Episode 91 “Toxic Instagram”
Instagram and Facebook have been associated with mental health issues amongst young people for quite some time, but the company has always downplayed
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Episode 90 “Active Listening”
Listening is not hearing. When we actively listen we are consciously receiving information and processing what it means. Through this process, the person
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Episode 89 “Masks and Mental Health”
Another school year in a pandemic, more mask mandates, and more angry parents screaming about the harm masks are causing their children. But
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Episode 88 “Simone Biles: Why it Matters”
Image courtesy of Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images By now most of us have heard about gymnast and Olympian Simone BIles withdrawal from
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Episode 87 “Accept Criticism”
Accepting criticism is not easy for most humans but I argue it is one of the best ways we can grow. Often times
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Episode 86 “Practice Boredom”
Being bored is viewed as a negative state, something we are constantly trying to escape. Feeling bored? Take your phone out and scroll,
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Episode 85 “Post-Pandemic Anxiety”
As the pandemic is winding down, the mental health pandemic has already begun. In particular, anxiety rates have gone way up amongst all
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Episode 84 “Lower Your Expectations”
Having high expectations can cause stress and anxiety. The idea of tying some sort of pleasure or reward to something that may or
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Episode 83 “Smiling Matters”
Another important lesson learned during the COVID pandemic was that smiling matters. As the world became masked, we quickly recognized how different societies
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Episode 81 “Empathy & Anxiety”
Empathy is the ability to ‘feel with’ another person, to identity with them, and sense what they’re experiencing. Anxiety is a feeling of
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