It’s the final day (with the full round-up tomorrow) of the 13 ways the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation about teens and mental health: 13. Teen Mental Health Is More Than Just Being Hormonal Often with teens, we want their mental health to be hormonal because that means it’s just a phase that will passRead more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 12. How To Be Close With Pain
We’re nearing the end of my list of the 13 ways the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation about teens and mental health. As a therapist who works with teens, I see the twelfth as an especially essential one: 12. How To Be Close With Pain The adults in the show don’t seem to knowRead more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 11. Sometimes Words Aren’t Enough
Yesterday, I identified school counselors who aren’t enough or the right fit as a significant theme in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. As an NYC therapist who works with teens, the eleventh way I see how the show expands on the conversation about teens and mental health also relates to how some efforts just aren’t enough:Read more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 10. When School Counselors Aren’t Enough
We’re on the tenth day of my countdown of the 13 ways I, as an NYC therapist who works with teens, think the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation on teens and mental health: 10. When School Counselors Aren’t Enough Or The Right Fit Mr. Porter, the school counselor in 13 Reasons Why,Read more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 9. Parents, Check Your Shit To Take Care Of Your Teen
Yesterday, I highlighted distant parents and family as an important theme in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. As an NYC therapist who works with teens, the ninth way I see how the show expands on the conversation about teens and mental health is closely related: 9. Parents, Check Your Shit To Take Care Of Your TeenRead more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 8. Distant Parents Or Family
It’s the eighth day of my list exploring the 13 ways I, as an NYC therapist who works with teens, think the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation on teens and mental health: 8. Distant Parents Or Family Parents in the show check in with their kids, more as a way of catching upRead more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 7. Drinking And Drugs
For the first 13 days in August (with a full round-up on August 14), I’ll be highlighting the 13 ways I, as an NYC therapist who works with teens, think the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation on teens and mental health: 7. Drinking And Drugs Almost every episode features alcohol or drugs,Read more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 6. Ever-changing Social Status And Friendships
It’s the sixth day of my list exploring the 13 ways I, as an NYC therapist who works with teens, think the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation on teens and mental health: 6. Ever-changing Social Status And Friendships Month to month or year to year as a teen, your social status and friendRead more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 5. Social Media As A Weapon
We’re on the fifth day of my countdown of the 13 ways I, as an NYC therapist who works with teens, think the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation on teens and mental health: 5. Social media as a weapon In the series, social media becomes the weapon of choice. For example, HannahRead more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 4. Bullying
Yesterday, I highlighted isolation as an issue facing teens that is examined by the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why. The fourth is another common experience I see teens deal with in my NYC therapy practice: 4. Bullying Bullying is talked about so much it has almost lost its meaning in overuse. Bullying, to me, means totally denouncingRead more