Hey, it's Kelly, and at the end of every week, I like to share something true and useful,

something I stumbled over that gave me a burst of optimism, something you can share with

friends like an audio greeting card, something to help us all keep our eyes on what's working

and what could be.

So, I'll be right back with this week's For The Good of the Order.

This is Kelly Corgan Wonders.

This week's For The Good of the Order is from a conversation I recently had with Dr.

Alisa Demore.

You may remember her.

We've had her on the pod before, back in 2021, talking about the ways that different

generations handle relationships between parents and children.

She's a psychologist who helps teens and their families navigate adolescence through her

clinical practice, her research, and in her best-selling books.

She was just featured, in fact, on Monday in the New York Times, talking about teenagers

and emotions.

Next Tuesday, I'll have a full Kelly Corgan Wonders episode with Lisa about her new book,

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescence.

After we finished recording, I asked Lisa a follow-up question that I wanted to share with

you.

I was asking for her thoughts on a topic that so many people are thinking about these days.

The million-dollar question that so many listeners have asked me is, how do you know when medication

is required or useful?

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