ONLINE COURSE

Feeling Stressed: A Self-Reg Course for Teens

Where neuroscience meets real life. Help teens decode stress, emotion, and energy — and discover what calm actually feels like.
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•   Format: Self-directed • On-demand • Learn at your own pace
•   Length: 15 core modules (~8–10 hours) built around The Stressed Detective mini-movie
•   Who You'll See:  Susan Hopkins (EdD) & Stuart Shanker (DPhil) 
•   Certificate: Digital certificate of completion
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Why This Course

Let’s be real — teens today are navigating a world that would fry most adult nervous systems.
 Constant notifications. Social pressure on display. Deadlines. Sleep deprivation. The pressure to always be okay.

It’s not just stress — it’s the science of stress overload. And when the brain and body hit that point, everything changes: attention crashes, mood tanks, motivation disappears, and even small things can feel impossible.

Feeling Stressed isn’t another lecture on coping skills or “just breathe” advice. It’s a science-meets-story experience that helps teens see what’s really going on inside when stress builds up — and what they can do to reset.

Using The Stressed Detective mini-movie as a fun and relatable anchor, each module connects what’s happening in the brain, body, and nervous system with the real-world stressors teens face every day. They’ll learn how stress shifts brain chemistry, hijacks emotions, and drains energy — and how small, practical steps can bring their systems back online.

For teachers, counsellors, and parents, this course offers a powerful way to open up conversations about stress and mental health — rooted not in judgment, but in neuroscience and compassion.

Inside You’ll Find

  • 15 bite-sized modules combining film clips, Self-Reg explainers, and reflection tools teens actually like using
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  • The five domains of stress — biological, emotion, cognitive, social, prosocial — decoded through relatable teen stories
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  • The real neuroscience behind stress: the limbic system, prefrontal cortex, and the interbrain — how emotions spread and calm is caught, not taught
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  • The energy–tension model — why exhaustion, boredom, or overdrive aren’t personality flaws but biological signals
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  • Practical ideas for handling high-stress triggers: deadlines, social drama, performance pressure, sleep issues, and screens
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  • Downloadable workbooks, quizzes, and conversation starters to help teens connect science to their own lives
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  • Optional parent/educator resources to extend the learning into classrooms or family life

You’ll Walk Away With

  • A new way to understand teen stress, mood, and behaviour through the lens of neurobiology, not morality
  • Tools to help teens track their energy and tension — and actually feel what calm and restoration mean
  • Strategies that stick because they’re grounded in how the brain really works under stress
  • Ways to open conversations that replace discipline and worry with curiosity and connection
  • A renewed sense of possibility — for both teens and the adults who care about them

Who Might Be Interested

   Teachers, guidance counsellors, and youth workers ready to bridge neuroscience and real-world classroom experience
   Parents and caregivers who want to understand their teen’s brain and stress patterns
   Schools and programs seeking engaging, science-based tools for well-being, SEL, or health curricula
   Professionals and facilitators who want a fresh, research-grounded approach to supporting stressed teens
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Feeling Stressed: A Self-Reg Course for Teens is where curiosity replaces criticism, and neuroscience replaces guesswork. It’s not about “fixing teens.” It’s about giving them — and the adults around them — a new way to see, understand, and restore what’s been burned up by stress.
Meet the Presenter

Susan Hopkins

Executive Director, The MEHRIT Centre 
CEO, Self-Reg Global
In the past two-plus decades, Susan has worked in numerous educational contexts and roles: early years, K-12 and post-secondary, teacher, vice-principal, curriculum developer, and inclusion coordinator.
Patrick Jones - Course author

Group & Individual Purchase Options Available

Forever Access
Equity Pricing Available
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1-Year Access
single group log in for use in a single classroom of ~30 students

1-Year Access
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