Helping Teens Heal

Today, we’re exploring how storytelling can help teens process what they’re carrying, and what it means for parents who are trying to connect with kids who feel unreachable. Dr. Danice Rinderknecht is a physician who has watched countless kids walk into her exam room carrying anxiety, depression, and trauma they can’t put into words. Instead of pushing for explanations they don’t have, she’s learned how to connect with them in ways that feel safe, creative, and genuinely healing. She’s taken that experience and poured it into a young‑adult fantasy novel...