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The MentalSpace School Podcast — 190 episodes

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When the First Progress Report Hits: Grade Anxiety at Home and School

2

What Changes When a Therapist Team Knows Your Building

3

The Student Who Won't Talk: Culture, Stigma, and Silence in Therapy

4

When a Parent Says No to School Counseling: What to Do Next

5

Can I Tell You Something? The First Five Minutes After a Disclosure

6

When a Student Comes Back After a Death

7

When the Therapist Gets It: Fit, Trust & Follow-Through

8

The First Call Home: Why Caregivers Hesitate

9

10:40 AM: What Happens After a Student Discloses

10

Why Families Say No: The Cost Conversation Nobody Has

11

Who Holds the Helpers? Secondary Trauma in Schools

12

The 6:45 AM Stomachache: School Refusal in Real Time

13

Nobody Asks the Principal

14

It Starts at 11pm, Lands in 3rd Period

15

The 72 Hours After Fall Break

16

Why Coaches Move the Needle for Athletes

17

Resilience Is Not the Absence of Need

18

Why Foster Students Test New Adults

19

The Kid Who Says They Don't Care

20

Why 'Too Much Phone' Never Works

21

The New Kid: It's Lunch That Scares Them

22

When Sleep Debt Looks Like ADHD

23

The 20 Minutes That Set the Whole Day

24

Why 9th Grade Predicts Graduation

25

What Breaks in a Real School Crisis

26

The 6th Grade Confidence Drop

27

Why October Is When Schools Feel It

28

Teacher Burnout: Why Wellness Days Fail

29

Why School Crisis Plans Fail in Practice

30

School Refusal: When Avoidance Takes Over

31

If your teen has seemed newly irritable,...

32

If your child suddenly won't eat certain...

33

"Kids are resilient — they'll bounce back...

34

To the family quietly worried tonight —...

35

Let's bust a myth: "Teens changing...

36

Headaches that app

37

If mealtimes with your young child have...

38

If your child comes undone at the sight...

39

Here is a myth that piles shame onto kids...

40

This is one of the most important things...

41

If a child you love is living with very...

42

A myth worth retiring: "A stressed,...

43

A panic attack can be one of the most...

44

If you have discovered that a teen you...

45

A question worth sitting with during a...

46

Parenting or teaching a child who has...

47

If you have a bright, friendly child who...

48

Let's bust a stubborn myth: "Bullying is...

49

It is easy to assume a gifted child has...

50

If a bright child is constantly called...

51

Myth: 'She'll grow out of it — she's just...

52

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is one...

53

If your child panics at the thought of...

54

Myth: "Kids stutter because they're...

55

Intellectual Developmental Disorder...

56

Ever seen a bright student who freezes,...

57

Myth: "Kids don't have panic attacks —...

58

To every worn-out parent dealing with...

59

Myth: "Kids don't have panic attacks —...

60

Ever seen a bright student who freezes,...

61

Myth: "Kids don't have panic attacks —...

62

Ever seen a bright student who freezes,...

63

Question: How do you tell the difference...

64

About 1 in 5 students has dyslexia — yet...

65

To the teachers, paraprofessionals,...

66

Selective Mutism is one of the most...

67

Autism Spectrum Disorder presents on a...

68

Parents and educators: not every big mood...

69

Ever met a bright kid who 'just can't do...

70

Childhood Generalized Anxiety affects...

71

If a teen in your life is using...

72

A myth worth retiring: 'Just stop doing...

73

If you've discovered that a teen in your...

74

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are...

75

If a child in your life seems perpetually...

76

The data on ADHD inequity is clear: Black...

77

If a child in your classroom or your home...

78

A myth worth challenging: 'They're just...

79

Parents and educators: dyslexia and the...

80

Pediatric OCD often hides in plain sight:...

81

Teachers, coaches, school nurses, and...

82

Conduct Disorder is one of the most...

83

Every 'problem child' is a child with a...

84

If a student speaks freely at home but...

85

A truth that needs more airtime: autism...

86

If a teen in your life has experienced...

87

A common myth we want to retire: 'They'll...

88

When a child cries every morning before...

89

Parents — if your teen has been 'not...

90

Quick question for educators: when you...

91

Childhood Generalized Anxiety Disorder is...

