85. Teen Mental Health Challenges, Dialectical Behavior Therapy & Family Dynamics in Therapy with Sadie Sutton of the She Persisted Podcast

Sadie Sutton is an 18-year-old college freshman from the Bay
Area. After receiving a year and a half of intensive treatment
for severe depression and anxiety, she was inspired to share her
story with fellow teens going through their own personal growth.


She started She Persisted (formerly Nevertheless, She Persisted)
in 2019 and has accumulated over 70 episodes reaching over 10,000
monthly listeners. Sadie conducts impactful and inspirational
interviews with subject matter experts, fellow teenagers, and
social media personalities to break down the stigma surrounding
mental health and inspire teens to create their life worth
living.


Sadie's episodes offer self-improvement tips, DBT education, and
vulnerable personal experiences, making it a show for anyone
struggling or interested in mental health.  Sadie is a psych
major at the University of Pennsylvania and hopes to pursue a
career in clinical psychology to further her impact in the mental
health field.


In this episode, we discuss:


-Sadie’s story of her struggle with depression at 13


-Inpatient treatment for depression 


-Evolutionary explanations for depression and anxiety 


-How core negative beliefs about yourself change your mental
health


-Comfort in the pain we know: choosing healing


-Components of dialectal behavioral therapy 


-Therapy with family units 


-Risk factors for teens for mental health challenges 


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Sadie Sutton/She Persisted’s Website:
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Intro Music by: Seth Francis


Cover Art by: Tyler Colter