471. Coaching Hotline: Teaching Thought Work to Teens & Managing Phobias

UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone · Mar 3, 2026 · 13m

Have you ever tried to teach thought work to someone you love, only to have them completely reject it? In this Coaching Hotline episode, I answer a question from a mom who wants her teenage son to benefit from thought work but keeps running into pushback. I explain why 15 is not too young to understand emotional processing, but it is old enough to resist being coached without permission.

I also answer a question from a listener who is struggling with a long standing fear of heights that shows up intensely on tall bridges and airplanes. If you have ever felt frustrated that you logically know…