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May 22, 2023, 5:28 p.m.

On Our Minds: Understanding the patterns of an unhealthy relationship

Summary

On this episode of the teen mental health podcast On Our Minds, Katie Hood and Collin McClelland from One Love Foundation teach hosts Ashley and Tyler how to recognize unhealthy behaviors in a relationship. Katie and Collin also give tips on how to help a friend or loved one who might be in a harmful relationship. Click here for this episode’s transcript. An audio-only version of this podcast is available here .

Five Facts

  1. Who did Ashley and Tyler speak to for this podcast and what are their backgrounds?
  2. Why was One Love Foundation started?
  3. What are a few of the healthy/unhealthy signs of a relationship according to this story?
  4. When do you know it’s time to move on from a relationship according to this story?
  5. How is a first relationship often a meaningful part of growing up?

Focus Questions

Do you think a healthy relationship can turn into an unhealthy one? Why or why not? What do you think are some of the signs of an unhealthy relationship, whether romantic or just friend relationships? News Analysis : Is there something you would have liked to hear relating to healthy and unhealthy relationships that wasn’t mentioned

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