It’s Not Your Fault

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The link between the use of social media and mobile devices to the user’s mental health has been a hot topic in recent years and is now being coined as “Digital Wellbeing.” In this week’s episode, Brandon digs into this topic and what it means. Listen in to hear all about it.

A new year comes new year’s resolutions and goals. In this episode, Brandon talks about ways to help teens survive, thrive, and push forward into 2025.

What are the mental health ramifications and impacts from fear and isolation for adolescents after a school shooting? Listen in to this week’s episode where Brandon talks about this important topic.

Bullying is not anything new, but the way it happens now-a-days is different than in the past. As hurtful as ever, it is something that we need to talk about and learn how to notice it and address it. Listen in to learn more.