109 - Teens, Stress, & Mindfulness (feat. Gina Biegel)

This week we're joined by Gina Biegel, LMFT, an expert in working with teens related to stress. We talk about the challenges today's teens are facing (preCOVID and now), why she recommends mindfulness, some practical ways for teens to cope with stress, and how we can best support them. Gina is the founder of StressedTeens.com, author of various books about teens & stress, and the developer of mindfulness-based stress reduction for teens (MBSR-T).

Things we mention/other resources:
- the Church Mental Health Summit we talk about in the intro
- the COVID-19 toolbox on StressedTeens.com
- the Coalition of Schools Educating Mindfully
- CXMH ep. 70 - Teens, Anxiety, & Self-Esteem (feat. Lisa Schab)
- Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Dr. Lisa Damour
- other books Robert recommends for working with teens/adolescents

Connect with Gina at StressedTeens.com, on Twitter (stressedteens account), Twitter (personal account), Instagram, or buy her books.

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Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.