Senior Year Anxiety
Home Senior Year Anxiety: Coping With Your Final Year Published: 09/08/2026 Authored by: Daniel Hoadley, BS Edited by: Michael Fegan, If your final year has you lying awake every night, running through deadlines and worrying about what happens next, you’re not the only one. It might seem like everyone around you has it together, but […]
Junior Year Stress
Home Junior Year Stress: Why It’s One of the Hardest Years Published: 09/08/2026 Authored by: Daniel Hoadley, BS Edited by: Michael Fegan, You might have gotten through your first two years of high school without too much trouble, and then, seemingly out of nowhere, junior year arrives, and everything changes. The work is suddenly harder, […]
High School Transition
Home High School Transition: Mental Health Guide for Teens Published: 09/08/2026 Authored by: Daniel Hoadley, BS Edited by: Michael Fegan, The last few years of high school are a big transition. Between junior year, senior year, and high school graduation, there are many new challenges to face. If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by it […]
Trauma and Alexithymia
Home Trauma and Alexithymia: How Trauma Affects Emotional Awareness Published: 08/27/2026 Authored by: Daniel Hoadley, BS Edited by: Michael Fegan, When your teen has been through a traumatic experience, it’s natural to attribute the changes you’re seeing to trauma symptoms. You might notice emotional numbness, or that they struggle to talk about how they feel, […]
Autism and Alexithymia
Home Autism and Alexithymia: Understanding the Connection Published: 08/27/2026 Authored by: Daniel Hoadley, BS Edited by: Michael Fegan, When you ask your teen how they’re feeling, and they say “I don’t know,” they might actually mean it. Usually, we’d associate this response with avoidance or maybe even defiance. But for some teens, they say it […]
The Vagus Nerve
Home The Vagus Nerve: Its Role in Stress & Emotional Regulation Published: 08/26/2026 Authored by: Daniel Hoadley, BS Edited by: Michael Fegan, Strong emotional reactions in teenagers are a normal part of growing up. The brain is still developing, and hormones are driving all kinds of changes in the body. But while teens’ reactions can […]
