I learned something recently that kind of blew my mind. There is an argument [backed up with some pretty solid research] that suggests that the trauma we experience in our…
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Help My Teenager : Being Alone
The good news is that – according to Reuters, CNN and NBC: the World Health Organization has claimed that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is [finally] in sight. Now,…
Culture, Creativity, and Mental Health
It’s really easy to throw around flippant statements that reference “society today”, or “the education system today”, or “the system [in general] today”, but I don’t think we necessarily take…
Help my Teenager: JEDI Mental Health
I’m not gonna lie: I’m a pretty new member to Star Wars fandom. To start: I wasn’t particularly raised around sci-fi. In fact, due to my neurological condition hydrocephalus, and…
Empowerment through Songwriting : Ambition Burnout in 2022
This past week, I came across an article online that discusses how working in the year 2022 seems to be synonymous with mental health -, ambition -, and general life…
Empowerment is for Everyone: Proactive vs Reactive
Trigger warning: sexual abuse, and suicide. My nineteenth year was my toughest year yet. In addition to a lifetime of recovering from the emotional, mental, neurological and social ramifications of…
Help my Teenager: Poetry vs Songwriting
Recently I was asked by someone why songwriting could be considered so much more beneficial for a young person’s mental and emotional health journey than, say, poetry. They both rely…
Help my Teenager: We Can’t Teach What We Don’t Know
There is a running gag in the music world that goes something like this: “those who don’t know: teach”. The premise is somewhere along the lines of “famous or successful…
We All Wear Trauma Differently: Resilience, Music and the Brain
One of the main things that I’m acutely aware of when it comes to youth work is the fact that this is a different world. Not only was I not…
Help my Teenager: Social Media, Algorithms, and Mental Health
The world of a Gen Z-er is so different from the one many parents, teachers and coaches grew up in that it can often feel like they’re walking through unfamiliar…