Surviving the Holidays as a Teen with Depression (video)
Being a teen with depression and/or social anxiety during the holidays isn’t easy. Lawrence shares his thoughts and commiseration.
One Teen’s Experience with Depression (and Recovery) (video)
Lawrence talks about the things that triggered his depression, and about his recent recovery from it.
Setting Up a 504 Plan for Depression and Anxiety (video)
In this video, we talk about: what a 504 plan is, why you would ask for a 504 plan, why you would set up a 504 plan instead of an IEP, and give examples of accommodations that could be made for students with anxiety and/or depression.
For Depressed Teens, Should Therapy Be the First Treatment Choice?
A recent study concluded that the first treatment option for teens and young adults should be solely psychotherapy. We discuss whether we agree with this conclusion (take a guess). Transcript Hi I’m Deborah and today we’re going to talk about a study that came out about a week ago…
For Teens with Depression
Note: This article is for teens with depression. If you’re a parent or educator interested in information about children and depression, my Depression in Children page might be more helpful. Introduction Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. Of course, it was decades ago, but I still remember with…
Popularity: What is it and do you need it? For kids and teens (video)
Everyone wants to be popular, but what is popularity? What does it mean to be popular? How does the concept of popularity change as you get older? Is it a good thing to be popular? And how do you become more popular in school? Transcript Hi, I’m Deborah. And…
Bullying and depression: Our stories (video)
We understand what it’s like to be bullied. Both of us were, and it had a part in triggering our depressions. In this video, we talk about our experiences with being bullied, and what you can do to help keep bullying from doing long-lasting emotional damage. Transcript: Hi I’m…
How my depression has hurt my relationships (video)
Depression is hard on relationships of all kinds. Lawrence talks about some issues related to his depression such as detachment and poor decision-making that have had an impact on his relationships.
DIY Stuff for your anxiety kit at school (video)
We’ve got more ideas on how to handle your anxiety at school, and all but one are DIY. Transcript: I’m Deborah Gray. Oh hi, I’m Lawrence Gager. My son. And so we’re here to talk about some DIY stress – anti-stress, anti-anxiety – Things. That you can make, to…
{Real) self-care for teens: How do you handle toxic friends?