4 Common Valentine’s Day Lies We All Fell For
If Valentine’s Day makes you question your worth, your future, or whether you are doing life “right,” you are not alone. Many teens feel this way, even if no one is saying it out loud. The truth is that a lot of what we are taught to believe about Valentine’s Day and relationships simply is not true.
College and Teen Suicide Statistics
Trigger Warning: This article discusses suicide and mental health struggles. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 (or 1-800-273-8255) for support. If you or a loved one are in immediate danger, call 911. Suicide rates among teens and college students have risen alarmingly in recent years, becoming one […]
10 Tips on Coping With Academic Pressure
Ever have a moment when you realize you’ve three exams, a research paper, and a group project all due in the same week? If so, you’re familiar with the burden of academic pressure. The truth is, modern students are dealing with academic demands that would make previous generations sweat.1 Pressure nowadays isn’t just about grades […]
5 Most Common Mental Health Issues in Teens Today
It’s never an easy ride being a teenager. But it’s especially hard right now, when there is a teen mental health crisis like we’ve never seen before. Between pressures to be the best academically, trying to live up to the photoshopped images you see on social media, plus the effects of living in a post-pandemic […]
How Can Music Help Teens with Mental Health: Benefits Explained
What if the key to supporting your teen’s mental health was already playing through their headphones? There’s so much pressure coming from all directions – school, friends, and social media – that teenagers today face mental health challenges like never before. Through all of this, teens turn up the volume and dive into music as […]
8 Tips for Coping With Peer Pressure
If you find yourself doing things when you are with your peers that you wouldn’t normally do, you may be experiencing peer pressure. This occurs when you feel the need to conform to a group’s behavior or expectations in order to fit in and be accepted. Peer pressure can influence people in both positive and […]
