Headstraight: Teen Mental Health Support without Labels with Mark Taylor brings you real answers to the real issues young people face — overwhelming feelings, self-doubt, people pleasing, guilt trips, and motivation that comes and goes.
You’ll get honest guidance, practical tools, and straightforward support to help you feel safe, think clearly, and take charge of your mental health.
If you’re curious about what’s really going on inside your head, this teen mental health podcast offers relatable guidance and honest support for teens who want to understand their teen mental health on a deeper level.
There comes a point where working on yourself stops feeling helpful and starts feeling exhausting. Not because you think growth is pointless, and not because you want to go backwards, but because you’re simply tired. Tired of another tip.Tire…
This episode is about the exhaustion that can come from constant self-awareness. You may feel tired of checking your reactions, analysing conversations, and feeling as though you should always be improving. We explore why thi...
There comes a point in growth where things stop announcing themselves. Nothing dramatic happens. There’s no clear moment where you think, Ah, yes — this is progress. Life carries on much as it did before. You still get annoyed. Y…
This episode looks at the stage where progress becomes harder to notice. You may still feel challenged, but things do not spiral in the same way, and because it feels less dramatic, you start wondering whether anything has ch...
Setbacks don’t arrive gently, especially at this stage of growth. They don’t tap you on the shoulder and wait for you to be ready. They hit harder than you expect, often when things already feel a little unsettled. You might snap more t…
This episode focuses on setbacks that feel bigger than they are. A reaction, a bad day, or an old habit can suddenly make it feel as though all progress has been undone. We explore why setbacks often hit harder during periods...
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.