S3 E10: Supporting Teens & Kids Through This Time

The final episode of 2020 and the concluding episode of Season 3: #HealMeToo #AtHome centers the needs (and the extraordinary resilience) of young people experiencing unprecedented isolation and many forms of trauma. As we enter a new year, with many young people resuming remote learning, we're sharing an interview recorded in early fall, with insights, guidance and practical tips from Ashleigh Anderson, a Relationship Abuse Prevention Program coordinator at NYC's Edward R. Murrow High School, working with Day One, a nonprofit that partners with youth to end dating abuse and domestic violence through community education, supportive services & legal advocacy. In this episode, learn about:Teen and middle-schoolers specific vulnerabilities to tech abuse in this timeCreating boundaries when we're at home and everyone's connected 24/7Why helping our kids can be tricky when we adults are enduring the same traumas, tooA deeper take on self-care (it's not just taking baths)How adults sometimes gloss over the impact of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement for young peopleWays to normalize the way kids and teens are feelingTips for recognizing and helping address some symptoms of PTSD  Learn more about Ashleigh and Day One, and find links to resources on our episode page at bit.ly/hm2pod0310.Subscribe now and catch new episodes of the #HealMeToo Podcast in 2021 on Apple and all the usual podcast platforms as well as on our YouTube channel — for insights, art and activism to meet the needs of now.  Between episodes, you'll find us on all social media @healmetoofest and at healmetoopodcast.com.The #HealMeToo Podcast is hosted and edited by Hope Singsen—the artist, creativity researcher and survivor-activist who founded the #HealMeToo Festival and Podcast in NYC in the Spring of 2019. Music Credits:Lead vocal: Jovan Martinez sampling "It's a Love Thing" by The Whispers. Choral Improvisation recorded live at a #HealMeToo Festival & Podcast event, led by: Katie Down, Bonita Oliver, Jessica Lurie & Vanessa Marie.Support the show