Hello and welcome to my podcast, The Wellness Project with Des. On today’s podcast episode, I speak with Avery Grace about what it’s like being a teenager today.
I’m Desiree, a Mental Health Therapist and Holistic Wellness Coach that is passionate about helping people improve their mental health and live a healthy and fulfilled life. One way I do this is by interviewing experts in the field of mental health and wellness as well as those that share their first hand accounts with their mental health journeys. In this episode, we will hear from Avery Grace about how she copes with her mental health struggles.
Avery Grace is 16 years old High School student that is passionate about spreading mental health awareness. She uses her podcast as a platform to spread awareness and education about mental health struggles as well as shares her personal journey with her mental health.
In our conversation, Avery Grace explains that she has struggled with anxiety, depression, and post traumatic stress disorder from a young age. Avery Grace has been through a lot. Her grandfather passed away, she survived a house fire, and she was the victim of bullying. Avery Grace shares the anxiety, depressive, and PTSD symptoms she has experienced and how her mental health has impacted her relationships and academics.
Due to her diagnosis, her mother advocated for her to receive support and accommodations at school to help her be successful in her academics.
Avery Grace is open about her mental health struggles as well as what helps her with her mental health. She shares that she has been in therapy from a young age and what she does on a daily basis to support her mental health and well-being.
In this interview, Avery Grace shares what she wishes adults knew about being a teenager today and how adults can help support the teens in their life.
Listen to this conversation to hear Avery Grace’s story and learn about the unique mental health struggles teens face. This will be an especially important and valuable conversation for you to listen to if you have a teenager in your life.
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