Navigating Boundaries and Mental Health: Insights with Dr. Shairi Turner for Personal Growth and Parenting in the Digital Age

Send us Fan MailThe episode delves into the intricate subject of boundaries, emphasizing their role in fostering mental well-being and emotional freedom. By exploring personal experiences, generational impacts, and practical strategies, we guide listeners to understand and implement healthy boundaries in their lives. • Boundaries and their importance for mental health • The impact of upbringing and trauma on boundary-setting • Current youth mental health crisis and its connection to boundaries • Role of communication in parenting for boundary enforcement • Practical steps for defining and asserting personal boundaries_______________________________Shairi R. Turner MD, MPH, is an internist and pediatrician with expertise in trauma-informed practices. She serves as the Chief Health Officer at Crisis Text Line, leading the organization’s external policy, advocacy, and partnership initiatives related to mental health. Crisis Text Line is a national not-for-profit organization that provides free, 24/7 text-based mental health support and crisis intervention in English and Spanish.  In this role, she is fervently committed to addressing the youth mental health epidemic.Dr. Turner has been a featured mental health expert at numerous conferences, top-tier and regional news programs, media interviews, and podcasts. Most notably, NBC’s Meet the Press, TIME Scripps News, Good Day DC, CNN, iHeart Radio Podcast with Michelle Williams, Good Day Seattle, HuffPost, to name a few. She also was a co-Host of NIKE’s acclaimed No Off Season podcast.  Follow me on Instagram at: shontrapowell_provennotperfectFollow me on Facebook at: Proven Not Perfect™️Watch and listen on YouTube:  Proven Not Perfect™️Join the community for ideas and events at www.provennotperfect.com. I'd love to hear what you think!