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Ellie’s creative writing teacher, Stephanie, offers unexpected support without even realizing it. Christina Moore, a psychologist at Dartmouth Health, puts Ellie’s experience in a larger context.
“Trauma can drive the need for understanding and making sense of an experience that simply doesn't make sense. And so that's really where self-blame can start, and guilt can really take hold.”
- Christina Moore
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who want to better understand, talk about, and respond to teen mental health challenges.
By listening, you’ll hear real stories from teens and young adults reflecting on their experiences, the adults who supported them, as well as clinical experts on specific mental health conditions.
Your host will guide you in learning practical tools and techniques for support, and help you gain clarity on how to identify when someone may be struggling.
You’ll come away feeling less alone, more comfortable talking about mental health without stigma, and better equipped to connect with each other.
episode 3.
Host Charlotte Bausha talks with her friend and mentor Lucy Pilcher about teen mental health and the importance of supportive connections between teens and adults. They draw further insight from Ellie’s story.
“The most important message you want that child or that teenager to get is, it's okay that you just came to me and said that. It’s OK for you to be you here. I'm not judging. There's no expectations. You can come as you are, and I'm here, and I'm safe.”
- Lucy Pilcher
key takeaways
We've come up with a list of the most important messages to get out of this podcast — for teens and for supportive adults — the same ideas we've talked about across all 12 episodes.
