Young People Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/young-people/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:55:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png Young People Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/young-people/ 32 32 When Perfection Becomes Protection: The Link Between Unrealistic Expectations, Trauma, and Addiction in Young People https://heatherhayes.com/when-perfection-becomes-protection-the-link-between-unrealistic-expectations-trauma-and-addiction-in-young-people/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=7821 A growing crisis is quietly unfolding among adolescents and young adults. Beneath the polished social media profiles, academic achievements, athletic performance, curated identities, and pressure to “have it all together,” many young people are struggling profoundly with anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, eating disorders, substance use, self-harm, and deep feelings of inadequacy. Increasingly, what appears outwardly […]

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