Positive Psychology Techniques to Boost Teen Mental Health: Simple Strategies for Parents

Dr. Cam Caswell is joined by Mark Fussell to explore powerful strategies for supporting teens' mental health. Mark shares insights from his platform, Take Two Minutes, which focuses on boosting mental wellness through positive psychology. They discuss practical tools like gratitude journaling, grounding exercises, and breathing techniques to help teens manage emotions and anxiety. The episode emphasizes the importance of patience, kindness, and love in fostering a supportive environment for teens' mental health. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE How to support teens' mental health using positive psychology and proven techniquesEffective strategies for managing anxiety, including gratitude journaling and grounding exercisesThe impact of gratitude on rewiring the brain for better emotional wellnessWhy patience, kindness, and love are essential when supporting teens' mental healthTips for fostering emotional resilience and helping teens bounce back from negativity 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR PARENTS OF TEENS Mental health is crucial for teens, and there are many ways parents can support their well-being.Take Two Minutes platform offers accessible tools for enhancing mental wellness through positive psychology.Gratitude journaling, grounding exercises, and breathing techniques are effective for reducing anxiety and improving emotional health.Support requires patience and the willingness to try different strategies that resonate with your teen.Positive reinforcement and kindness can help teens overcome emotional hurdles and thrive. 🎧❤️ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Don’t keep it to yourself! Share your favorite episode and leave a rating and review to help other parents find the support they need. Your feedback helps me create even more episodes filled with practical tips for you and your family! Thanks so much for your support! 🙏💫 🔔 Remember to hit Follow so you never miss another solution—packed episode! 🙌 RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Take Two Minutes platform - WebsiteUse coupon code "DRCAM" for 20% off Take Two Minutes platform. EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to Supporting Teens' Mental Health04:02 Tools for Managing Emotions and Anxiety08:58 The Power of Gratitude in Rewiring the Brain10:57 The Importance of Patience and Trying Different Strategies12:32 Grounding Exercises for Calming Anxiety18:31 Recognizing Positivity and Rebounding from Negative Experiences CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Mark Fussell Website: take2minutes.orgInstagram: @take2minFacebook: @take2minYouTube: @take2min CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST: Dr. Cam Caswell Website: AskDrCam.comInstagram: @DrCamCaswellTikTok: @the.teen.translatorYouTube: Parenting Teens with Dr. CamFacebook: @DrCamCaswell FULL TRANSCRIPT Dr. Cam (00:02.636) Today we're diving into a topic that couldn't be more crucial, your teens' mental health. As parents, we all want our kids to thrive emotionally, but knowing how to support them can sometimes feel overwhelming. So we've got some game -changing proven strategies that we're gonna give to you so they're right at your fingertips during the tough times. That's why I'm thrilled to have Mark Fussell with us today. Mark is the founder of Take Two Minutes, a platform that's all about boosting mental wellness through the science of positive psychology. Mark is here to share actionable techniques that you can start using right away. Welcome, Mark. Marc S Fussell (00:40.344) Thank you, Dr. Kam. I'm glad to be here. Thank you for having me. Dr. Cam (00:43.248) Yeah, this is a very important topic and I know I talk to a lot of parents that just want tools or like just tell us what we can do. So before we even get going, I would love to hear what sparked the idea of the Take Two Minutes. Marc S Fussell (00:57.229) It's interesting. It's actually my who now is my older son, but at the time he was much younger in 2015, my older son was in high school and he was struggling with what I call typical high school problems. And I say what I call because every everyone deals with things very differently. So when I heard of what was happening or what he was sad, depressed about in my mind, I was like, this is high school difficulties. And I decided to try to address it by something simple, which was sending him a message every day around noon. So in middle of his school day, letting him know he's loved, letting me know those people who care about him, just trying to lift his spirits. And that grew into me having a database of these positive messages. I'm a developer by heart. guess, you know, going back to my, my younger years, I was always a developer. So even when I was sending these messages to him, I was still in technology. And what I realized was every day when I wanted to send him a message, quite often I was in a meeting. I was doing something that was preoccupying my time. Further, most of my positivity was happening in the morning when I was either exercising or doing yoga or meditating....