The Best Antidote For Anxious, Stressed Out Teenage Girls The best antidote parents can teach their teenage daughters for dealing with the stresses in their lives is to learn to focus on what they […]
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Show Notes: Research shows that time in nature is associated with improved mental health, decreased stress, enhanced creativity and prosocial behaviors, and increased connection to each other. Positive mental health benefits from time in nature
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Show Notes: Understanding what your emotions are teaching you normalizes them & aids girls in managing them. How feelings can teach you about yourself Feelings Meanings: see feelings as vital sources of information and motivation, and
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Show Notes: Set an intention for 2023 to slow down, stop multitasking, unplug, & learn to be alone without being lonely. Learn to be busy without being hurried Learn how slowing down does mean being
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Show Notes: Girls can learn to let things go and not sweat the small stuff to avoid being stressed out. Catch self when ruminating & switch it Learn to catch themselves when they are ruminating
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Listen to 15 hilarious jokes and stories about kids & parents that will lighten your mood & decrease your stress. Show Notes: Dr. Jordan describes some of the physiologic, mental health, and social benefits of
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How to overcome overwhelming stress and live a fulfilling life Show Notes: Edgar Allan Poe’s Descent Into the Maelstrom Metaphor Dr. Jordan uses Edgar Allan Poe’s story, Descent into the Maelstrom, as a metaphor for
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Show Notes: Ruminating, i.e., making mountains out of molehills, causes much anxiety in girls & can be tamed with awareness & tools Help girls understand why they ruminate and learn tools to handle it and
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Show Notes: My interview with author Dr. Kelly McGonigal about the upside of stress and how to harness it Belief about stress determines it’s effect on you People who reported high levels of stress but
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Forgiveness is an internal process that sets you free from negative feelings & thoughts, opening you up for love and happiness. Show Notes: BENEFITs of practicing forgiveness Research has shown that forgiveness is linked to
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Interview with Meg Jay, author of the book Supernormal, about the adversities kids experience and how to support them to develop resilience & thrive Show Notes: Dr. Jordan interviewed Meg jay PhD, author of the
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There is a prevailing myth that states that where you go to college is critical and it’s the most important predictor of success in life. High school seniors are making their final choices about what college
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Fascinating interview with expert Matt Larson about the brain and hormonal causes of anxiety, stress, and happiness.
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We are wired for kindness After being inundated for months with scary news about covid, the election, a depressed economy, and recently the capitol riot, we’d all do well to focus our attention on a tried-and-true remedy
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Negative self-talk is a major contributor to girl’s stress and anxiety. Learn here how to help her manage and prevent her stinking thinking.
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In this time filled with uncertainty, fear and disconnection, one ray of hope for many kids is their dog. Dogs wear many hats: best friend, confidant, a listening ear, protector, and a sense of constancy.
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Time in nature, devoid of electronics and social media, is the best antidote to stress in our adolescents. Stress levels in teenagers are higher than that for adults, and adolescents continue to underestimate the potential impact
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In this podcast, learn why kindness, service, and love are the keys to a lifetime of happiness. DR. JORDAN’S NEW BOOK, Letters From My Grandfather: Timeless Wisdom For a Life Worth Living is available in
Stress and busy-ness have become a competition these days; learn here how to do it different by choosing what’s really important.
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This blog contains an abbreviated chapter from my newly published book, Letters From My Grandfather: Timeless Wisdom For a Life Worth Living. Before he dies, a Grandfather writes a series of 14 letters to his
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