About this episode

This episode explores how middle schoolers can manage cognitive distortions and anxiety.

🌱 Garden of Weedy Thoughts: Helping Middle Schoolers Bust Cognitive Distortions & Calm Anxiety Why does your middle schooler suddenly believe everyone is judging them? Why can one awkward interaction at school turn into “Nobody likes me!”? And why do worries seem to grow so quickly during adolescence? Welcome to the strange garden of the middle school brain. In this week’s episode of Middle School Mary Poppins, Suzanne M. Swain, EdS, LMSW, is joined by Jessica Ragnio, MSW, LICSW, Clinical...

People in this episode

Host: Suzanne M. Swain

Guest: Jessica Ragnio

Topics covered

• cognitive distortions
• anxiety
• middle school
• social judgment
• mental health

Keywords

• middle school
• anxiety
• cognitive distortions
• mental health
• social interactions

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