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Facing Fear And Self Doubt Episodes

Oct. 14, 2025

How to Find Motivation When You’ve Got Nothing Left

In this episode of Headstraight, we’re diving deep into the challenges of losing motivation and uncovering practical strategies for improving teen mental health. It's common for teens to hit a slump where motivation vanishes,...
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. 19, 2025

Stop Faking It: The Real Way to Build Confidence

Confidence isn’t about filters, fake smiles, or pretending you’ve got it all together. Real confidence comes from self reliance, keeping promises to yourself, and backing yourself even when you’re scared. In this episode of H...
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...
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. 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,...