Empowering Teens for Mental Wellness with Jessen James

In this episode, I speak to Jessen James about how shifting our focus is an important step in achieving resilience.Jessen James is an Ex-Psychiatric Nurse Turned Entrepreneur specialising in Public Speaking, Communication Skills, Influence, Psychology, Sales and Marketing.Having spoken all across the world, sharing the stage with giants such as Gary Vaynerchuk, Les Brown, Deepak Chopra, Eric Thomas & Dr John Demartini to name a few, Jessen founded The Professional Speaker School and has trained thousands of students globally to become world class communicators!His deep understanding of human behavior and psychology, coupled with his 'no nonsense' approach, makes Jessen one of the most sought after speakers globally!SummaryIn this conversation, we explore the intersection of mental health and education, focusing on how to empower teenagers to overcome challenges and create safe spaces for communication. The discussion emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility in achieving happiness and the need for supportive environments for young people.TakeawaysMental health is crucial for achieving goals.Empowerment comes from allowing teenagers to make choices.Creating safe spaces encourages open communication.Teenagers need to feel valued and responsible.Focus on interests to engage students effectively.Parents should foster an environment of trust.It's important to celebrate small victories in mental health.Teenagers can turn challenges into life lessons.Support from adults can change a teenager's perspective.Happiness is a personal responsibility, not dependent on others.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Harmony and Healing04:54 The Importance of Mental Health in Education11:58 Empowering Teenagers to Overcome Challenges21:10 Creating Safe Spaces for Communication41:03 Final Thoughts on Personal Responsibility and HappinessKeywordsmental health, teenagers, education, empowerment, safe spaces, communication, personal responsibility, happiness, support, healingJoin our free community on Skool- Emotionally wealth family (or paste https://www.skool.com/emotionally-wealthy-family-8812/about into your browser)Download your free guide- harmony at home, 25 family activities to improve mental health ( or paste https://guide.harmonyandhealing.co/ into your browser)DIscover your teen connection style by taking the quiz here and getting personalised parenting tips (or paste https://ebi-8dsefegv.scoreapp.com into your browser)