If your teen is struggling with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), I’m glad you found this channel.
You are not alone, and your child is not broken.
I’m Dr. Lee—a licensed pediatric psychologist with over 20 years of experience helping families with retraining the brain and nervous system regulation. My goal is to show you how neuroplasticity makes recovery possible and help your teen move past the “stuck” loop.
This channel provides educational information and is not a substitute for individualized medical or mental health care. Always consult your qualified healthcare provider regarding diagnosis or treatment.
This channel provides the clinical answers you’ve been looking for, clear explanations of FND recovery, and stories from families who have successfully gotten their lives back.
No more guesswork. No more panic reactions. Just a clear, structured path to resolving symptoms.
How I’ve helped 100+ families resolve FND:
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Dr. Lee's Teen FND Academy™
Tomorrow: Teen FND — The Path to Recovery
Join Dr. Jin Lee live tomorrow for a practical look at what the FND recovery journey involves and how families can begin putting the pieces together in everyday life.
The presentation will be followed by a live Q&A with Dr. Lee.
Thursday, October 8
5 p.m. Pacific / 8 p.m. Eastern
Free • Live on Zoom
Register:
www.teenfndacademy.com/event
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In case you haven't heard yet - Thursday I'm hosting Teen FND: The Path to Recovery. I hope to see you there!
👉 Register for the free live event here:
teenfndacademy.com/event
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What does FND recovery actually look like?
If your teen has FND, you’ve probably already met with providers, been given recommendations, and tried different skills.
But you may still be wondering:
How does all of this fit together? What are we actually supposed to do to help our teen recover?
This Thursday, I’m hosting a free live webinar for parents. I’ll walk you through what the recovery journey looks like, what may be missing when you’re already trying so many things, and what helps your family move forward.
And after the presentation, you’ll have a chance to ask Dr. Lee your questions live.
Teen FND: The Path to Recovery
Thursday, October 8
5 p.m. Pacific / 8 p.m. Eastern
Free • Live on Zoom
Register here:
www.teenfndacademy.com/event
— Dr. Jin Lee
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Dr. Lee's Teen FND Academy™
Parents of teens with FND —
A plateau doesn't always mean a ceiling. Sometimes recovery stalls in one area even while other symptoms are improving. That can feel discouraging, especially when your child is watching peers move forward.
One thing that came up in this conversation is the difference between supporting your teen and fixing things for them. It's a harder line to find than most parents expect.
In this video, I sit down with Jackson and his dad Dale to talk about what happened after a long stretch where walking wasn't improving — and the decisions that shifted things.
Watch here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=V7K5_jMBbxI
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Parents of teens with FND —
If your teen is refusing help, it can feel like your only options are pushing harder or stepping back completely. Neither one feels right.
What often shifts things is when parents stop trying to control their teen's response and start practicing their own skills — staying calm, validating without rescuing, holding a boundary without getting pulled into a fight. Your teen doesn't have to change first for you to start leading differently.
In this video, I walk through the difference between a request and a boundary, and a practical framework called validate and punt it back.
Watch here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DjBNaDHafJo
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Parents of teens with FND —
If you're measuring recovery by symptom count alone, you may be missing real progress happening right in front of you.
A teen who used to lose an entire day to a flare but now recovers in an hour is genuinely getting better — even if symptoms are still showing up. Progress often lives in how your teen responds to symptoms, not just whether they're still happening.
Many families are making more progress than they realize.
In this video, I walk through five signs your teen may be moving forward — even when symptoms haven't fully stopped.
Watch here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_eO-sCxBi8s
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Parents of teens with FND —
If you find yourself checking on symptoms throughout the day, you're not doing anything wrong. That instinct comes from love.
But research on FND suggests that where attention goes, symptom intensity can follow. When the focus stays locked on what the body is doing wrong, it may actually keep your teen's brain stuck in that loop. Recovery often asks for a different kind of response — one that acknowledges the symptom without letting it take over, then gently shifts toward function.
You were never shown what to measure instead. In this video, I walk through a simple framework that can help.
Watch here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OUbwMAJ03Ug
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Parents of teens with FND —
When your child has been dismissed by doctors and teachers for years, it makes sense that they stop trusting anyone who says they can help. That skepticism isn't defiance. It's self-protection.
In this conversation, Christy and her son River share what seven years of misunderstanding looked like — and what actually shifted things for their family. One of the biggest changes started when Christy recognized that her own hovering was signaling danger to River's nervous system.
If your family is still in that phase where you can't put your phone down, this conversation will feel very familiar.
Watch here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nLZYZy3OctE
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Sometimes progress shows up when you least expect it.
Heat had usually been a trigger for this teen. Then the AC broke.
Instead of assuming, “I can’t do this because of the heat,” she kept going, did some chores, and discovered that she actually felt okay.
That experience matters. Every time a teen does something their brain has learned to see as unsafe—and discovers, “I can handle this”—they’re building new evidence.
Progress = doing more of life, even when a trigger is there.
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Parents of teens with FND —
If your teen seems okay at home but falls apart at school, that gap can be confusing. It's easy to wonder: if they can manage here, why not there?
The difference isn't motivation. It's load. At school, their nervous system is managing noise, transitions, social pressure, and symptoms all at once. That's a very different demand than home — and understanding that difference is something families can actually work with.
You're not imagining what you're seeing. And your teen isn't making it up.
In this video, I walk through why the home-school gap happens and how to think about school as part of recovery rather than the reward at the end.
Watch here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=G7BIXruVGg0
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