167. Teen Mental Health: Stigma, Social Media, & Starting Therapy feat. Dr. Justin Puder

<p>#167 Today's guest is <a href="https://www.amoderntherapist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Justin Puder</a>— a licensed psychologist who mainly works with teens and young adults around many mental health difficulties including anxiety, depression, trauma, and loneliness. He also creates social media content under the handle @amoderntherapist to reduce stigma surrounding mental health through vulnerability, knowledge, and humor. We discuss advice for people whose siblings are struggling, differences between how millennials and Gen Z view therapy and mental health, the impact of stigma and misinformation, ways that stigma affects men’s mental health, the role of social media when it comes to being vulnerable, tips for teens on starting therapy, how to sert achievable goals in therapy, advice for parents and teens on navigating a parent requiring their teen to go to therapy, and a daily practice teens can do to help their mental health.</p><p>Justin's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amoderntherapist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/amoderntherapist/</a></p><p>MENTIONED</p><p>+&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amoderntherapist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Justin's Website</a></p><p>+ <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@amoderntherapist?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Justin's TikTok</a></p><p>+ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/drjustinpuder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Justin's Facebook</a> </p><p>+ <a href="https://howwefeel.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How We Feel app</a> </p><p>SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: <a href="https://amzn.to/3A69GOC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3A69GOC</a></p><p>EPISODE SPONSOR</p><p>🛋This week's episode is sponsored by <a href="https://teencounseling.com/shepersisted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teen Counseling</a>. Teen Counseling is an online therapy program with over 14,000 licensed therapists in their network