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Teen Whisperer | Understanding Teen Girl Mental Health

Podcast by Rach Friedli - Teen Girl Mental Health Specialist

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This is THE podcast for mums of girls.Whether your daughter is a tween, teen or young woman, and you want to understand what the friggidy frigg is really going on beneath the tricky behaviour, the big emotions, and the screen she won't put down, this is the podcast for you.Here's the truth nobody else is saying. Girls are not small boys. They run on a completely different biological operating system, a 28-day cycle instead of a 24-hour one. Different hormones, different stress responses, different energy, different needs, week by week, month by month. And almost every parenting tool, every expert strategy, every piece of advice you've ever been handed? Built on male biology. Handed to you as if it would work the same way for her.It doesn't. And that is why nothing has worked.Too often we're told it's "just" hormones, or she's too sensitive, or she needs to put the phone down. But what if I told you the phone isn't the problem, it's a message from a nervous system that isn't getting what it was designed to need? These are natural responses to an unnatural world. And when you understand them, you can stop reacting with frustration and start responding with insight.Every week, Health Play Specialist and mum Rach Friedli brings you the biology, the tools, and the honest conversation that should have happened years ago. The nervous system science behind her behaviour. The truth about what tech is actually doing in her body. The Whole Body Reset tools that give her something better to reach for, because we can't talk it out of our girls. But we can give their nervous systems somewhere better to go.Shocked. Inspired. Eyes wide open. That's what I want for you.Because so much of what we've been told about parenting girls is wrong, wrapped up in control, pressure and guilt. The world isn't set up for our girls. But there is a different way. A way that starts with understanding her body, her cycle, and the world she's actually living in.Let's make this a revolution, one episode at a time, so our girls grow up feeling seen, safe and capable. And we can stop parenting from fear and start parenting from insight

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87 episodes

episode What Teen Girl Behaviour Is Really Telling You | The Nervous System Angle artwork

What Teen Girl Behaviour Is Really Telling You | The Nervous System Angle

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2407858/fan_mail/new] The door slam. The silence. The one-word answers. Whatever it looked like in your house this week, or over half term, I want to tell you something that changes everything: her behaviour is not the problem. It's information. It's her body telling you something it doesn't have the words for yet. In this episode I'm breaking down the three ways a girl's body responds when it's overwhelmed - fight, flight and freeze - and what each one is actually trying to say. We're also talking about why the phone is often part of the signal, not the cause of it. If you've ever felt like you're doing everything wrong and nothing is landing, this one's for you. If what you've heard today felt like something you needed to hear, I want to tell you about WTF - What's The Feeling. It's my membership for mums just like you. The physiology, the tools, the community of women who are in it too - all in one place. The doors are open right now, but only until the end of June. Then they close until August. So if you've been thinking about it, now's the time. Check out the details here [https://theteenwhisperer.co.uk/whats-the-feeling] Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2429267.rss] - available on all major platforms. Don’t forget to subscribe so you’re the first to get new episodes, and leave a review - it helps other mums find the podcast too. See you next time! 💛

3 Jun 2026 - 14 min
episode Co-Regulation Starts With You | Why Your Nervous System Matters artwork

Co-Regulation Starts With You | Why Your Nervous System Matters

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2407858/fan_mail/new] Before you can regulate your daughter's nervous system, you need to regulate yours.  In this episode, discover why co-regulation starts with you, not her.  Learn what co-regulation actually is, why your body's signals matter more than your calm words, and the Whole Body Reset tool designed specifically for mums managing teen girls' mental health and behaviour. If what you've heard today felt like something you needed to hear, I want to tell you about WTF - What's The Feeling. It's my membership for mums just like you. The physiology, the tools, the community of women who are in it too - all in one place. The doors are open right now, but only until the end of June. Then they close until August. So if you've been thinking about it, now's the time. Check out the details here [https://theteenwhisperer.co.uk/whats-the-feeling] Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2429267.rss] - available on all major platforms. Don’t forget to subscribe so you’re the first to get new episodes, and leave a review - it helps other mums find the podcast too. See you next time! 💛

