Youth Series: Episode 155 - Turning Challenges into Purpose

About this episode

Anika Warrier shares her journey and initiative to support the mental health of teenage only-children.

In this podcast, Punam is joined by Anika Warrier, who shares her personal journey and her Gold Award initiative to support the mental health of teenage only-children, an often overlooked, but growing demographic. She discusses the challenges only children face, including loneliness, parental pressure, and social comparison, and shares how these inspired her to create sustainable resources such as a children's journal, a parent guide, and an Instagram community.

People in this episode

Guest: Anika Warrier

Topics covered

• mental health
• teenage only-children
• loneliness
• parental pressure
• social comparison

Keywords

• Gold Award
• children's journal
• parent guide
• Instagram community

Mentioned in this episode

Products: children's journal, parent guide

Books & works: Turning Challenges into Purpose, Gold Award

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