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Mental Health Music Mondays: June & July 2026
Adolescent Mental Health, Women’s Mental Health, Parent Resources, Music Madilynn Szoboszlay, LCSW Adolescent Mental Health, Women’s Mental Health, Parent Resources, Music Madilynn Szoboszlay, LCSW

Mental Health Music Mondays: June & July 2026

Over on Instagram and Facebook, I’ve been sharing mental health music recommendations each Monday. Music has an incredible way of expressing the thoughts and emotions that we don’t always know how to put into words. Here’s a compilation of my musical picks for June and July 2026. Which song was your favorite? Do you have any recommendations for me to check out?

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Anxious, Highly Sensitive, or Both? How to Decode Your Daughter’s Nervous System
Adolescent Mental Health, Parent Resources, Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Madilynn Szoboszlay, LCSW Adolescent Mental Health, Parent Resources, Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Madilynn Szoboszlay, LCSW

Anxious, Highly Sensitive, or Both? How to Decode Your Daughter’s Nervous System

When the school day ends with a slammed car door and heavy silence, it is time to stop guessing why your daughter is shutting down and start decoding her nervous system. Whether she is a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), struggling with anxiety, or navigating the overlap of both, her irritability is a sign that her nervous system is overtaxed and on critical power saving mode. In this post, you will learn to differentiate between a biological trait and symptoms of anxiety by identifying the physiological signals of a brain stuck in survival mode. Discover how to use somatic tools to quiet her internal security alarm and manually signal safety to her brain, moving your home from exhausted and on edge to a state of steadiness.

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How to Heal from the Anxiety You’ve Learned to Hide Behind
Anxiety, Adolescent Mental Health, Women’s Mental Health, Perfectionism & Self-Worth, Chronic Stress & Burnout Madilynn Szoboszlay, LCSW Anxiety, Adolescent Mental Health, Women’s Mental Health, Perfectionism & Self-Worth, Chronic Stress & Burnout Madilynn Szoboszlay, LCSW

How to Heal from the Anxiety You’ve Learned to Hide Behind

High-Functioning Anxiety (HFA) often manifests as a relentless cycle of burnout and perfectionism. You look like the "reliable one" who has it all together, but you’re living in constant fear that one minor mistake will cause your entire life to collapse. In this post, we explore how to stop running 24/7 internal damage control and start building genuine steadiness. Learn how to use Cognitive Reframing to challenge catastrophic thinking and the 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Method to calm your nervous system. I specialize in helping women and teen girls in Texas, Arizona, and Montana move out of anxiety and into a life that doesn't require a mask.

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