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Young adults today aren’t acting out—they’re overwhelmed. Here’s how anxiety, anger, and avoidance protect them from deeper helplessness, and what parents can do to help.
A simple DBT mindfulness practice—mindful walking—can reduce anxiety, quiet judgments, and train present-moment awareness. Here’s the how-to we used with PUSD teachers.
Negative self-talk can feel automatic and convincing. Learn how DBT self-validation can retrain your inner voice with compassion, reduce shame, and build resilience.
Practical, compassionate strategies from Dr. Marcus Rodriguez on fostering healthier parent-teen relationships—communication that works, when to step back, and how to repair after conflict.
YFI’s Founder, Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, spoke with Girls’ Voices Now filmmakers about how criticism—in media, at home, and at school—affects girls’ confidence and mental health. Here are the stats and takeaways.
In this article, we discuss why depression isn’t just a “chemical imbalance” and why we should focus on the importance of connection and environment in treating depression.
Young adults today aren’t acting out—they’re overwhelmed. Here’s how anxiety, anger, and avoidance protect them from deeper helplessness, and what parents can do to help.
A simple DBT mindfulness practice—mindful walking—can reduce anxiety, quiet judgments, and train present-moment awareness. Here’s the how-to we used with PUSD teachers.
Negative self-talk can feel automatic and convincing. Learn how DBT self-validation can retrain your inner voice with compassion, reduce shame, and build resilience.
Practical, compassionate strategies from Dr. Marcus Rodriguez on fostering healthier parent-teen relationships—communication that works, when to step back, and how to repair after conflict.
YFI’s Founder, Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, spoke with Girls’ Voices Now filmmakers about how criticism—in media, at home, and at school—affects girls’ confidence and mental health. Here are the stats and takeaways.
In this article, we discuss why depression isn’t just a “chemical imbalance” and why we should focus on the importance of connection and environment in treating depression.
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