By Angela Cataldo, Student at Clemson University and BodiMojo Blog Contributor We all struggle with temptation to some extent. Many people who strive to live a healthy lifestyle struggle with the temptation to eat unhealthy food. What if there was a way to maintain a healthy lifestyle without feeling consumed by temptation? Research shows that […]
Beyond Shyness: Social Anxiety Disorder
“What if…” When strung together, these two words can offer endless promise: What if I win the lottery? What if I get my dream job? What if I meet the love of my life? Or, debilitating fear: What if I say the wrong thing? What if I embarrass myself? What if I am judged? While it’s normal […]
Child Mental Health Report
School’s (almost) out for summer! Summer is the perfect season to get healthy: there’s plenty of daylight and warmth for outdoor activity, fresh fruits and vegetables are at their peak taste, and kids and families have more time to stay active, rest, and relax. While summertime may help us stay in tune with our physical […]
Fat Is Not a Feeling
Sometimes our cultural ideals take root so deeply that we just accept them without question. We go on putting up with–or even perpetuating–the norm, maybe without even realizing. That’s just the way it is. Right? Not always. Take just a few weeks ago, for example. Facebook launched a “feeling fat” emoji, featuring a double-chinned smiley face […]
Stay Weird, Stay Different
We love when celebrities and role models use their spotlight to spread a positive message, highlight an important issue, or shed light on a difficult topic. In this year’s Oscar acceptance speech for best adapted screenplay for “The Imitation Game,” screenwriter Graham Moore used his thirty-seconds of fame to share his personal struggle with depression: “When I […]
The Importance of Family Meals
Don’t let Thanksgiving dinner be the only meal your whole family spends together! Recent research highlights the importance of regular family meals. We know that parents and teens are busier than ever. Between school, work, sports, college prep, and social activities, our to-do lists never end. On top of this, when families do get a chance to […]
Bullying Prevention Month
If you are a teen, parent of a teen, or someone who works with teens, now is an especially important time of year to have a chat about a difficult topic: bullying. While October may bring to mind all things fall, like apple picking, hay rides, and Halloween, it is also designated as Bullying Prevention […]
Mental Illness Awareness Week
At BodiMojo, we support teens’ emotional intelligence, confidence, and empowerment. We know that teens have amazing potential: they’ve got grit and they’re resilient. But sometimes life gets in the way, and teens can’t bounce back as easily. While bouts of sadness, moodiness, and difficulty concentrating are a normal part of life, extended episodes may be […]
Why Mindfulness Matters
It’s time to stop devoting so much attention to what’s going on out there and start tuning inward. As a mom of two teen girls, a clinical psychologist, and a self-esteem coach, BodiMojo CEO and founder Tara Cousineau knows first-hand how practicing mindfulness and meditation can help teens deal with day-to-day life and build coping skills to […]
Staying Fit with a Disability
By Kings Floyd, a Bodimojo intern and aspiring writer. As a high school student, I not only face all of the challenges of today’s teenagers, but also the challenge of living with muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that involves muscle weakness. Because of my disability, it’s more difficult for me to do the things that many teenagers […]
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