Looking back, what advice would you give your teenage self?

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Community: Teen Health & Wellbeing

Most of us learn important lessons about health, confidence, stress, relationships, and self-care only after making mistakes. If you could go back and give your teenage self one piece of advice about wellbeing, what would it be?

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