by lahsan | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog
What is self-esteem? Self-esteem is defined as your subjective sense of overall personal worth or value. Having a healthy amount of self-esteem can benefit your mental well-being, your motivation, resilience, and more! Having too little or too much self-esteem can be...
by ekallen | Feb 6, 2023 | Blog, Letter From Elliot, Relationships, Stress & Anxiety
February and Valentine’s Day usually represent a time of love and everything associated with love. Romance, flowers, jewelry, fine food, and chocolates – these are all good!For your teen, however, this could be a time of feeling isolated, unloved, alone, and just not...
by CLeeDesigns | Jan 18, 2023 | Blog, Preventing Suicide
During the month of January, we at A Brighter Day, along with many others, choose to celebrate Mental Wellness Month. Mental Wellness Month is focused on recognizing the importance of attending to our mental health vs. mental wellness, seeing the vast prevalence of...
by lahsan | Dec 27, 2022 | Blog, Podcasts
Our Founder and President, Elliot Kallen, is featured on NPR’s The Spark to discuss teen depression and ways to help those experiencing it. Listen to the podcast below and click the forward button to share with family and friends. You can also catch the podcast...
by lahsan | Dec 27, 2022 | Blog
While social media can help build relationships, encourage connection, offer support, motivate young people, and spark one’s creative side, it can have negative implications if misused. Social Media Self-Perception vs. Reality There is no question that social media...