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167. Teen Mental Health: Stigma, Social Media, & Starting Therapy feat. Dr. Justin Puder
05 Nov 2023
#167 Today's guest is Dr. Justin Puder— a licensed psychologist who mainly works with teens and young adults around many mental health difficulties including anxiety, depression, trauma, and loneliness. He also creates social media content under the handle @amoderntherapist to reduce stigma surrounding mental health through vulnerability, knowledge, and humor. We discuss advice for people whose siblings are struggling, differences between how millennials and Gen Z view therapy and mental health, the impact of stigma and misinformation, ways that stigma affects men’s mental health, the role of social media when it comes to being vulnerable, tips for teens on starting therapy, how to sert achievable goals in therapy, advice for parents and teens on navigating a parent requiring their teen to go to therapy, and a daily practice teens can do to help their mental health.Justin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amoderntherapist/MENTIONED+ Justin's Website+ Justin's TikTok+ Justin's Facebook + How We Feel app SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOCEPISODE SPONSOR🛋This week's episode is sponsored by Teen Counseling. Teen Counseling is an online therapy program with over 14,000 licensed therapists in their network offering support with depression, anxiety, relationships, trauma, and more via text, talk, and video counseling. Head to teencounseling.com/shepersisted to find a therapist today!LET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ [email protected]© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast. Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.
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