by Big Sister Team | May 25, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Parents, For Teen Girls
Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental health conditions amongst young people today. Yet anxiety still carries a negative stigma which makes it difficult to talk about and manage on a daily basis. What is anxiety? How can we support our friends struggling...
by Big Sister Team | May 25, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Teen Girls
At the end of 2019 I’m sure no-one imagined we’d have such a strange start to 2020. Yet here we are approaching the middle of the year, tentatively peering outside and racking our brains to remember what life looked like before the lockdown. For many of us, we’ve...
by Big Sister Team | May 7, 2020 | For Parents
Looking back on photos of myself a young girl, I was certainly curvaceous. I loved food, particularly sweets, and would rather spend my time curled up with a good book instead of outside, playing with friends or working up a sweat. But the interesting thing? I never...
by Big Sister Team | May 7, 2020 | For Teen Girls
When will I be able to hang out with my friends again? What if I turn 18 and can’t celebrate with a party or going out to my first club? What if it last so long I miss schoolies with my friends? What if my friends and I grow apart? The thoughts running through your...
by Big Sister Team | May 4, 2020 | For Parents, For Teen Girls
While living in a stressful time, it’s essential to take care of our mental health. Anxiety is idiosyncratic, making it pretty much impossible to pinpoint a “kind” that is most common. For some of us, it might feel like we’re out of breath or choking. For others, it...
