About this episode

Charlene Engstrom and Johan Fallby discuss their work with Playwell Minds, focusing on mental fitness for teens through innovative tools and methodologies.

The teenage years are always tough, not just for the teens but also for the parents, teachers, and coaches in their lives . Charlene Engstrom and Johan Fallby have decided to do something about this and their firm, Playwell Minds has developed an app and other teaching tools to develop in young people what they describe as "mental fitness." Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Playwell Minds The episode introduces Playwell Minds, an organization founded by Charlene Engstrom and Johan Fa ll by, focused on proactive mental fitness training for teens. Their app aims to help young people develop a positive mindset and coping skills. 01:42 Founders' Diverse Backgrounds Charlene Engstr o m, from a corporate background, and Johan Fa ll by, with experience in sports psychology, share their unique journeys to co-founding Playwell Minds. They discuss how their different expertise contributes to their mission of helping young people. 06:20 Playwell Minds: Proactive Mental Fitness Playwell Minds provides a seven-step mental fitness methodology and an app for teens, focusing on proactive rather than reactive mental health support. The program draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, sports…

People in this episode

Host: Bill Burke

Guests: Charlene Engstrom, Johan Fallby

Topics covered

• mental fitness
• teens
• app development
• proactive mental health
• coping skills

Keywords

• mental fitness
• teens
• Playwell Minds
• app
• coping skills
• proactive mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Playwell Minds, cognitive behavioral therapy, sports psychology, positive psychology

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