Podcast Episodes

Academic Pressure

Season 5 Episode 8

In this episode we talk about our experiences of academic pressure and academic validation and how it makes us feel.

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Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Finding Your Style

Season 5 Episode 7

In this episode that (inspired by a listener), we discuss what it has meant to us to find our style — how it can be connected with self expression and our own relationship to our values and our ident…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Overthinking & Intrusive Thoughts Part 1

Season 5 Episode 5

Thoughts are just thoughts. They're not "real." But the meaning we make of them and power we give them can cause them to feel much bigger and more powerful than "just thoughts."  In this episode, we …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Overthinking & Intrusive Thoughts Part 2

Season 5 Episode 6

This week, we talk to licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Naomi Dambreville, about how to think about and understand overthinking and intrusive thoughts. 

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Taylor Swift

Season 5 Episode 4

For many of us here at This Teenage Life, Taylor Swift's music puts words to our emotions and helps us feel less alone in the universe. Right before her next big album release, we publish this tribut…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Self Care

Season 4 Episode 3

In this episode, we reflect on the idea of self care and the many ways we take care of ourselves without expensive products and "glow ups." We compare fancy routines and performances of self care on …

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Making Friends

Season 5 Episode 2

How do you make and keep good friends? Many of us deeply value friendship. Great friends can help us be who we want to be. Yet making real, lasting friends is also something we frequently struggle wi…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Dealing with transitions...like starting school.

Season 5 Episode 1

Like many transitions, starting a new school year can be stressful. In this episode, we talk about our experiences and the coping strategies we use to feel more comfortable as we go back to school.

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Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Sibling Dynamics

Season 4 Episode 29

Several months ago we received an email from a listener requesting an episode on sibling dynamics. Here, we discuss just that — our experiences of bickering with our siblings, sharing and not sharing…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Therapy

Season 4 Episode 28

In this episode, some of the teens share about their experiences with therapy and we interview a professional psychologist, Dr. Malika Bhowmik, to explore questions related to therapy, mental health …

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago