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What Kind of Therapy Is EMDR?
You’ve probably heard the term EMDR therapy thrown around, whether on a social media page or from a friend who swears it changed their life. But the name itself doesn’t give much away. It’s just another abbreviation in the list of many seen in the therapy world. EMDR has a reputation for being a mysterious, alternative approach to healing. The reality is, this method is a lot more straightforward than the name suggests, with science backing up its effectiveness. Here’s what you need to know.
Guiding Anxious Teens Through the Pressure of College Applications
For most teens, the college application season can feel absolutely brutal. Between writing essays, managing deadlines, playing the waiting game, and trying to figure out the answer to “what you want to do with the rest of your life,” it can be a pretty hefty load to carry. Teens who already struggle with anxiety can quickly go from stressed to overwhelmed.
Signs Your Teen May Be Struggling With Anxiety
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health challenges your teen can face. The difficulty with teen anxiety is twofold. For starters, symptoms typically look different than what you may see in adults. But the larger issue is that it can be hard to tell what is anxiety versus what is known as teen angst. Are they just going through a rough patch, or is something deeper going on?
Why Depression Can Spike Before Going to College
Your senior year of high school should be filled with excitement and hope for the future. You’re wrapping up a chapter of your life and moving on to the next one. There are college acceptances, graduation parties, and possibilities everywhere you look. The best years of your life are straight ahead. So, feeling anxious, withdrawn, or flat-out sad as your departure date gets closer can be really confusing. A spike in depression before leaving for college is more common than you might think. When you take a deeper look into what this change means for your life, it should make more sense.
Practical Support Strategies for Teen Girls With ADHD
Do you ever get the feeling that your brain has a million tabs open, slowing down processing, and yet somehow none of them are the one you need? If you are a teen girl living with ADHD, that feeling may be your everyday reality. ADHD often looks different in younger women than it does in boys, which explains why they tend to get diagnosed first and earlier on. That difference alone can be the make-or-break for getting the right support.
Preparing Teens for Adulthood: Skills That Matter Most
As parents, we spend significant time focusing on good grades, college applications, and extracurricular activities. Somewhere in the process of checking boxes, we forget to check in with our teens about how prepared they are for real life. The transition to adulthood is about so much more than academic success. It involves building practical skills and emotional resilience that will help them navigate adult responsibilities, relationships, and the unpredictability and change that come with independence.
Here are skills that truly matter.
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