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May 2017
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TU29: Understanding Adolescent Self-Cons...

SUE MARRIOTT LCSW, CGP & ANN KELLEY PHD
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IN THIS EPISODE: Understanding Adolescent Self-Consciousness From A Brain-Wise Perspective Show Notes Listening to a teenager obsess about the pimple on their cheek or other body part that doesn’t look right and that in their mind is glowing neon can be hard to empathize with. The extreme level of adolescent self-consciousness seems oddly self-absor ... Show More
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