Davis-Smith Mental Health

Davis-Smith Mental Health Providing counseling to teens to help them gain self-confidence and strength. Creates a safe place f Counselor

If your teen wakes up tired, struggles to focus, and feels anxious throughout the day, their phone might be playing a bi...
10/31/2025

If your teen wakes up tired, struggles to focus, and feels anxious throughout the day, their phone might be playing a bigger role than you think.

🌙 Late-night scrolling keeps the brain active when it should be resting.
đź’¬ Constant alerts train their body to stay in stress mode.
đź’­ Comparing lives online increases self-doubt and worry.

Learn how to reset the relationship with technology inside this week’s episode.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

It’s not just about phone limits.It’s about emotional limits.When your teen feels anxious, they often reach for their ph...
10/30/2025

It’s not just about phone limits.
It’s about emotional limits.

When your teen feels anxious, they often reach for their phone to distract themselves, but it only adds more noise.

In this episode, Block Out the Noise talks about helping teens replace “scroll time” with small moments of stillness and connection.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

You can’t fight anxiety if your nervous system never gets a break.And for most teens, that break doesn’t happen anymore....
10/30/2025

You can’t fight anxiety if your nervous system never gets a break.
And for most teens, that break doesn’t happen anymore.

Between notifications, social media pressure, and constant messages, their brain never truly rests.
This episode helps you understand what’s happening beneath the surface and how to guide your teen toward balance.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

If your teen seems easily overwhelmed, struggles to focus, or feels “on edge” even during downtime, it might not be atti...
10/28/2025

If your teen seems easily overwhelmed, struggles to focus, or feels “on edge” even during downtime, it might not be attitude; it could be overstimulation.

This episode explains how too much screen time impacts emotional regulation and shares simple ways to help your teen find calm again without removing their phone completely.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

Have you noticed your teen seems more anxious lately but you can’t pinpoint why?Sometimes it isn’t school or friendships...
10/27/2025

Have you noticed your teen seems more anxious lately but you can’t pinpoint why?
Sometimes it isn’t school or friendships causing the stress, it’s what’s happening on their screens.

📱 Constant notifications keep the brain in “alert mode.”
đź’­ Endless comparison makes them question their worth.
🌙 Late-night scrolling interrupts rest and focus.

In this week’s episode, Block Out the Noise breaks down how screen time quietly fuels anxiety and what you can do to reset.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

Sometimes the hardest part of parenting isn’t guiding your teen.It’s letting them grow.But giving them space to evolve i...
10/27/2025

Sometimes the hardest part of parenting isn’t guiding your teen.
It’s letting them grow.

But giving them space to evolve is one of the greatest gifts you can offer.
This episode explores how to support identity growth without fear or control.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

It’s normal to grieve the version of your teen you used to know.But remember, they’re not losing themselves.They’re beco...
10/25/2025

It’s normal to grieve the version of your teen you used to know.
But remember, they’re not losing themselves.
They’re becoming more of who they were always meant to be.

This episode helps you embrace that process together.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

Your teen isn’t broken because they’re questioning everything.It’s how they learn what matters to them.This episode help...
10/24/2025

Your teen isn’t broken because they’re questioning everything.
It’s how they learn what matters to them.

This episode helps you understand how to ground them in their values while allowing space for change.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

Growth can be messy, especially for teens trying to figure out who they are.They need safe spaces to explore who they’re...
10/23/2025

Growth can be messy, especially for teens trying to figure out who they are.
They need safe spaces to explore who they’re becoming, not pressure to stay the same.

This episode shares how to balance guidance and freedom during your teen’s identity shifts.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

Sometimes your teen’s changes can feel unfamiliar, new boundaries, new opinions, new priorities.But what looks like pull...
10/23/2025

Sometimes your teen’s changes can feel unfamiliar, new boundaries, new opinions, new priorities.
But what looks like pulling away is often a sign they’re finding their voice.

This episode will help you stay connected while giving them room to grow.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

When your teen says “I don’t know who I am anymore,” they’re not being dramatic.They’re describing one of the most commo...
10/21/2025

When your teen says “I don’t know who I am anymore,” they’re not being dramatic.
They’re describing one of the most common and confusing stages of growing up.

This episode helps you guide them through that process without rushing or minimizing what they feel.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

If your teen seems different lately, quieter, moodier, or unsure of who they are, it might not be rebellion.It might be ...
10/20/2025

If your teen seems different lately, quieter, moodier, or unsure of who they are, it might not be rebellion.
It might be growth.

Identity shifts are a normal part of adolescence, but they can look like anxiety, irritability, or even withdrawal. This episode helps parents understand how to support their teen through the discomfort of becoming.

Listen to Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety wherever you get your podcasts!

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