Healthy Teen Life is a weekly podcast providing teens, college-age young adults and their parents, with information, inspiration, and guidance on current teen health, nutrition, and mental wellness topics. Tap your podcast player icon below to listen now!
Healthy Teen Life
Claim This Podcastby Leslie Rose | Life Coach for Teenagers and College Students
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Healthy Teen Life is a weekly podcast providing teens, college-age young adults and their parents, with information, inspiration, and guidance on current teen health, nutrition, and mental wellness topics. Tap your podcast player icon below to listen now!
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July 8, 2026
195. Why Eating Feels Out of Control As a Teen And What it’s Really About
If you've ever lost weight, gained it back, and convinced yourself it must be a willpower problem, this episode is for you. Kamy's whole message is the opposite. Excess weight in a teen is almost never about willpower, the food itself, or how much you move. It's a symptom of something deeper that nobody has helped you name yet. Today's guest is Kamy Moussavi, founder of Step Together, an organization that helps families address the true roots of children's excess weight (which Kamy sees as emotional stress, undiagnosed ADHD patterns, family dynamics, and life overwhelm, not just food). Kami grew up overweight and spent more than two decades cycling through Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, restrictive diets, fasting, binge eating, and bulimia before he finally realized none of it was working because none of it was addressing what was actually happening underneath. In this episode you'll hear why weight is a symptom and not the root problem, why diet and exercise alone don't break the cycle, the simple pattern recognition tool you can start using tonight, why your developing brain literally cannot do this work on its own (and what to do about that), how to have the kind of conversation with your parents that actually helps, the dopamine rerouting tools that can stand in for food when emotions hit, and why parents have to lead with role modeling instead of lecturing if anything is going to change. Why excess weight in teens is almost never about willpower or food itself The yo yo cycle and what actually drives it underneath Why parents focusing on the food alone keeps the loop going The pattern recognition tool (catalog what happened before the ice cream, not just the ice cream) Why your frontal lobe is still developing into your mid 20s and what that means for impulse control How to ask a parent for support without making it worse Why "hold the space, don't jump to solutions" is the most powerful thing a parent or friend can do The dopamine rerouting list (touch, play, creativity, movement, social connection) Why connecting how food makes you FEEL is more powerful than counting calories Why a strong "why" matters more than any meal plan How a parent role modeling new habits rewires what their teen absorbs at home Parents: This is one of the most important episodes for any parent of a teen who is struggling with their weight, with restrictive eating, with binge eating, or with the sense that food has quietly become bigger than it should be. Kamy's central message is one that almost every weight focused program misses: the focus should not be on your child at all, it should be on what the home environment and the emotional ecosystem are teaching them. He shares specific ways to role model the behavior you want to see, hold space when your teen is struggling, and become the parent your teen comes to instead of the parent your teen hides from. Listen with your teen if you can. Heads up before you dive in: This episode talks openly about excess weight, binge eating, bulimia, restrictive dieting, weight shame, and the emotional roots underneath all of it. If any of this feels heavy for you right now, please take care of yourself and come back when you're ready, or listen with a parent or trusted adult nearby. If you've been struggling with these patterns for months or longer, please reach out to a professional for support. Step Together website: steptogether.com Connect with Leslie: Ready to talk through what your teen is navigating and what kind of support would actually help? Book a free clarity call with Leslie at leslierosecoaching.com/chat/ Grab Leslie's free guide: 5 Ways to Help Your Teen Eat Better Without Making Things Worse Website: leslierosecoaching.com Instagram: instagram.com/leslierosecoaching Facebook: facebook.com/leslierosecoaching Disclaimer
July 1, 2026
194. How Teens Can Stop Chasing Perfection and Actually Protect Their Mental Health
Heads up before you dive in. This episode talks openly about teen anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and the effect electronic devices are having on young people. If any of this feels heavy for you right now, take care of yourself and come back when you're ready, or listen with a parent or trusted adult nearby. If you've been hard on yourself, beating yourself up to push yourself to perform, holding impossible standards, and still ending up disappointed, anxious, lonely, or not enough, this episode is for you. Most teens are running this same loop and most don't have the language for why it isn't working anymore. Today's guest is Dr. Jerry Weichman, a clinical psychologist and the founder of The Weichman Clinic. Dr. Jerry has worked with more than 6,500 families in 27 years of practice and uses a solutions focused approach that works with the whole family and the whole teen. He recently launched Raising Families with Dr. Jerry, a free podcast, YouTube channel, and community platform designed to put real mental health tools in front of parents and teens at no cost. In this episode you'll hear why chasing perfection is the fastest way to crash both your performance and your mental health, the simple shift from outcome to effort that changes everything, the five senses grounding tool that pulls you back into the present when your brain is spiraling into the past or the future, the mental check engine light most teens don't know to watch for, why electronic addiction is hitting teen mental health harder than people realize, and the one thing Dr. Jerry says fights depression better than almost any pill. Why