Teens Helping Teens Navigate Mental Health- A Conversation with the Founders of Chase Light- Episode #792

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Todd and Cathy Adams

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🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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This week’s podcast features a chat with three high school seniors from Hinsdale Central, just outside of Chicago. Zara, Rami, and Molly have started Chase Light, a group focused on breaking down the stigma around mental health and offering support to their peers.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. This is Todd. This is Kathy. This is podcast number 792. So this week we're sharing one of our Zen talks. And a Zen talk is a Q&A session featuring special guests from our Teams and virtual parenting community. If you want details on how to join Teams Zen, just scroll to the show notes below.
0:19.6	We decided to share this as a podcast
0:21.5	because it features three high school seniors who founded Chase Light, an organization created by
0:27.6	students for students, focused on breaking the stigma around mental health and finding meaningful
0:32.7	ways to support and uplift one another. They live in Hinsdale, which is just outside of Chicago,
0:38.1	and they attend Hinsdale Central, where they witness the daily struggles teens in their
0:42.3	community face when it comes to social and academic pressures.
0:45.9	Inspired by Alcoholics Anonymous as a powerful example of peer support, their mission with ChaseLight,
0:51.4	and by the way, it's chaselight.org, is to create a peer network that helps teens navigate stress, anxiety, Light, and by the way, it's ChaseLight.org, is to create a peer network
0:55.4	that helps teens navigate stress, anxiety, and mental health challenges. We're inspired
1:00.7	by the work they're doing and their dedication to making a difference deeply resonated
1:04.7	with our teams and community. One member shared that hearing them speak brought her hope
1:09.3	at a time when she felt like she was
1:11.3	starting to lose it. You'll hear from the founders of Chase Light, Zara, Rami, and Molly, as they
1:17.2	share why they started the organization, how they engaged students, why parents and other adults
1:22.6	may not always be helpful when addressing mental health, and what adults can do differently
1:27.2	to make a positive
1:28.1	impact. We also talk a lot about the pressure that comes with phones and social media, so you might
1:33.3	want to listen and then share this podcast with your teen. I'm sure they will be able to relate to what
1:38.1	these three have to say. We're excited to share the special podcast with you. Thanks for listening
1:43.0	and happy Thanksgiving.
1:45.0	Gobble, gobble, gobble.
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