Video Resources

This page contains videos which are helpful to use with each lesson in The Backpack Program.

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Lesson One

“Noah and the Whale- 5 Years Time”.



Lesson Two 

"The crawler video" 



Lesson Three 

"Where the Hell is Matt?"


Lesson Three 

"A supplementary video"



Lesson Four 

"Julia Ricklidge on nutrition"



Lesson Four 

"How to practice emotional first aid"


Lesson Four 

"There’s no shame in taking care of your mental health."


Lesson Five

"Neuroplasticity by Sentis"



Lesson Five 

"My Stroke of Genius"



Lesson Five

"God is in the neurons"



Lesson Five 

"Power Pose Study"


A Ted Talk on Stress 

Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case.



Lesson Six

“Emotions and the Brain”


Lesson Seven 

"How to overcome social anxiety."


Lesson Nine

"Zoe and Maddy sing 'Let it go' from Disney's 'Frozen'"



Lesson Nine 

"Tonight You Belong to Me"



Lesson Ten 

"The Middle"



Lesson Ten 

"Relationships With Others"



Lesson Thirteen 

"Big Bang Theory: Bad Listening"



Lesson Thirteen 

"Look Up"



Lesson Fourteen 

"Can I Have Your Number?"



Lesson Fourteen

"Good Boundaries Free You"

Lesson Fourteen 

"Consent, it's as simple as tea."

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Lesson Fourteen 

 "Everybody Hates Chris- Setting Boundaries"



Lesson Fifteen 

"Ten Types of Emotional Manipulation"



Lesson Sixteen 

"2015 Anti Bullying Video"



Lesson Sixteen 

"How to stop Bullying"



Lesson Eighteen 

"Catholics Come Home



Lesson Eighteen 

"Catholics Come Home"



Lesson Nineteen 

"Mother Teresa Video"



Lesson Twenty One 

"Nick Vujicic"



Lesson Twenty One 

"Dancing to 'No One' by Alicia Keys"



Lesson Twenty One 

"Immaculee Ilibagiza"



Lesson Twenty One 

"Things I would change about myself"



Lesson Twenty Two 

"Models of the Church- Servant"



Lesson Twenty Three 

"Generation Hope"