Episodes For Parents
Authentic, vulnerable interviews with Sadie’s parents post-treatment, world-renowned expert advice directed at parents, and Sadie’s transparency regarding her experience offers parents a unique look into a teen’s mental health and guidence on how they can support their child.
For Spotify Listeners…
Find 16+ episodes and 7+ hours of content created specifically for parents of teengaers in the She Persisted: For Parents playlist on Spotify! Highlights include episodes featuring my Dad’s perspective on my treatment journey (what he would have done differently, how he learned to support my mental health, and more), world-class expert advice from adolescent psychiatrist Blaise Aguirre MD on how parents can support their teen, and extensive DBT Skills Education on improving your interpersonal effectiveness.
The Full List
Ep. 1
A teen’s perspective: depression and anxiety… my core beliefs, the decision I made to work on myself, and my journey through intensive mental health treatment
After 25 episodes, I went back and re-recorded my first episode. I talk all about what inspired me to start the podcast, my story, and my personal journey.
Ep. 2
A Dad’s perspective on how to support a teen suffering from depression and anxiety
Between conversations about the difficult decision to send me away, as a parent, not knowing how to help me, and what is different now in our family, this episode is aimed to give parents reassurance that you're doing the best you can and for kids to understand what it's like to be a parent in the toughest of times.
Ep. 3
A sister’s perspective: what does depression and anxiety look like? How do you support a sibling struggling? How did therapy help our family?
I ask my younger sister how she was impacted by my mental illness. From how the focus of the family shifted to how our relationship has evolved we discuss the highs and lows of the past 2 years.
Ep. 8
A parent’s guide to adolescent treatment for depression and anxiety: family therapy, what it’s like sending your child away, and how it helped our family… feat. my Dad
I ask my Dad what it was like to be a parent of a patient at a residential program and a therapeutic boarding school.
Ep. 14
The effect of depression and anxiety on a family… feat. my younger sister
I sit down with my younger sister and we talk about how mental health impacts a family unit. We dive into her experience at home while I was at McLean, the differences she saw in me and the family, and the skills that she learned as well! We talk about the difficult spot you get put in when someone close to you is struggling but it's not your story to share. She also covers finding someone to talk to.
Ep. 16
DBT Education: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (an overview)... changing problem behaviors, validating, key principles to use when combatting teenage depression and anxiety
This DBT Overview episode covers the biosocial therapy, behavior change tactics, dialectics, and validation. I go over a recent interpersonal conflict with my sister and we troubleshoot the interaction to maximize for objective effectiveness.
Ep. 17
DBT Education: Intro to Mindfulness (the WHAT skills: Participate + Observe + Describe and States of Mind) with guided mindfulness practices!
This week's episode begins our journey into the mindfulness module of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. We talk about what mindfulness is, the purpose, and how it can help you with your mental health journey. In this episode, you will learn the WHAT skills: Participate, Observe, and Describe, the 3 states of mind, and how to apply POD skills.
Ep. 18
DBT Education: Mindfulness continued (the HOW skills: Nonjudgmentally + Effectively + One-Mindfully, Loving Kindness, and Being vs Doing Mind)... skills for combatting depression and anxiety
This week's episode continues our journey into the mindfulness module. We talk about what mindfulness his, the purpose, and how it can help you with your DBT journey. Learn the HOW skills: Nonjudgementally, Effectively, One-Mindfully, Loving Kindness Meditation, and the difference between being and doing mind.
Ep. 19
DBT Education: Interpersonal Effectiveness Overview... clarifying relational goals and disproving unhealthy beliefs ft. my younger sister
In the first episode of the Interpersonal Effectiveness module, I walk my younger sister though an overview of interpersonal effectiveness, unhealthy beliefs about relationships, and how to clarify your relational goals.
Ep. 21
DBT Education: GIVE + THINK skills aka how to improve your relationships... navigating parental conflicts, friendships, and arguments
In this episode of DBT education I teach the GIVE (be Gentle, act Interested, Validate, Easy manner) and THINK (Think, Have empathy, Interpretations, Notice, use Kindness) skills allowing listeners to effectively navigate and improve their relationships.
Ep. 23
A Dad's Perspective: Preconceptions About Adolescent Mental Health, Parenting Tips, and Our Growth as a Family
I sit down with my Dad and ask him about his preconceptions about adolescent mental heath, we dive into his emotional experience when I was sent to treatment, his parenting principles, and how he's changed his perspective on parenting after navigating my mental health struggles.
Ep. 28
Blaise Aguirre M.D. on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, emotional experience, persistence, and taking ownership of your life!
Blaise Aguirre M.D. and I sit down to discuss the benefits of dialectical behavioral therapy, the importance of taking ownership of your life, and the complexity of emotional experiencing.
Ep. 34
The benefits of nature, adventure, and connection feat. Brittany Crane (founder of Get Out There Girl)
Brittany Crane is the founder and CEO of Get Out There Girl. She is on a mission to help women thrive at life by... connecting with nature through high-adventure retreats, connecting with themselves through self compassion, and connecting with other women through vulnerability.
Ep. 47
DBT Education: TIPP, Crisis Survival Skills, + Riding the WAVE (Distress Tolerance)
In this week's episode I teach the TIPP (Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, Paired muscle relaxation) skill from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, discuss when to use crisis survival skills and what qualifies a situation as a crisis, and explain the riding the wave skill.
Ep. 50
Nutritional Psychiatry: Using Nutrients to Improve Your Mental Health feat. Uma Naidoo MD
Dr. Uma Naidoo (Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at MGH and a Harvard Medical School trained psychiatrist) and I talk about nutritional recommendations to decrease depression, anxiety, stress-levels, and improve your mental health.
Ep. 54
RELATIONSHIPS + Attachment Styles feat. Kirstie Taylor
Kirstie Taylor and I sit down to talk about how "big T" and "little t" childhood traumas impact relationships, attachment styles, boundaries that everyone should set, navigating break-ups and the emotions that follow, and her perspective on hook-up vs. dating to marry culture.