Welcome to Bounce Back Generation
Feeling confused? Dealing with hard feelings? Need help navigating what life throws your way? We are here for you. Check out our tools and media. We’re a nonprofit. Everyone is welcome.
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Introducing
Spotlight on topics we care about with our brand new mini-courses:
- Overcoming feelings of shame.
- How can I Improve My Relationships?
- Taming Anger!
- Managing Your Nervous system responses to stress.
and many more.
Recent Spotlight Mini Courses
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Relationships
Why are they so difficult, confusing, and hard to find?
Shame
Understanding shame, dealing with it, and letting it go.
anger
Spotlight on the power of anger, how to transform it, and how to recognize and prevent it.
Building Blocks for Life
What Could You Use More of In Your Life?
Protection
Safety and protection is a basic need and helps us to prevent stress and promote recovery.
Confidence
You can do it. It just takes practice. It builds, like a muscle. You got this.
Relationships
A good relationship can help us weather almost anything. But what’s a good relationship?
Belonging
We are hardwired to belong. Find out where you are accepted for just being you.
Coping Skills
What are things to feel good now that won’t make you feel bad later on? Coping skills are unique to you.
Storytelling
Storytelling is about owning your own story. Be the hero of your own life.
It’s Easier Than You Think
Come and Learn With Us
Each section below connects you to our YouTube Channel playlists with very specific goals.
Ways to Feel Good, includes everything from mindfulness meditations to recipes and arts projects.
Learn More are short informational videos to help you learn more about YOU.
Bounce Back is a playlist of our Podcast where we interview everyday people and experts about how they bounce back from life’s adversities.
Feel Good
Our community of creators shares with you encouragement, coping tips, and what they’ve learned helps them. Find what you need today. #feelgood15 are ways to change your mood in as short as 15 seconds.
Learn More
The Building Blocks by BBG are scientifically, neuro-biologically, and psychologically sound tools that help you manage stress, shield yourself from further stress, and help manage, heal, and thrive from adversities.
Bounce Back
Watch or listen to the BBG Podcast on Youtube or Spotify. We share real stories about the science and art of self-care, mental health, and building emotional resilience. Bounce Back with us.
Testimonials
What People Are Saying
I like the journal and the Hero’s Journey because it’s something I can do with my friends.
BBGTV helps me even if I don’t know what I’m feeling because sometimes I just feel like I want to go out and do something wild. It helps me stop and think first.
The resources page is really great to have. It’s hard to know where to go for help.
Paloma Wood-Assemian
Content Creator
While I was born and raised in West Oakland, my family and I were pushed out of the city due to the gentrification making the area unlivable financially. I am now devoted to assisting my community in finding love, light, and happiness within. The superpower I’m working on right now is my empathy, as I am working to improve my relationships with other people. I think that community is very important, and in order to participate as a community you must find empathy and care within all life forms.
Nassar Albaqqal
Content Creator
I’m 21 years old, and I’ve lived in the Bay area now for most of my life. As a student I also take my education seriously. The superpower I’m working on is developing my resilience to challenging situations. Like losing a friend or family member, or dealing with difficulties in school. Developing resilience means having coping skills that are healthy and also allow me to confront what’s bothering me. In the past I usually would just ignore things like that.
Ren Weber
Graphic Designer
I’m from San Francisco, California. Coming from an artistic family, I’ve always been interested in visual art and writing. I’m currently majoring in Psychology and I love being able to incorporate that interest into my work as a graphic designer here at BBG.
Meet Our Team
We are a diverse group of creatives sharing our point of view. We want to find joy, feel strong, and understand ourselves better so our generation can, “feel good, learn more, bounce back”.
Ren Weber
Graphic Designer
I’m from San Francisco, California. Coming from an artistic family, I’ve always been interested in visual art and writing…
Nassar Albaqqal
Content Creator
I’m 21 years old, and I’ve lived in the Bay area now for most of my life. As a student I also take my education seriously…
Paloma Wood-Assemian
Content Creator
From Our Blog
Q&A: Our Advice Column
Q&A #3 – “I Feel Like I’m Not Good Enough, How Can I Overcome This Constant Feeling Of Inadequacy?”
It's completely normal to compare yourself to others, especially in today's world where social media often portrays a highlight reel of people's lives. However, it's essential to recognize that everyone has their own unique strengths and weaknesses. Instead of...
Q&A #2 – “I Feel Like There’s So Much Pressure On Me… But I Feel Like I’m Going to Fail, So Why Bother?”
In life generally there is a lot of pressure on us educationally, personally, culturally, societally, with our family, and many other areas of our life. It can be overwhelming trying to meet all those expectations and respond to all that pressure. Something I learned...
Q&A #1 – “I Shouldn’t Feel This Way Because Other People In The World Have It So Much Worse.”
A: You are an empathetic person and that means you can feel others’ pain. But comparing your pain or hardship to someone else doesn’t help you or them. There will always be people who are doing better than you, and there will always be someone in a worse situation....
CREST Program
More information about our CREST Program (Climate Resilience & Environmental Sustainability Training) is coming soon!
We create videos related to climate resilience & environmental sustainability, like this one: “What You Should Have in Your Emergency Go Bag”.
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