In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave talks with Victoria Casavecchia, founder of Empowered Victories Wellness, a Registered Nurse and Board-Certified Nurse Coach with nearly 30 years of experience in pediatric nursing.
Victoria joins the show to talk about the youth mental health crisis, the rise in anxiety, depression, burnout, and disconnection among kids and teens, and why America’s healthcare system often waits until families are in crisis before offering real help.
The conversation covers how anxiety can show up physically, why parents are overwhelmed too, the role of sleep, food, movement, mindfulness, and connection, and where nurse coaching fits in the “missing middle” between toughing it out and emergency care.
This isn’t just about individual wellness. It’s about a healthcare system that asks families to solve a public health crisis one private coping skill at a time.
Because Bigfoot may be hard to find — but try finding affordable mental healthcare when your kid needs help right now.
Guest: Victoria Casavecchia, RN, NC-BC Empowered Victories Wellness: https://www.empoweredvictorieswellness.com/
Helpful Links: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/ Find mental health or substance use treatment: https://findtreatment.gov/ NAMI resources for kids, teens, and families: https://www.nami.org/kids-teens-and-young-adults/ SAMHSA National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/helplines/national-helpline