Leaving The Valley - Ep. 021 : Talking Teen Mental Health, Part III: Advice to Parents

Ep. 021 : Talking Teen Mental Health, Part III: Advice to Parents

01/07/21 • 31 min

In the conclusion of our three part series on teen mental health, our guest, Natalie Alyssa Sanchez, talks with us about the pressures teens face today and where they go for advice. Natalie, a recent high school grad and youth mental health advocate, shares about the sometimes overwhelming pressures to be academically successful. She also talks about how issues at home have a very real effect on teen mental health and offers some advice to parents about how to better communicate so that teens will listen.

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Ep. 020: Talking Teen Mental Health, Part II- Facing the Suicide of Peers

In Part II of our conversation with recent high school graduate and youth mental health advocate, Natalie Alyssa Sanchez, we explore how and when she first learned about suicide. Natalie opens up about a friend of hers who practiced self-harm in middle school and later admitted that he was suicidal. We explore how to help a peer in danger, the pressure to keep their “secret,” and attention seeking behavior.

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Ep. 022 : New Year...Now What?

2020 was an incredibly challenging year. For so many, the simple act of ringing in a new year felt like a victory. Many are cautiously optimistic that 2021 may usher in healing physically, politically, and economically. Yet, 2021 is off to a rocky start. How do we hold on to hope in light of all we still have to face? For many a new year is also a time to make resolutions, but is that even a good idea given the world we live in today? If so, how can we make our resolutions stick?