Dr John Duffy at the Zen Parenting Conference

Being a teen has never been easy. But today’s youth are facing unprecedented challenges. Thirty years ago the greatest threats to teen health were drunk driving, pregnancy and illicit drugs. Today, they are anxiety, depression, suicide, self-harm, cyberbullying and serious mental health disorders. Their experience is vastly different than our own. So let’s get together and talk about it. We owe it to them to listen. To have honest conversations. And to live our way through it, together.