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 […]
UCLA Online Survey for Teens with IBS
What would you tell a teen with IBS or chronic abdominal pain? What kind advice or know-how would you have wanted when you were a teen? Tummy aches are one of the most common ailments that bring children to the doctor’s office. For most kids, tummy aches might be a flu or a reaction to food […]
Embracing Your Emotions
In the digital world we live in, it can be easy to find yourself feeling disconnected. We get so wrapped up in everything that’s constantly being shared from others’ lives that we often forget to notice what’s happening in our own. Holidays like Valentine’s Day can make us feel that we are left out, or not […]
Staying Injury-Free: How Teen Athletes Can Avoid Injury
By Daniel Melzer, Oberlin college graduate, interested in English & Neuroscience. Teens know that exercise is really important in order to stay healthy. But as a teenager, it can be confusing to know how to exercise safely and avoid injury, especially while during sports. In middle school and high school, as a teen athlete, I got all sorts of conflicting information from many different sources including […]
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 […]
Harry Potter Books Help Children with Empathy and Tolerance
High school has just started and my youngest daughter, 14, is a newly minted freshman. She came home the other day and said “I wish I could just apperate!” Who can’t relate? Thanks to the Harry Potter series, our family enjoys the vocabulary of Harry and his pals at Hogwarts. What kid doesn’t want to […]
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 […]
My BFF Has Depression: Helping to Get Her Smile Back
By Remy Marin, Teen Editorial Manager with a personal mission to help every teen de-stress and recognize what truly matters in life. Learning about depression can be scary enough, but having a friend diagnosed with it can really shake any teen. I would know – it happened to me. I thought that the classes and informational videos I […]
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