perfectionism stopped working in high school even when it worked in middle school The shift from chasing outcomes to investing in effort and why it lowers stress and raises performance How thoughts create feelings (and what to do about the negative interpretation loops) The five senses tool that brings you back into the present and out of past anger or future anxiety Why your stress and anxiety are your mental check engine light and what to do when they light up How to take back control by asking "what can I control" in any tough moment Why comparing yourself to others on social media is like trying to race NASCAR while watching every other car The Weichman Pyramid of Mental Health and why putting energy into other people sits at the top Why your phone was designed to be addictive and how short form content is more addictive than alcohol The grayscale phone trick that resets your brain Why daily exercise is a frontline treatment for depression How to use anger (not sadness) as a vehicle to start pushing back against depression Parents: This is one of the most useful episodes for any parent of a teen who is struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, mood, motivation, or the pull of their phone. Dr. Jerry breaks down why this generation's mental health challenges look different even when the underlying conditions are the same, and the tools he gives are concrete enough to start practicing tonight. Listen with your teen if you can, or play a short clip from this episode the next time you want to open a conversation without making it a sit down talk. Ready to talk through what your teen is navigating right now and what kind of support would actually help? Book a free clarity call with Leslie at leslierosecoaching.com/chat. Connect with Dr. Jerry: https://www.raisingfamiliespodcast.com/ https://theweichmanclinic.com/ Connect with Leslie: Parents: Schedule a free Clarity Call with Leslie here to help your teen or young adult resolve weight and unhealthy eating habits, while improving body image and self-esteem. Grab Leslie's free guide: 5 Ways to Help Your Teen Eat Better Without Making Things Worse Website: leslierosecoaching.com Instagram: instagram.com/leslierosecoaching Facebook: facebook.com/leslierosecoaching Disclaimer
June 24, 2026
193. Teen Weight Loss Doesn't Start With Diets — Here's What Actually Comes First
Heads up before you dive in: This episode talks openly about weight, body image, and the self talk that often comes with both. If any of that feels heavy for you right now, take care of yourself and come back when you're ready, or listen with a parent or trusted adult nearby. If you've been told that getting healthier starts with a diet and an exercise plan, this episode is going to flip that on its head. Real, lasting change starts in your mind, not on the scale, and the work of building the right foundation comes before anything you eat or any workout you do. Today's guest is Jonathan Boulware, a lifestyle behavior change specialist and the founder of You Can Beat Obesity. Jonathan spent years carrying close to 300 pounds and walked through the exact battle he now coaches other people through. After his mother's passing, he made it his mission to understand why people can't change their lifestyle even when they know it would save their life. He's spent the years since becoming a certified personal trainer, health coach, master coach, and behavior change specialist to find the answer. In this episode you'll hear the five foundation steps every teen needs before starting any health change, the difference between a goal and a real why (and why the why is what carries you through when adversity hits), what emotional pounds are and how they quietly run your behavior, the brain rewiring practice Jonathan used to fight the mirror talk, why your environment matters more than your motivation, and why small wins and small celebrations are how your brain actually builds new habits. You’ll learn: The five steps every teen needs before starting any health change (problem, acknowledge, understand it deeply, know your why, want to change, believe you can) The difference between a goal and a real why (and why your why is your most powerful weapon) Why self forgiveness has to come before any other behavior change work What emotional pounds are and how they quietly run your eating, your mood, and your daily choices The Post it note brain rewiring practice Jonathan used to fight the negative self talk in the mirror Why your environment matters more than your motivation (and how to find the parts of your environment you do control) Why your young brain can rewire faster than an adult brain and how to use that to your advantage The countermeasure approach (predefined responses for when adversity rises up) Why your health journey does not actually start with diet or exercise How to start moving your body if you've been avoiding the gym out of self consciousness Why the scale is the wrong way to measure progress and what to track instead How small celebrations train your brain to look for more wins Parents: This is a meaningful episode for any parent of a teen who is struggling with their weight, their body image, or the self talk around either one. Jonathan's story alone is worth the listen, and the framework he gives is something you and your teen can talk through and apply together. He makes a clear case for why the standard "just stop, just have more willpower" approach does not work, why self compassion has to come first, and why the real goal is health and confidence, not appearance. Listen with your teen if you can, and think about how you can help shape the environment and the support he describes. Ready to talk through what your teen is navigating right now and what kind of support would actually help? Book a free clarity call with Leslie at leslierosecoaching.com/chat/ Connect with Jonathan: Website: You Can Beat Obesity - https://www.youcanbeatobesity.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-boulware-b29b54bb/ Connect with Leslie: Parents: Schedule a free Clarity Call with Leslie here to help your teen or young adult resolve weight and unhealthy eating habits, while improving body image and self-esteem. Grab Leslie's free guide: 5 Ways to Help Your Teen Eat Better Without Making Things Worse Website: lesli
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