It’s Not Your Fault

The Power of Rest: How Sleep Transforms Adolescent Well-Being

In this episode, Brandon is talking about sleep and why it’s so important to get enough sleep, especially for adolescents. Listen in to hear all about it.

How to Help Adolescents Deal with Online Embarrassment

There is a lot of social pressure in a social-media-dominated world, and this can lead to a lot of social fallout and subsequent embarrassment. In this episode, Brandon talks about the emotional response that adolescents face in this environment and how to help them deal with it.

How Parents and Caregivers Can Support Teens Struggling with Self-Harm

In this week’s episode, Brandon dives into the topic of self-harm and talks about ways parents and caregivers can support teens struggling with this often sensitive and difficult topic.

The Power of Community-Based Therapy in Adolescent Mental Health

In this week’s episode, Brandon dives into the topic of community-based therapies and how they can be implemented to help with the mental health of adolescents. Listen in to hear all about it.

How Parents Can Support and Collaborate with Youth Workers

There is a natural gap between parents/caregivers and the youth workers that are a major part of the child’s life. In this episode, Brandon talks about how to bridge that gap.

The Weight of Modern Parental Stress

Recently, Brandon had a conversation with the founder of the podcast network where they talked about the stress of modern parenting, among other topics. In this episode, Brandon talks about a number of the aspects of being a parent or care-giver in today’s world.

Using the GROW Model to Help Adolescents Achieve

In this week’s episode, Brandon talks about the GROW Model, which is a coaching framework that involves four steps: Goal - define clear objectives. Reality - assess the current situation. Options – explore possible solutions. Will (or Way Forward) – commit to act.

“Crashing Out” and Emotional Extremism in Teens

In today’s episode, Brandon Jones talks about Crash Out Culture. Crashing out means to suddenly and intensely lose your cool, become extremely upset or angry, and potentially act out in a way you might regret later; essentially, "losing it" or "snapping" - often used in the context of feeling so overwhelmed that you might make a rash decision. Listen in to hear all about it.

Is Parenting Part of the Problem

In this week’s episode, Brandon responds to an article that was recently published on msn.com entitled, “Parents who make this simple mistake raise ‘mentally weak children,’ says psychiatrist: 'You are increasing your self-esteem by stealing theirs'.” Listen in to hear his take on this topic.

Black Youth Suicide Prevention

Recently SAMSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) came out with a report regarding Black Youth Suicide, so in this episode, Brandon will be unpacking the information within that report. Listen in to learn more.