Body Image & Self Esteem & The Influence of Social Media on Adolescents / Teenagers

This is part one of a three-part podcast series called 'Connecting the Dots'. In this episode, Aisling Connolly is joined by Stuart Wilson to talk about body image and self-esteem, and the influence of social media on teenagers. Aisling and Stuart provide practical insights and advice for both parents and teenagers.

Stuart Wilson is a Behavioural Psychotherapist specialising in youth and adolescents and family therapy. He is trained in mediation and conflict resolution and is a registered training facilitator with Solas, FAS and towards healing.

These podcasts deliberately interweave the parent and adolescent journeys and this is an important aspect. It's done so as to give you both sides of the story and that in itself is significant. Getting to the root cause of any psychological issue you must first identify the WHY and then you can assign therapies and motivational approaches to address that issue(s).

By being aware of the role of a parent or the pressures on an adolescent, gives you deep insights and understanding and place both parent and adolescent in a more favourable position to succeed with long lasting weight loss.