks about her experience with depression and her history with medication. She also advocates for the greatening of the teenage psychotropic conversation.

Dr. Ilana Kustanowitz suggests reasons for the stigma behind teen mental health discussion and ways to open up the conversation.

“Dahlia, describe your mental health journey in an metaphor.”— “It’s like that roller coaster that you hate but really like. There are some parts where you want to throw up, but the wind in your face keeps you going.” —Dahlia Ramirez recounts her recovery from an emotional struggle.

Anina Jasper-Brody speaks about social and academic decline caused by two episodes of acute anxiety; she also presents their respective endings.