Christopher Pepper

1 week ago | teenhealthtoday.com | Christopher Pepper

Hi Readers, I hope you are hanging in ok - there is a lot going on in the world right now. In today’s newsletter, I address a few of the issues that I’ve been thinking about, celebrate two authors who launched books this week, and share a link to livestream my upcoming panel at Aspen Ideas: Health, where we’ll be talking about the youth mental health crisis. Big Love, ChristopherOn June 18th, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold Tennessee's gender-affirming care ban in U.S. v. Skrmetti.

2 weeks ago | teenhealthtoday.com | Christopher Pepper

Hi readers! Greetings from Charleston, South Carolina, where I gave a keynote address at the Fact Forward Summer Institute. I was honored to speak alongside leaders like Dr. Tanya Bass, Xavier Ramey, Dr. Rena Dixon, Beth Ruffin, and Bill Taverner. Fact Forward is doing amazing work and this conference was extremely well-run, supportive, and fun. Today I’m sharing some recent books I think are worth your time and attention.

3 weeks ago | teenhealthtoday.com | Christopher Pepper

Hi Readers! So many of you have questions about how to stay connected with boys, and how to help boys practice sharing their real emotions with others. One of the people I look to for guidance in this area is Ashanti Branch, the founder and Executive Director of the The Ever Forward Club. This month marks the 21st anniversary of the club’s founding, and Branch is celebrating by publishing a new book about the group, how it started, and how he’s kept it going.

3 weeks ago | teenhealthtoday.com | Christopher Pepper

Hi Readers!I’m Christopher Pepper, an award-winning health educator and journalist. During the week, I send out editions of my Teen Health Today newsletter that are free for all to read - the most recent is An Inclusive, Shame-Busting, Get-Real Guide To Puberty. In addition, I regularly send out curated collections of thought-provoking essays and news stories like the one you are reading right now. Think of me as your friend who keeps up with everything and sends you the most interesting stuff.

4 weeks ago | teenhealthtoday.com | Christopher Pepper

Hi readers! What a joy to see “Talk To Your Boys,” the new book from me and , on the Aspen Ideas: Health 2025 Reading List. I’m feeling enormously grateful and a little blown away. Big ❤️ to everyone who has already preordered the book - preorders mean A LOT in the book publishing world.