This Teenage Life

Teen Mental Health: Creating a Short Film

“Shoot!” I jog down the main aisle of the church with my friend Josie, towards the front.

3 hrs ago • This Teenage Life and Lydia Bach

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February 2026

Teen Mental Health: Student Protest

“You okay?” I whisper to Zoe as she trudges into the rehearsal room.

Feb 4 • This Teenage Life and Lydia Bach

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January 2026

Teen Mental Health: Minneapolis

I scroll down The Guardian’s online newspaper page, stopping at an article titled ‘Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says’. While the…

Jan 25 • This Teenage Life and Lydia Bach

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Teen Mental Health: Graphic Novels as Resistance

I love graphic novels, I really do, and as the United States falls more blatantly into fascism, I love graphic novels even more.

Jan 20 • This Teenage Life and Lydia Bach

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Comics for Contemplation: New Years

Art by Cloe Moreno

Jan 6 • This Teenage Life

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December 2025

Comics for Contemplation: Political Anxiety

Art by Cloe Moreno

Dec 14, 2025 • This Teenage Life

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November 2025

Teen Mental Health: Relevant Classes

I’ve gotten used to the idea of taking classes that teach topics I’ll never use in the outside world.

Nov 24, 2025 • This Teenage Life and Lydia Bach

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Comics for Contemplation: Distortions

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Nov 12, 2025 • This Teenage Life

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Teen Mental Health: Children's Books

I’ve been thinking about picture books recently.

Nov 4, 2025 • This Teenage Life and Lydia Bach

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October 2025

Teen Mental Health: Lazy Knitting

I’ve spent the past hour and a half knitting the sleeve of a sweater and watching Instagram videos: one about child centered play therapy and another…

Oct 18, 2025 • This Teenage Life and Lydia Bach

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Comics for Contemplation: Sharing Space

A comic by Cloe Moreno

Oct 12, 2025 • This Teenage Life

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September 2025

Teen Mental Health: AI and Education

“You know what?

Sep 22, 2025 • This Teenage Life and Lydia Bach

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