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Body Image
Season 3 Episode 29
With all their hip dips, pimples, stretch marks, and fat, bodies are cool and beautiful because of everything they do for us. How can we learn to love them despite societal critiques and unrealistic …
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Processing Divorce
Season 3 Episode 28
In this episode, inspired and hosted by a listener-turned-contributer named Lydia, we process feelings around parents' divorces. Check out Lydia's independent work at wildflowerszine.com.
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Exploring Femininity
Season 3 Episode 26
For better or for worse, how feminine or unfeminine we are can define how we're treated in the world — and how we think about ourselves. In this episode, Olivia discusses her relationship with femini…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Juneteenth
Season 3 Episode 25
President Biden signed into law that Juneteenth is now recognized as a national holiday. This Teenage Life contributors shared their feelings about Juneteenth and its importance to them, especially i…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Thank You, Next: Overcoming Bullying
Season 3 Episode 24
I felt invisible and was bullied in high school and now I'm moving on. This is my story.
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Getting Vaccinated
Season 3 Episode 23
Access to COVID-19 vaccines around the world is still unequal and that needs to change. But in the US, despite the spread of some misinformation, vaccination has continued. Excitingly, sometime this …
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
A Message to Our Friends in India
Season 3 Episode 22
Sending our support to our listeners in India, given the dire Covid-19 situation there.
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Season 3 Episode 21
In this episode, we explore the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?", and share the anxieties it evokes in us.
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
A Year in Quarantine
Season 4 Episode 20
It has been just over a year since our quarantining and social distancing began on March 13th, 2020. We have experienced feelings of grief, loss, isolation, and now — with vaccines coming out — some …
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Morning Routines
Season 3 Episode 18
Because of the pandemic, we're no longer waking up and getting ready to go to school in the same way. What do we do instead? In this episode of This Teenage Life, which was inspired by a listener fro…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago