Self-harm Awareness Day

Self-harm Awareness Day

March 1st is Self-Harm and Self-Injury Awareness Day. At Life & Soul, our mentors come across young people who are struggling with self-harm or self-injury, so we wanted to share a bit on what it is and an encouraging case study of a student one of our mentors...
Simple Questions to Help Your Teen

Simple Questions to Help Your Teen

I’ve been reading a book by David Yeager called The Science of Motivating Young People 10 to 25. In it, Yeager explains something called the “neurobiological incompetence model.” This idea claims that teenagers naturally lack the brain development needed for advanced...