27 May 2026 - 18 min
episode Why Teen Girls Can’t Put Their Phones Down | The Nervous System Angle artwork

Why Teen Girls Can’t Put Their Phones Down | The Nervous System Angle

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2407858/fan_mail/new] Nervous system regulation in teen girls: why biology explains the phone addiction better than willpower ever could.  Discover the dopamine trap, the three senses she loses when scrolling, why touch matters more for girls, and how a dysregulated nervous system makes "just put it down" impossible, plus what actually works. Catch my free webinar [https://the-teen-whisperer.kit.com/tech-webinar] - 27th May at 7pm BST  If what you've heard today felt like something you needed to hear, I want to tell you about WTF - What's The Feeling. It's my membership for mums just like you. The physiology, the tools, the community of women who are in it too - all in one place. The doors are open right now, but only until the end of June. Then they close until August. So if you've been thinking about it, now's the time. Check out the details here [https://theteenwhisperer.co.uk/whats-the-feeling] Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2429267.rss] - available on all major platforms. Don’t forget to subscribe so you’re the first to get new episodes, and leave a review - it helps other mums find the podcast too. See you next time! 💛

20 May 2026 - 18 min
episode Parenting Teen Girls & Phone Anxiety | Why Limits Alone Don't Work artwork

Parenting Teen Girls & Phone Anxiety | Why Limits Alone Don't Work

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2407858/fan_mail/new] You've set the limits. She went straight back.  Here's what's really happening: nervous system regulation, not willpower.  This episode reveals what your daughter's nervous system craves when she reaches for her phone, why screen limits backfire without addressing the real need underneath, and what the scroll promises but can never deliver. Learn the physiology-first approach that actually reduces phone anxiety in teen girls. Join me live: Webinar [https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/113143] — 27 May. The biology, the tools, the whole conversation. Link in show notes. If what you've heard today felt like something you needed to hear, I want to tell you about WTF - What's The Feeling. It's my membership for mums just like you. The physiology, the tools, the community of women who are in it too - all in one place. The doors are open right now, but only until the end of June. Then they close until August. So if you've been thinking about it, now's the time. Check out the details here [https://theteenwhisperer.co.uk/whats-the-feeling] Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2429267.rss] - available on all major platforms. Don’t forget to subscribe so you’re the first to get new episodes, and leave a review - it helps other mums find the podcast too. See you next time! 💛

13 May 2026 - 15 min
episode Teen Girls Anxiety: Why Nothing Has Worked And What Actually Does artwork

Teen Girls Anxiety: Why Nothing Has Worked And What Actually Does

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2407858/fan_mail/new] Teen girls anxiety and overwhelm often resist "traditional" strategies, here's why.  In this episode, discover why almost all mental health tools were built on male biology.   What you'll learn:  * The 28-day cycle that changes everything about how she experiences stress, connection, and regulation,  * Why the scroll is a message, not the problem, and what the nervous system is actually hungry for * One simple observation to start this week  And finally understand why nothing has worked until you shift from strategy to what’s actually going on for her.  Period stress? [https://wuka.co.uk/TEENWHISPERER] WUKA period pants and health gummies have been a game changer. No stress. No faff. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. If what you've heard today felt like something you needed to hear, I want to tell you about WTF - What's The Feeling. It's my membership for mums just like you. The physiology, the tools, the community of women who are in it too - all in one place. The doors are open right now, but only until the end of June. Then they close until August. So if you've been thinking about it, now's the time. Check out the details here [https://theteenwhisperer.co.uk/whats-the-feeling] Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2429267.rss] - available on all major platforms. Don’t forget to subscribe so you’re the first to get new episodes, and leave a review - it helps other mums find the podcast too. See you next time! 💛

6 May 2026 - 14 min
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