The teens in your life deserve adults who understand them
both/and is the free, bi-weekly newsletter for parents and professionals who want to embrace both the delights and the difficulties of adolescence
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Written by a licensed clinical social worker with 15+ years working with teens and the adults who care about them
Every other week, you’ll get an honest take on adolescence—the kind that actually reflects what teens are going through right now, not what the headlines want you to panic about—and discover new ways to support them, with topics like:
The most important conversation you should be having about social media
Surprising benefits of teen romantic relationships—yes, it’s not the end of the world!
How to make your home or office LGBTQ+ affirming (which is so critical in our current political climate)
Realistic smartphone strategies that don’t involve banning or shaming
It’s all delivered with a healthy sense of humor, and the occasional embarrassing photo of Kaleigh from her teen years.
“I appreciate your research and knowledge... everyone around me is very into the Anxious Generation right now and I almost started to get swept away!!”
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What happens when you embrace both/and
When you let go of the “all or nothing” approach with teens, you’ll open the door to:
✅ MORE:
Kitchen table conversations
Genuine psychological safety
“What do you think?”
❌ LESS:
Slammed bedroom doors
Eye rolls and one-worded responses
“You just don’t understand.”