
This Teen Cracked the Code on Anxiety and Teaches You How He Did It
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Are you tired of feeling anxious?
Want to know a simple way to boost your confidence?
Do you need better boundaries with your family?
Buckling under the pressure of college applications, a job search, or other big life decisions?
Listeners from around the world have been writing in about these issues, asking specifically for both Mel’s advice and her 18-year-old son Oakley’s young adult perspective.
This is a fantastic conversation to listen to as a family. It will give you amazing insight into issues you may be facing as well as eye-opening honesty about how the young adults in your life are thinking about these topics.
In this conversation, Mel and Oakley discuss topics like:
How to properly support someone you love with anxiety
When to know if it’s time to break up with someone
If it’s possible to stay friends with an ex
How to create boundaries with your family
When you should be worried someone is spending too much time alone
A really interesting take on gaming
Handling the pressure of college applications, divorce, job search, or finding your purpose
How to talk to your kid about alcohol: surprising boundaries you can use to protect the ones you love
What to do to get someone talking when they are not talking to you
Specific advice on building confidence as a young adult
Mistakes divorcing parents make
How to have a tough conversation with your parents
Calming words for someone going through a hard time
A short visualization exercise to calm anxiety
A fun and free way to get closer to your family
A young adult perspective on hazing and bullying and why you should always get your parents involved
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