Mental Illness Awareness Week
At BodiMojo, we support teens’ emotional intelligence, confidence, and empowerment. We know that teens have amazing potential: they’ve got grit and they’re resilient. But sometimes life gets in the...
View ArticleBullying Prevention Month
If you are a teen, parent of a teen, or someone who works with teens, now is an especially important time of year to have a chat about a difficult topic: bullying.While October may bring to mind all...
View ArticleWhat You Don’t Know About Eating Disorders
In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAWeek2015), our thoughts are with those who have ever struggled with disordered eating behaviors, as well as their families and friends. Like...
View ArticleStay Weird, Stay Different
We love when celebrities and role models use their spotlight to spread a positive message, highlight an important issue, or shed light on a difficult topic. In this year’s Oscar acceptance speech for...
View ArticleA New Take on Feminism and Masculinity
We’ve come a long way as a society. Women, once not granted the right to vote, are now political, business, and philanthropic leaders. More and more men, once assumed to be the breadwinners of the...
View ArticleSelf-Compassion: A Twist on the Golden Rule
The Golden Rule, “treat others as you would treat yourself,” is a wonderful reminder to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. Versions of the Golden Rule can be found across religions and cultures. It...
View ArticleTeens Consulting Internet to Make Positive Health Decisions
Here at BodiMojo, we’re here to help you embrace technology, while taking a look at how we can team up to align it with our forces as we help teens grow into happy, healthy young adults. Today, we’re...
View ArticleChild Mental Health Report
School’s (almost) out for summer! Summer is the perfect season to get healthy: there’s plenty of daylight and warmth for outdoor activity, fresh fruits and vegetables are at their peak taste, and kids...
View ArticleGratitude Changes Everything
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”As a technology focused on developing emotional intelligence in children and teens, we’re happy to explore the positive effects of gratitude and how they...
View ArticleBeyond Shyness: Social Anxiety Disorder
“What if…”When strung together, these two words can offer endless promise:What if I win the lottery? What if I get my dream job? What if I meet the love of my life? Or, debilitating fear:What if I say...
View ArticleEmbracing Your Emotions
In the digital world we live in, it can be easy to find yourself feeling disconnected. We get so wrapped up in everything that’s constantly being shared from others’ lives that we often forget to...
View ArticleWhy All of Us Could Use More Recess
We hear it in the news nearly every day. School budget cuts, over-crowded classrooms and the need to “optimize” learning in schools. So what are the first programs to go in a school budget cut? You...
View ArticleHow Parents and Teens Can Disconnect From Technology and Recharge This Summer
Summer is upon us! On the brink of the sweetest and shortest season of the year, many of us look forward to enjoying the trips we’ve planned, getting around to the projects we’ve put off, and...
View ArticleMental Illness Awareness Week: Replacing Stigma With Hope
Although paying attention to mental health is important all year long, Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 2-8, 2016) is a particularly important time to join the conversation and spread hope for...
View ArticleHow to Talk to Your Teen About Mental Health
Today is World Mental Health Day, which reminds us how important it is to be aware of the signs, symptoms, and ongoing support necessary for managing mental health conditions in our children and teens....
View ArticleKeeping Up With Mental Health in College
By Angela Cataldo, Student at Clemson University and BodiMojo Blog Contributor Many college students worry about the dreaded “Freshman 15” – packing on extra weight due to subpar dining hall choices...
View ArticleStart With Hello
By Angela Cataldo, Student at Clemson University and BodiMojo Blog Contributor Every year, an average of 2,277 children die from gun violence in the United States. In 4 out of 5 school shootings, at...
View ArticleRisky Business and Teen Mental Health
If you’re raising a child, you are likely familiar with the ups and downs of parenting. When children are young, bandages for skinned knees and hot chocolate for a bad day can easily make things right...
View ArticlePracticing Self-Kindness
Welcome to the Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness series. This is the final part of a series offering basic ways to cope with treatment for serious illness. This installment discusses how to...
View ArticleDealing with Difficult Emotions
Welcome to the Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness series. This is part two of a series of four articles offering basic ways to cope with treatment for serious illness. This installment discusses...
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