Stress, Anxiety, and the Teenage Brain
Guest speaker: Leigh CASSY therapist, Laura Egli.
The following resources were shared during this workshop:
Books
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Steven C. Hayes and Jason Lillis
- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
- Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Steven Hayes
- Getting to Calm by Laura S. Kastner, PhD. and Jennifer Wyatt PhD.
- Just A Thought: Uncensored Narratives on Teen Mental Health edited by the CHC Teen Wellness Committee
- The Grown-Ups Guide to Teenage Humans by Josh Shipp
Videos
- Fight, Flight, or Freeze video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpolpKTWrp4
- Dan Siegel - "The Adolescent Brain": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O1u5OEc5eY
- Steven C. Hayes TED Talks on ACT concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o79_gmO5ppg
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnSHpBRLJrQ
- Brene Brown TED Talk on Vulnerability: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en
Articles/Websites
- Toxic Stress: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/toxic-stress/
- The Power of One Caring Adult: https://joshshipp.com/one-caring-adult/
- Stress Management and Teens: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Helping-Teenagers-With-Stress-066.aspx
- Get Better at Handling Stress by Fighting These 10 Unhealthy Habits: https://verilymag.com/2014/10/unhealthy-habits-how-to-handle-stress
- The Awkward Yeti comics: http://theawkwardyeti.com/chapter/awkward-yeti-comics/