Teenage Brain
Understanding your Brain
During adolescence your brain essentially goes through a huge renovation. It your have every been through renovations at home, you will know how disruptive it can be.
This page is set up to help you understand the renovation that your brain goes through during high school.
The benefit of a renovation is a new and improved space! We hope this page helps you understand your brain a little more !
Understanding the Brain and Anxious feelings
An Anxious Brain - Understanding your brain when you experience anxiety.
Anxiety Disorders - A resource to support your understanding about anxiety.
Managing Anxiety - How to manage your anxiety.
Why do I freak out when I’m stressed? - To work out why you're feeling anxious, it can be really helpful to understand what anxiety actually is, and how it evolved in the human brain.
The Adolescent Brain
Understanding some of the basics of developmental brain development can help to untangle some of the challenges you face as a teenager.
Teenage Brain Development - As children become teenagers, their brains grow and change. These changes affect their thinking and behaviour. Understanding how your brain works can help to build a healthy brain.
The Power of the Adolescent Brain - This link takes you to a video series where research helps to shine a light on adolescent brain development. Dr Frances Jensen merges her personal experience whilst also drawing on clinical knowledge and research.