Headstraight
Real Talk Mental Health with Mark Taylor is a teen mental health podcast giving real answers to real struggles — from understanding feelings, teen self-esteem, and self-doubt to people pleasing, guilt trips, and losing motivation.
Each episode offers honest guidance, practical tools, and no-nonsense support for teens who want to feel safe, stop self-sabotage, and take control of their mental health.
Headstraight: real talk, clear advice, and grounded support for teen health and emotional well-being.
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How to Bounce Back from Failure and Setbacks
How to Bounce Back from Setbacks: Self Doubt, Teen Troubles, and Mental Challenges
Why You Keep Sabotaging Yourself (and How to Stop)
Stop Self-Sabotage: Why You Keep Doing It and How to Change
Season 3 Intro: Breaking Self-Sabotage and Making Better Choices
Season 2 Recap: Self-Sabotage, Better Choices, and Teen Mental Health
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About the Host
Mark Taylor
Creator, author and host.
I’m a Qualified/Certified Mental Health Nurse with over 35 years' experience supporting young people and their families. I’ve worked in secure hospitals, eating disorder units, and CAMHS crisis teams—walking alongside adolescents during some of their toughest moments.
My focus has always been on helping young people in emotional distress—especially those who struggle to engage or are finding it hard to stay safe.
I also teach at universities and train professionals across health, education and social care to better understand what young people really need from us.
Headstraight brings all of that together. Just real conversations, grounded advice, and ideas that might actually help. That’s the goal: make it easier to understand, easier to talk about, and more useful to you in real life.