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  • Being Your Best Self

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    • 3 Ways to Increase Positive Emotions
      (Spanish)
    • 3 Ways to Practice Gratitude
      (Spanish)
    • 5 Ways to Know Your Feelings Better
      (Spanish)
    • Apologizing
      (Spanish)
    • Assertiveness
      (Spanish)
    • Choosing Your Mood
      (Spanish)
    • Emotional Intelligence
      (Spanish)
    • Gratitude
      (Spanish)
    • Gratitude: A Worksheet
      (Spanish)
    • Optimism
      (Spanish)
    • Positive Emotions: A Worksheet
      (Spanish)
    • Relaxation Exercises: Breathing Basics
    • The Power of Positive Emotions
      (Spanish)
    • Understanding Other People
      (Spanish)
    • What Can I Say When Friends Use Anti-Gay Language?
      (Spanish)
  • Body Image

    Articles
    • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
      (Spanish)
    • Body Image and Self-Esteem
      (Spanish)
    • Dealing With Feelings When You're Overweight
      (Spanish)
    • Help! Is This My Body?
      (Spanish)
    • Is My Body OK? Am I Having Self-Esteem Issues?
    • Losing Weight: Brandon's Story (Video)
      (Spanish)
    • Plastic Surgery
    • Vitiligo
  • Dealing With Problems

    Articles
    • 5 Facts About Goal Setting
      (Spanish)
    • 5 Ways to Cope When a Loved One Dies
      (Spanish)
    • 5 Ways to Deal With Anxiety
      (Spanish)
    • 5 Ways to Get Drivers to Stop Texting
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    • 5 Ways to Help Yourself Through Depression
      (Spanish)
    • Asking for Help: Getting Past Obstacles
    • Coping With Cliques
      (Spanish)
    • Date Rape
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    • Dealing With a Health Condition
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    • Dealing With Addiction
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    • Dealing With Bullying
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    • Dealing With Feelings When You're Overweight
      (Spanish)
    • Dealing With Grief: Molly's Story
    • Dwarfism: Emily's Story (Video)
      (Spanish)
    • Getting Help for Intense Grief
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    • How Can I Stop Cutting?
      (Spanish)
    • I Bullied Someone. How Can I Apologize?
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    • I Think I May Have a Drinking/Drug Problem. What Should I Do?
      (Spanish)
    • Making a Change in Your Life
    • Rape
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    • Sexual Harassment and Sexual Bullying
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    • Should I Fight a Bully?
      (Spanish)
    • Test Anxiety
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    • Therapy and Weight Management
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    • What Can I Say When Friends Use Anti-Gay Language?
      (Spanish)
    • When Cancer Keeps You Home
      (Spanish)
    • Yoga for Stress Relief
    • Your Secrets to Staying Motivated
  • Families

    Articles
    • Abuse
      (Spanish)
    • Apologizing
      (Spanish)
    • Assertiveness
      (Spanish)
    • Coping When a Parent Has an Alcohol or Drug Problem
      (Spanish)
    • Talking to Your Parents - or Other Adults
      (Spanish)
    • Teens Talk About Family (Video)
    • Understanding Other People
      (Spanish)
    • Welcome Home Yoga (Video)
    • When a Sibling Is Seriously Ill
      (Spanish)
    • Why Do I Fight With My Parents So Much?
      (Spanish)
  • Feeling Sad

    Articles
    • 5 Ways to Cope When a Loved One Dies
      (Spanish)
    • 5 Ways to Help Yourself Through Depression
      (Spanish)
    • Am I Depressed or Just Not Trying?
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19): Calming Anxiety
      (Spanish)
    • Cutting
      (Spanish)
    • Dealing With Grief: Molly's Story
    • Death and Grief
      (Spanish)
    • Depression
      (Spanish)
    • Getting Help for Intense Grief
      (Spanish)
    • Going to a Therapist
      (Spanish)
    • Seasonal Affective Disorder
      (Spanish)
    • Suicide
      (Spanish)
    • When Depression Is Severe
      (Spanish)
    • Why Am I in Such a Bad Mood?
      (Spanish)
    • Why Do People Get Depressed?
      (Spanish)
  • Feelings & Emotions

    Articles
    • 3 Ways to Increase Positive Emotions
      (Spanish)
    • 3 Ways to Practice Gratitude
      (Spanish)
    • 5 Ways to Deal With Anxiety
      (Spanish)
    • Choosing Your Mood
      (Spanish)
    • Dealing With Anger
      (Spanish)
    • Dealing With Grief: Molly's Story
    • Death and Grief
      (Spanish)
    • Emotional Eating
      (Spanish)
    • Emotional Intelligence
      (Spanish)
    • Getting Help for Intense Grief
      (Spanish)
    • Gratitude
      (Spanish)
    • Gratitude: A Worksheet
      (Spanish)
    • How Can I Improve My Self-Esteem?
      (Spanish)
    • Is My Body OK? Am I Having Self-Esteem Issues?
    • Optimism
      (Spanish)
    • Stress
      (Spanish)
    • Test Anxiety
      (Spanish)
    • The Power of Positive Emotions
      (Spanish)
    • Why Am I in Such a Bad Mood?
      (Spanish)
    • Yoga for Stress Relief
  • Friends

    Articles
    • Apologizing
      (Spanish)
    • Asking for Help: Getting Past Obstacles
    • Assertiveness
      (Spanish)
    • Coping With Cliques
      (Spanish)
    • Dealing With Addiction
      (Spanish)
    • My Friend Has a Food Allergy. How Can I Help?
      (Spanish)
    • Understanding Other People
      (Spanish)
    • What It Means to Be a Friend
      (Spanish)
    • What Should I Do if My Friend Is Having an Asthma Flare-Up?
  • Mental Health

    Articles
    • 5 Facts About Goal Setting
      (Spanish)
    • Binge Eating Disorder
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19): Calming Anxiety
      (Spanish)
    • Cutting
      (Spanish)
    • Depression
      (Spanish)
    • Fears and Phobias
    • Going to a Therapist
      (Spanish)
    • How Can I Improve My Self-Esteem?
      (Spanish)
    • How Can I Stop Cutting?
      (Spanish)
    • Motivation and the Power of Not Giving Up
      (Spanish)
    • Seasonal Affective Disorder
      (Spanish)
    • Suicide
      (Spanish)
    • When Depression Is Severe
      (Spanish)
    • Why Do People Get Depressed?
      (Spanish)
    • Your Secrets to Staying Motivated
  • Parents

    Articles
    • Talking to Your Parents - or Other Adults
      (Spanish)
    • Why Do I Fight With My Parents So Much?
      (Spanish)
  • Relationships

    Articles
    • Abusive Relationships
      (Spanish)
    • Apologizing
      (Spanish)
    • Assertiveness
      (Spanish)
    • Date Rape
      (Spanish)
    • Getting Along With Your Teachers
      (Spanish)
    • Gratitude
      (Spanish)
    • Is My Body OK? Am I Having Self-Esteem Issues?
    • Protecting Your Online Identity and Reputation
      (Spanish)
    • Sexual Attraction and Orientation
      (Spanish)
    • Teens Talk About Love (Video)
    • Understanding Other People
      (Spanish)
    • Virginity: A Very Personal Decision
      (Spanish)

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