Win This Year is the official podcast of notMYkid, a national 501(c)3 prevention nonprofit dedicated to inspiring positive life choices by educating parents, preteens, teens, families, and educators on the mental health and behavioral health challenges facing our youth today. Win This Year shares information, inspiration, and strategies for parents and educators on the topics of substance use, suicide, bullying, internet safety, social media, body image, relationships, anxiety, self-injury, depression, and more. This podcast features conversations with experts in the field of prevention as well as individuals with significant professional and/or personal experience with our topics. While the topics we discuss are serious, we are focused on the solutions, and will approach each subject in the most positive way possible. We're aiming to be informative, interesting, and inspiring.
Chris Johnson was a successful student and athlete before getting caught up in some unhealthy decision making. Once he found himself selling drugs an...
Vanessa Baker is a parent and teen mindset coach, as well as the author of the book, "From MEAN to REAL CLEAN," and a parenting course of the same nam...
High school student and young entrepreneur Lauren Skemp is working to increase awareness and support for youth mental health, including efforts to cre...
After losing her son to a fentanyl overdose, Megan MacIntosh is sharing his story and her experience to help parents and kids understand what is truly...
In this episode, we discuss the challenge of helping adolescents achieve and maintain healthy body image, and the importance and value of creating hea...
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and the statistics on teen dating violence may surprise you. Our guest for this epis...
In this episode, host Shane Watson talks about Self-Care for parents and the 8 Dimensions of Personal Wellness, including simple yet effective ways to...
In recent years, life has become increasingly stressful for many parents and teens. 2020 has multiplied that stress, increasing what Matt Hale calls ...
After losing her young adult son to a heroin overdose, Monica Tipton has courageously used her experience and knowledge to change the landscape of sub...