Donna Jackson Nakazawa: ...it's OK to be wherever you are

Nobody Told Me!

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🗓️ 29 September 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Girls are more anxious and prone to depression and self-harming than ever before. On this episode, we’ll explore why that’s happening and what can be done about it. Our guest is award-winning journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa, author of the new book, "Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression and Social Media". Her website is donnajacksonnakazawa.com

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0:00.0	Welcome to Nobody Told Me. I'm Laura Owens and I'm Jan Black.
0:12.1	Parents, school nurses, and guidance counselors will tell you that girls these days are more
0:17.0	anxious and more prone to depression and self-harming than ever before.
0:21.6	On this episode, we'll explore why that's happening and what can be done about it.
0:25.7	Our guest is award-winning journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa, author of the new book,
0:32.6	Girls on the Brink, helping our daughters thrive in an era of increased anxiety, depression, and social
0:39.0	media.
0:39.9	Donna, we thank you so much for joining us.
0:41.6	Such a pleasure to be here with you both.
0:44.0	Tell us what prompted you to write this book.
0:47.8	I mean, obviously, it's a huge topic, but why did it speak to you?
0:51.8	Well, I'm a science journal and often things are personal and
0:57.4	professional. So there are really three reasons that I came to this to this book, which as you know,
1:03.4	is years of researching and reporting. One is my own daughter struggled greatly during her
1:10.1	adolescence. And that is her story to tell
1:13.5	and not mine. So I know you guys are a mother-daughter. And that's really her story. But as she
1:20.2	went through that, I realized that in today's world of overwhelm, and she's still quite young,
1:31.1	I did not have the tools that I needed to help her through the world we're living in. This world is really different than the world that
1:36.8	we as moms grew up in. I just didn't have what I needed to be the parent I wanted to be
1:44.0	for this beautiful child I love. Number two is that I report
1:52.1	on neurobiology and immunology and psychology. I've written a few books, right? A lot of people
1:58.8	know my book, Childhood Disrupted or the Angel and the Assassin.
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