What You Need To Know About The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

March 7, 2023

Duration

42m

Channel

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Being a teenager these days is harder than ever before. Not only are they dealing with the regular day to day of being a hormonal adolescent but they're also grappling with smartphones as the new foundation of their friendships, the pressures of social media, and trying to get into college in a much more cut-throat environment. Dr. Lisa Damour joins Dr. Becky to talk about how parents can navigate the teenage years and raise connected, capable, and compassionate adolescents. Join Good Inside Membership: bit.ly/3EVLZhj Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books. Today’s episode is brought to you by Cerebelly: Cerebelly is baby food with 16 key nutrients that nourish a growing brain. Cerebelly’s organic, non-GMO recipes include vegetables as the main ingredient and offer nutrients that are matched to your child’s developmental stage. Cerebelly is Clean Label Project Certified, meaning they’ve been rigorously tested for over 400 heavy metals and toxins. Use the code GOODINSIDE for 20% off your first order and get an additional 15% off when you sign up for subscribe & save at cerebelly.com

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dr. Lisa Damour

  guest

  Clinical psychologist and author specializing in adolescent development and teen mental health.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Lisa Damour and Dr. Becky, What You Need To Know About The Emotional Lives of Teenagers explores reframing teen distress: healthy feelings, steady parenting, practical coping skills The conversation reframes mental health as having context-appropriate feelings and handling them in ways that bring relief without causing harm, rather than “feeling good” all the time.

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