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Helping Teens Navigate Stress and Anxiety with Lisa Damour
Helping Teens Navigate Stress and Anxiety with Lisa Damour
What if anxiety isn’t something to eliminate—but something to understand? In this episode, Biff and Nicole sit down with clinical psychologist and bestselling author Lisa Damour to unpack the science of stress, anxiety, and adolescent development. With clarity and compassion, she reframes anxiety not as a problem to fix, but as a natural and necessary part of growing up. Together, they explore: The difference between healthy stress and harmful anxiety—and why both matterWhy avoidance actually...