92

Friday evening education — Adolescent...

93

Midday education — Body-Focused...

94

Friday morning education for parents,...

95

Thursday evening education — Adverse...

96

Midday education — Disruptive Mood...

97

Thursday morning education — Pediatric...

98

Tuesday evening explainer — Pediatric OCD...

99

Midday education for parents and...

100

Tuesday morning education for parents,...

101

Monday evening explainer — Oppositional...

102

Midday education — Selective Mutism (SM)...

103

Monday morning education for parents and...

104

The Unstoppable Strength of School Moms

105

Thank You to Every Mom Today

106

Behind Every Thriving Student

107

Saturday evening real talk for parents —...

108

Midday education for parents and teachers...

109

Saturday morning explainer for parents...

110

A crisis rarely arrives without warning

111

Question for school leaders

112

For families on commercial plans,...

113

Reaching out for support is never

114

There's a myth that teachers should "just...

115

Three patterns worth watchin

116

'Have you ever been in a group chat where...

117

GROUP-CHAT EXCLUSION (the silent kind)

118

In 2026, what students are actually deal

119

From a district leader we partner with —...

120

WHAT'S DRIVING THE GAP —

121

Here's the data point most school...

122

EDUCATE PARENTS ON THE LINK

123

The A student whose grades suddenly drop...

124

Here's a stat that's not getting nearly...

125

It's the other way around

126

PATTERN 1 — SUNDAY-NIGHT DREAD, MONDAY...

127

There's a phrase we want to retire from...

128

SKIP THE FORMAT —

129

SHAME — 'I should be able to handle this....

130

If you're parenting a son right now,...

131

If your kid asks for a mental health day...

132

They HELP when —

133

This week, we're wal

134

Let's quietly retire one of the most...

135

It's untreated menta

136

We talk a lot about crisis response....

137

The difference isn't magic — it's...

138

One of the most common questions we hear...

139

To the parent reading this at the end of...

140

Let's bust a quiet myth: 'Burnout is just...

141

Three quiet signs a student may be...

142

A final reminder closing out our 7-day...

143

Quick myth-busting: eating disorders...

144

Parents, please read this one carefully:...

145

Saturday evening reminder for families...

146

A critical fact for parents of kids with...

147

OCD in kids is one of the most-missed...

148

Evening note for parents carrying a kid...

149

Important for parents with a family...

150

Parents, a quick education: bipolar...

151

Evening reminder: kids are resilient —...

152

Teachers: before a behavioral referral,...

153

Parents and educators: trauma in kids...

154

Story I hear too often: 'We kept being...

155

Teachers, please share this with parents...

156

Tonight, for the parent lying awake...

157

Myth I wish would disappear: 'they're...

158

Teachers and parents, an important fact:...

159

Sunday evening parent check-in: if Monday...

160

Teachers — if a student in your class is...

161

Parents, if your kid's stomach hurts...

162

MentalSpace School offers confidential...

163

Same-day tele-therapy isn't a luxury....

164

Cultural fit matters. Deeply

165

Every crisis has a before

166

There's a difference — and students feel...

167

Medicaid = $0 copay

168

Parents — if you've been waiting to ask...

169

Not 'how's the lesson plan' — but how...

170

signs of anxiety in K-12 students that...

171

Schools that partner with MentalSpace...

172

School counselors — you're doing...

173

How does MentalSpace School actually work...

174

No family should have to choose between...

175

Quick quiz: How much does therapy cost...

176

The number one reason families don't...

177

Your family's mental health matters. And...

178

Parents — have you ever gotten a call...

179

When a student is struggling, the whole...

180

If you're a teacher reading this after a...

181

Teachers give everything to their...

182

Teachers, be honest: When was the last...

183

Behind 'I'm Fine' — The Silent Mental Health Crisis in Schools

184

Free School Therapy Through Medicaid — What Georgia Parents Need to Know

185

1 in 5 Students Need Mental Health Help — Is Your School Ready? | K-12 Tele-Therapy

186

Action & Impact | 2026-04-13

187

Educational Deep Dive | 2026-04-13

188

Community Discussion | 2026-04-13

189

Action & Impact | 2026-04-12

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Free Mental Health Care for Georgia Schools