teen Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/teen/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:50:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png teen Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/teen/ 32 32 Eating Disorders during the Holidays: A Parent’s Guide https://heatherhayes.com/eating-disorders-during-the-holidays/ Sun, 26 Dec 2021 05:40:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4727 For those struggling with eating disorders, the festive season can be especially challenging because of its emphasis on food. Most people revel in this chance to indulge in delicious seasonal treats, but it can be incredibly difficult for some. Young adults and teenagers can struggle with eating disorders without their parents knowing. However, focusing on […]

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]]> The Codependent Teen https://heatherhayes.com/the-codependent-teen/ Sun, 05 Dec 2021 05:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4707 “A codependent person is one who has let another person’s behavior affect him or her, and who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior.” ― Melody Beattie Teenagers can often struggle with codependent relationships without their families noticing. Often, it is under the guise of an intense friendship or romantic relationship, which masks the fact that […]

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]]> The Appeal of Cults to Teens https://heatherhayes.com/the-appeal-of-cults-to-teens/ Sun, 31 Oct 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4673 We are witnessing a cultural predilection for joining or glorifying cults, particularly among our young people. While cults are not a new phenomenon, they have now infiltrated the mainstream and have even become fashionable. Today’s youth colloquially use the word cult to describe something cool and niche, such as cult films, cult classics, cult following, […]

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]]> Smartphones & Mental Health https://heatherhayes.com/smartphones-and-mental-health/ Sun, 23 May 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4191 “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works” ~ Chamath Palihapitiya, former Vice President of User Growth at Facebook Many of us open our eyes in the morning and immediately reach for our smartphone on our bedside table or under our pillow. Its alarm has likely woken us up […]

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