Healthy Family Project

On this episode of the Healthy Family Project Podcast, we're joined by Dr. Neff, a licensed clinical sports psychologist, to talk about young athletes and their mental health. While there's a lot of fun and joy in kid and teen sports, it can also create stress and anxiety. Dr. Neff shared lots of amazing insights and tips to help us tackle mental health in a proactive way that helps kids and teens build their mental fitness and creates environments where they can feel safe working through their feelings and managing their anxiety around sports. What We Cover: Want to skip straight to a hot topic? See timestamps below. But of course, we recommend listening all the way through to get all the great tips and tricks! 2:49 Welcome, Dr. Neff! 7:36 What can families do to be proactive about mental health? 13:06 Tactics for building mental fitness 10:32 Travel hacks most people overlook 19:36 Tips for transitioning to different levels of sports 27:06 What's a normal level of stress? What red flags to look for?