Understanding Teen Mental Health - Turning Winds Podcast Series
Many of us can relate to what it’s like to be teens trying to figure themselves out. In the final years toward adulthood we set the course for a lifetime. Its confusing for them and sometimes overwhelming for parents - but we believe in providing the resources to help to create positive change.
Understanding Teen Mental Health - Turning Winds Podcast Series
The Identified Patient // An unexpected perspective into family systems and relationships
What if your teen’s struggles weren’t the whole story... but a signal from a larger system in need of change?
In this episode of the Turning Winds Podcast, host Kevin Zundl speaks with Clinical Director Jared Sartell about the powerful concept of the "identified patient" in family systems theory. Together, they unpack how teens often become the focus of concern in families, while deeper systemic dynamics go unexamined.
Discover how Turning Winds integrates family systems work into its treatment model, requiring participation and change from the whole family—not just the teen. Jared explains why many breakthroughs happen after months of consistent therapeutic engagement, and how real change sticks only when families are prepared to shift too.
Whether you're exploring treatment or already in the thick of it, this episode offers a grounding perspective on what it really takes for healing to last.
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identified patient, family systems therapy, teen treatment, Turning Winds, residential treatment for teens, family therapy, adolescent mental health, parent involvement in therapy, systems theory, healing family relationships, clinical treatment for teens, long-term outcomes, teen behavior issues, parent therapy homework, teen therapy podcast
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