It’s Not Your Fault

Believe it or not, the holiday season is already here, which brings a lot of joy and connectivity, but also a lot of stress. Listen into this week’s episode to hear some helpful tips on how to better manage the stress of the holiday season.

Winter is coming and it becomes easy to stay inside and isolate, and it has become increasingly more prevalent that teens have been isolating purposefully after the pandemic. In this episode, Brandon discusses ways that parents and caregivers can support teens struggling with loneliness.

Both school-based and school-linked mental health services are very important. In this week’s episode, Brandon talks about what the difference is between these two services and why both are important. Listen in to learn more.

In this week’s episode Brandon discusses unique challenges that first-born children face. He shares information from a recent study that has found some surprising stats regarding birth order. Listen in to learn more.

TikTok is facing a barrage of lawsuits stating that they prioritize engagement over mental health, and the U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory on parental well-being. Tune in to learn more about this important topic.

The work of Robert Putnum shows that engaging with others can have many mental and emotional benefits, and the lack of social engagement can have many negative affects as well. Listen in to this week’s episode as Brandon Jones discusses ways to stay engaged socially and stay healthy for it.

Misophonia is a condition in which an individual has an extreme sensitivity and hatred to certain sounds that can cause intense emotional reactions that include anger, anxiety, and even panic. Listen in to this week’s episode where Brandon Jones talks more about this condition and what you can do if have someone in your life with this condition or if you suffer from it yourself.

In the recent years there has been a rise in the use of sodium nitrate as a tool in teen suicide attempts. In this week’s episode, Brandon talks about the difference between self-harm, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide itself. He also talks about some of the truths and myths surrounding sodium nitrate. Listen in to learn more.

We all have thoughts that are distressing from time to time. The question is, what to do with those thoughts and how to manage the stress they can cause. Listen in to this week’s episode to learn more.

School shootings and community-based gun violence are sadly not uncommon in today’s world. In this week’s episode, Brandon responds to questions he often hears after tragic events like these. Listen in to learn more.

There are multiple viewpoints on how much phone use should be allowed in schools from those who want phones to be banned from schools to those who want phones to be fully incorporated in the learning process. In this episode, Brandon talks about the role phones play in teen anxiety. Listen in to learn more.

In this episode, Brandon Jones talks about The Minimization Mindset, a cognitive and behavioral approach where the individual downplays or trivializes their own experiences, emotions, achievements or challenges. This mindset often stems from internal or external pressures to conform, avoid conflict, or meet societal expectations. Listen in to learn more.

Brandon Jones helps you identify whether your teen is a genius on the latest episode of his teen mental health podcast.

In this divisive political climate, Brandon Jones shows you how you can talk to your teens about politics on the latest episode of his teen mental health podcast.

Teen mental health expert Brandon Jones explains that infant mental health impacts adolescence on the latest episode of his podcast It's Not Your Fault.

After watching Inside Out 2 with his daughters, host Brandon Jones has a fresh perspective on how embracing anxiety is good for your teen's mental health on the latest episode of his popular podcast.

Host Brandon Jones shows parents how to help their teens practice mindfulness and meditation so she can successfully navigate the challenging in life.

Mental health expert Brandon Jones says it's important for teens to have street smarts as well as book smarts on the latest episode of his teen mental health podcast.

On the latest episode of his teen mental health podcast, host Brandon Jones helps parents recognize signs that their children are harming themselves.

On the latest episode of his teen mental health podcast, host Brandon Jones talks to a teen who is on the front lines of fighting for legislation to prevent tobacco companies from marketing their products to young people.

Teen mental health expert Brandon Jones has strategies for parents to help their children handle teen cyberbullying. 

On this week's episode of his teen mental health podcast, host Brandon Jones tackles the topic of teen bullying: how to spot it and what you can do to try and stop it.

Brandon Jones tackles the topic of teen suicides on the latest episode of his teen mental health podcast It's Not Your Fault.

Brandon Jones talks about a new study that says big cities may be bad for children's mental health on the latest episode of his teen mental health podcast.

On the latest episode of his podcast, mental health expert Brandon Jones asks the question: Are our children fragile?