Manmeet Kaur

When Hearts Break: A Teen's Guide to Healing After Heartbreak “It feels like my world is falling apart.” If you’ve ever said this after a heartbreak, know that you’re not alone. Heartbreaks can be crushing, especially during teenage years. Your first love, your first real connection,

Setting Healthy Boundaries in Online Friendships In the last decade, the way young people make and maintain friendships has changed dramatically. Online platforms — from social media and gaming apps to Discord, WhatsApp, and private forums — have become new-age playgrounds where relationships begin, deepen, and sometimes fall apart. For today’s

Understanding and Managing Teenage Mood Swings If you've ever lived with or worked closely with a teenager, chances are you've witnessed sudden emotional shifts — bursts of joy followed by slamming doors, enthusiastic chatter suddenly replaced by long silences. These unpredictable emotional waves often leave parents, teachers,

Are You Addicted to Your Phone? Signs and Solutions We check it first thing in the morning. We scroll endlessly while waiting in lines. We keep it beside us while eating, working, even sleeping. Our phones have become a constant presence — sometimes a comfort, other times a compulsion. But how

Body Image in the Age of Instagram: A Counselor’s Perspective In my work with adolescents and young adults, one concern consistently emerges across genders and backgrounds: body image. And while insecurities around appearance are nothing new, what’s changed dramatically in the past decade is how relentlessly those insecurities