6. How One Teen Created A Platform To Help Peers Open Up About Mental Health

This episode first aired under the original name, The Parenting Reset Show. Now we are the Single Parenting Reset podcast–supporting single parents of tweens and teens with real talk on screen time, communication and managing behavior.

Are you struggling to get your tween or teen — especially a teenage boy — to open up about their feelings and mental health?

In this insightful episode of The Parenting Reset Show, Tess Connolly talks with teenage mental health advocate Zach Gottlieb, founder of the Instagram platform @TalkWithZach. Zach shares his own journey of growing up in a home where talking about feelings was encouraged — and why he now helps other teens feel safe to open up. You’ll hear practical tips for improving communication, creating a calm and safe space, asking better questions, and modeling emotional openness. Whether you’re a single parent or parenting in a two-parent household, Zach’s perspective will help you navigate behavior problems, screen time pressures, and the social media challenges tweens and teens face today.

• Learn how to encourage teens to talk without pushing them.
• Discover simple ways to model good mental health and emotional expression.
• Understand how to create an environment where guidance feels safer than punishment.

Press play to hear Zach’s powerful insights on how parents can foster open, honest conversations and support their teen’s mental health journey.

You can find out more about Talk with Zach on Instagram @Talk with Zach or on Tik Tok at Talk with Zach 

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