The Family Journey; A Newsletter

The goal, as always, with the newsletter is to spark discussion, thoughtfulness and insight. By no means do we pretend that we are experts on many of the subject we present articles on, in fact most times we share pieces which we have found allow us to learn, ask ourselves questions and grow. The newsletter is shared with friends, past clients, schools, treatment programs and colleagues, but as many of you know most of you fit in multiple categories! We encourage you to spend a few minutes and challenge yourselves to read, learn discuss and share. It is only through honest self-reflection and and insight that we, societally, can grow and learn. Enjoy!

A New Treatment for Childhood Anxiety

A tiny daily dose of independence turns out to be the best remedy.

Childhood anxiety has been on the rise. Our instinct as parents is often to get more involved. But what if that’s part of the problem?

The statistics are grim. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), among U.S. adolescents ages 12 to 17 surveyed between 2021 and 2023, 20% reported symptoms of anxiety in the past two weeks, and 18% reported symptoms of depression. In 2023, almost 40% of high school students reported experiencing persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness, 28.5% reported poor mental health, 20.4% said they had seriously considered attempting suicide, and 9.5% reported having attempted suicide. Suicide rates for 10- to 24-year-olds increased by 62% from 2007 to 2021.

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The Surprising Science of Adolescent Brains

Jennifer Pfeifer

Developmental psychologist, brain scientist

A few excerpts form this very powerful and thought provoking Ted Talk

So what do we do? Big system-level changes are needed to fix this, no question. But we're not powerless. If you're worried about youth mental health, build their resilience. Listen, provide support. Help them learn

that feelings and failures are a normal part of adolescence. Because they're a normal part of life.

We are all in this together. That means we have to stop doom-shaming young people. If we keep saying this generation is being destroyed, how can we expect them to believe in their own potential?

Click here to see the full TedTalk Podcast

Everyone goes about life differently. Sometimes we get so consumed in how we do things we forget that there are many paths to awareness. We should all try to remember that everyone is on their own journey doing the best they can.

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Feeling overwhelmed by it all? Perhaps you need some interaction or support? Please go to the links below to find on-line support and connection.

AA Online Meetings

T urn2Me Online Support Groups

Anxiety and Depression Association of America Online Support

ALANON Electronic Meetings

Support Group Central

Loeta Consulting Group has no professional or personal relationship with any of the programs at the above links, links should not be considered an endorsement of the programs,

Need more support?

At Loeta we offer independent sober and life coaching in addition to therapeutic and educational consulting services. We work with families from around the country to not only offer guidance and support, but also to help find appropriate emotional or academic environments. We are accepting new clients, so if you are interested in learning more about the services we offer, or you know of a family struggling, please reach out to us at 207.380.2846 or click here to be directed to our website.

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