Teen Stories: Masking Emotions
Parenting Today's Teens
01/16/24
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Almost everyone has found themselves bottling up their feelings at one point or another — but if that habit keeps up, the bottle is bound to burst. In today's episode, Mark sits down with two teens from Heartlight, including Santana, who was court-ordered to come to the boarding school after facing legal trouble. He opens up about substance use and struggling with hiding his emotions behind a facade of "being okay." Listen in for these insightful interviews!
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