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 time
• Creating boundaries when we're at home and everyone's connected 24/7
• Why helping our kids can be tricky when we adults are enduring the same traumas, too
• A 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 people
• Ways to normalize the way kids and teens are feeling
• Tips 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.

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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.

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