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Connection Between Celebrity Worship Syndrome & Teen Mental Health
In the new Billie Eilish documentary “The World’s a Little Blurry,” 17-year-old Billie—now a global superstar herself—talks about the over-the-top crush she had on Justin Bieber just a few years earlier. Her obsession was so intense that she cried in her room for hours, to the point that her parents considered taking her to therapy. …
The Connection Between Hope and Mental Health
In frightening and uncertain times, it’s hard to feel hopeful. But studies show that having hope for the future helps build our resilience—the ability to get through tough times and recover more quickly from setbacks. Moreover, hope can help ward off or reduce anxiety, trauma, and depression. What if you’re not a hopeful person by …
What Is the Mind-Body Connection?
The mind and the body are not two separate entities—although they are often treated that way. Physical health and emotional health are intimately intertwined in what’s known as the mind-body connection. Our chemistry and biology impact our mood and emotions, as well as thoughts and beliefs. With all of these factors combined, they play a …
Why Boundaries Matter: Teens, Authentic Connection, and Positive Relationships
Healthy boundaries support adolescents’ ability to form positive relationships. Therefore, they are essential to authentic connection and to mental health. Typically, parents or primary caregivers teach children about boundaries, by example and sometimes verbally as well. Unhealthy or dysfunctional boundaries may indicate a family system was disrupted. Thus, they can be a symptom of relational trauma. Fortunately, the impact of this type of trauma can be ameliorated. …
Creating Authentic Connection: Healing Relational Trauma
by Barbara Nosal, PhD, LMFT, LADC, and Heather Senior Monroe, MSW, LCSW The Power of Authentic Connection for Teen Mental Health Authentic connection is key to teen mental health. The ability to have healthy relationships can be disrupted by early childhood trauma. However, there are ways to heal from these experiences. Hence, we can learn the …
How Relational Trauma Impacts Teen Mental Health, Social Connections, and Self-Esteem
Trauma has a powerful impact on teen mental health. It doesn’t matter whether the trauma is ongoing, such as sexual abuse, or the result of a single incident, such as a car accident or house fire. However it occurs, trauma negatively affects everyone who experiences it, including children, teenagers, and adults. One type of trauma …
Family Therapy Goals Foster Connection
Family counseling or family therapy is an important part of treatment. It is common for families to have communication barriers. In many cases, disputes arise. As a result, a mutual agreement can hold everyone accountable. An agreement is essential to family therapy goals in any treatment model. However, an agreement within a family system often …
How to Talk to Boys About Teen Mental Health
Getting information out of a teen boy can be difficult, if not impossible. The stereotypes of teen boy communication at this age—monosyllabic answers to every question, a complete lack of eye contact, and the inevitable eye roll when you ask them about their life—are often true. And then there’s the struggle to get them away …
Teen & Adolescent Treatment Options Near Los Angeles
Los Angeles County is home to nearly 10 million people. Of these, nearly a quarter are adolescents, according to census data. And the rate of teen mental health issues—including anxiety and depression—are increasing in California. Risky behaviors, substance use, and suicidal behaviors are also common. If your child is struggling, therapy or behavioral health treatment …
10 Ways to Tell the Difference Between ‘Troubled Teen’ Programs and High-Quality Care
Two recent Netflix documentaries, The Program and Hell Camp, expose the abuse and corporal punishment many adolescents experienced at unregulated “therapeutic” boarding schools and wilderness programs. These shows, and others like them, are illuminating the maltreatment that has taken place within what’s known as the “troubled teen industry,” and pushing the mental health treatment field toward …