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Segment 1: Using YA fiction to help young people process the big issues; Segment 2: Using the 'voices in your head'
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:00:48
Publish Date: 2019-04-01 00:00:00
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A look at what is coming up on Viewpoints for the week of March 31, 2019 including: For a few decades now, teens have flocked to YA novels like The Hunger Games or The Fault in Our Stars. Why are they so popular? We talk to two novelists who say young adult fiction can help teens consider big issues and life and ‘practice’ their responses to real-world problems like violence and drugs. Then, Hearing voices in your head comes with an unfortunate stereotype that you must be mentally ill. However, experts tell us the “voices in your head” can be used to talk to, and about, yourself in a healthy, productive way. In fact, most people hear voices in their head and already use inner speech on a daily basis. We discuss tips and techniques to use “self-talk” as a way to get yourself through tough decisions and lower stress.
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