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  • What Young Adults Wish You Knew About Adolescence

    What Young Adults Wish You Knew About Adolescence

    During adolescence, the brain remodels intensively until the individual has reached their mid-20s. Up until that time the decisions, moods and emotions of a young adult are in a state of flux. The front of the brain – the prefrontal cortex – is the last section to be remodelled and is the part of the…

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  • Adolescence: 4 Truths Adults Need to Know

    Adolescence: 4 Truths Adults Need to Know

    Adolescence can be one of the most emotionally turbulent times in a person’s life; hormones, changing responsibilities, the rewiring of the prefrontal cortex of the brain and difficult social and emotional situations can all take a toll on the emotional wellbeing of even the healthiest teen. In this article, Counsellor Joanna Herman-Waddell shares her experience of working…

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