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Sept. 30, 2025
Why You Blow Things Up: Breaking the Self-Sabotage Loop
Have you ever noticed how self-sabotage can prevent your success? For many teens and young adults, it manifests as excuses, procrastination, and ‘faking it’ — masking deeper feelings of fear and self-doubt. This behavior, if ...
Sept. 9, 2025
How to Stop Tearing Yourself Down (and Actually Have Your Own Back)
In this powerful episode of Headstraight, we tackle the critical topic of teen mental health by exploring how to become your own biggest ally through building self-esteem, self-reliance, and emotional well-being. Teen mental ...
Sept. 2, 2025
Too Tired to Care? Here’s How to Keep Moving When You’re Done
In this episode of Headstraight, we dive deep into teen mental health by exploring the realities of burnout and emotional exhaustion that many teens and young adults face. If you’re feeling drained, struggling with motivation...
Aug. 26, 2025
Why Your Brain Fights Change (and How to Outsmart It)
In this episode of Headstraight, we tackle why change feels impossible, especially for teens facing challenges like losing motivation, self-doubt, and struggling with emotional well-being. Understanding that your brain priori...
Aug. 12, 2025
The Real Reason You Can’t Put Yourself First
In this episode of the teen mental health podcast Headstraight, we explore the complex feelings behind always putting yourself last. If you often say yes when you really want to say no, you’re not alone. This conversation foc...
Aug. 5, 2025
How to Stop Falling into the Same Toxic Loops
Ever feel like you’re stuck in the same toxic patterns affecting your teen mental health—repeating arguments, habits, and regrets? In this episode of Headstraight, real talk mental health host Mark Taylor helps teens and youn...
July 29, 2025
The Truth About Fear: It’s Not What You Think
Fear doesn’t always announce itself loudly—often, it whispers, causing hesitation and holding teens back from making better choices. In this episode of Headstraight, we deliver real talk mental health guidance on recognizing ...
July 22, 2025
Tired of Failing Your Goals? Try This Instead.
You set a goal, feel fired up, and then bam—three days later, you've lost motivation and slipped back into old habits. Sound familiar? You’re not broken or lazy; you’re battling a brain wired for safety, not change. In this e...
July 1, 2025
The Truth About Setting Boundaries — And Why You Need To
Everyone says, “Set boundaries,” but no one explains how. And when you do try? Cue the guilt trips, the people pleasing instincts, and the fear that you’ll lose someone if you put your needs first. For many young adults and t...
June 24, 2025
Why You Lash Out (and What to Do About It)
You snap at a friend. You say something sharp you instantly regret. Or you notice people pulling away and wonder, “Why do I keep doing this?” Hurting others—on purpose or by accident—isn’t random. It’s what happens when self ...
June 18, 2025
Feeling Guilty for Wanting Attention? Here’s the Truth
Admit it—sometimes you just want someone to notice you. To check in, to care, to remind you that you matter. But then comes the guilt. That little voice says you’re “attention-seeking,” “too much,” or “selfish.” For many youn...
Jan. 19, 2025
How to Stop Making Choices You Regret
Every decision shapes your life—but making the right choice isn’t always simple. Stress, self doubt, guilt trips, or the urge to fall into people pleasing can push young adults and teens into self-sabotage, regret, and shame....
Nov. 30, 2024
You Deserve to Feel Safe – Here’s Where to Start
Not feeling safe can mean a lot of things: a tense home environment, toxic friendships, online pressure, or being around people who cross your boundaries. That sense of being unsafe eats into your emotional well-being, leaves...
Nov. 22, 2024
You’re Not Overreacting — Your Brain’s Just Wired That Way
Ever felt like your emotions are in the driver’s seat and you’re just hanging on for the ride? Anger, sadness, anxiety—they can hit hard, leave you overwhelmed, and sometimes push you into choices you regret. For many young a...
Nov. 22, 2024
Feeling ‘Not Good Enough’? Here’s What’s Really Going On
That nagging sense of self doubt—the voice that whispers you’re not “good enough”—can eat away at your emotional well-being and leave you stuck in cycles of comparison, frustration, and shame. For many young adults and teens,...