What should you do when other people are bringing negativity into your life? In this episode Nathan and Kim talk about what negativity from external sources looks like and how we can protect ourselves from allowing that negativity to bring us down. Nathan shares his personal experience with bullying and how he overcame the harm it did in his life. Kim shares her experience dealing with the aftermath of criticism and how it negatively impacted her mental health. We hope that as you listen, our experiences can help you with the difficult things you are going through.

Source Links

- APA Primer on Bullying

https://www.apa.org/ed/schools/primer/bullying

- Pew research statistics on social media

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/04/15/teens-experiences-on-tiktok-instagram-and-snapchat/

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/10/01/across-the-globe-people-increasingly-say-social-media-is-harming-democracy/

- CDC article on Intimate Partner Violence

https://www.cdc.gov/intimate-partner-violence/about/index.html

- APA Stressor Definition

https://dictionary.apa.org/stressor

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