She Persisted: Your Teen Mental Health Resource
She Persisted is THE teen mental health podcast—made for teens, by a teen. In each episode, Sadie brings you authentic, accessible, relatable conversations about every aspect of mental wellness. Expect evidence-based, teen-approved resources, coping skills (lots of DBT), insights, and education in each piece of content you consume. She Persisted offers you a safe space to feel validated and understood in your struggle while encouraging you to take ownership of your journey and build your life worth living.
She Persisted host Sadie Sutton is a 19-year-old aspiring clinical psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania. At 14 Sadie underwent a year and a half of intensive treatment (3East McLean Hospital + a therapeutic boarding school) for severe depression and anxiety. Compelled to share her wisdom and tips from her journey, She Persisted was born. A firm believer that if we’re not progressing, we’re regressing, Sadie is always looking for ways to expand her mental health toolbox and broaden her perspective on the world—and of course, bringing you along for the journey.
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Our Editor's Take
At age 14, Sadie Sutton checked into a mental health clinic in Montana. This facility uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She tells her story in the She Persisted: Your Teen Mental Health Resources podcast. It chronicles Sadie's struggles, treatment, and recovery. The goal is to help other teams suffering from mental health issues.
This podcast explores different mental illnesses and their treatments. Information provided includes available support systems and evidence-based treatment. Topics range from body image to social media issues and suicide prevention. The podcast could be a valuable listen for anyone struggling with mental illness.
Sadie admits to having doubts when she started her recovery at the facility. Before entering the clinic, she had tried several treatments as an outpatient. On the podcast, she talks about accepting help and getting better. Sadie's remarkable healing roused her desire to help other teens overcome mental illness. She wanted everyone who struggled to know that life was worth living. That's why she started the podcast about a year and a half into treatment. She is candid about her struggles. The podcast's original title was Nevertheless, She Persisted.
Guests on the podcast include experts in the field of psychology and psychiatry. Others are family and friends who discuss what it is like having a loved one with a mental illness. Sadie's father recalls noticing something was off when they had guests over. Sadie refused to come out and mingle with the kids around her age. He shares the initial agony and helplessness he experienced over his daughter's mental health. Their discussion is emotional and educational.
Another guest, child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Justin Mohatt, discusses treatment options. He provides tips on how families can find and participate in treatment programs. Dr. Lisa Strohman discusses social media and mental health in another episode. The podcast also addresses topics like eating disorders and having healthy relationships. Some of the tips shared on the podcast could help adults as well as teens.
New episodes of She Persisted: Your Teen Mental Health Resources air weekly and are 30 to 60 minutes long.
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