#212- Shaney Andler: From Teacher to Advocate | Skills to Cope with Teen Mental Health

This week, I was able to sit down and have an amazing conversation with Shaney Andler, a former special education teacher who developed an incredible teen mental health program after her own son's struggles with anxiety. Here are the key topics that we had discussed:How Shaney's personal journey with her son's anxiety inspired her to develop a practical, accessible program to equip teens with essential coping strategies.The stigma around mental health, but also a concerning trend of teens embracing it as an identityHow she believes many teens cope with problems by immersing themselves in their phones but then exacerbate issues rather than providing healthy coping mechanismsHer goal of coping skills to be taught proactively, so teens have the tools to manage challenges as they ariseHer written book, "Back Pocket for Parents" which provides coping skills for parentsThe Coping Skills Book that aims to provide teens with easy and quick to read practical coping skills that would help them. _____________________________________ For more information or to contact Shaney, visit www.backpockettools.com _____________________________________ Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcast Please follow/subscribe to the podcast to be the first to see new episodes when they come out each week. Be extra awesome and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify! :)