This Is So Awkward
by Peoples Media, The Puberty Podcast
This is so awkward…but it doesn’t have to be. These days, puberty starts earlier, lasts longer, and happens with a cellphone in hand. The most trusted voices on puberty, Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, are here to remove cringe from this stage of life – not just for kids going through it but also the adults who care about them. With science, guidance and humor, they cover all the physical, emotional, and social changes that happen between ages 8-18 and beyond.
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Episodes
Dr. Molly Colvin on the “Consistently Inconsistent” Adolescent Brain
1h 5m · PublishedDr. Molly Colvin helps us understand the upsides and the downsides of the adolescent brain, in and out of pandemic. Her adage that tween and teen brains are “consistently inconsistent” provides critical insights for adults navigating the ways to communicate with and support the adolescents for whom we are caring. Dr. Colvin’s offers guidance for when we should push their “growth edge” and when we should accept that this is how things are going to be for a while...
Show Notes:
That ‘Brain Fog’ You’re Feeling Is Perfectly Normal
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/04/22/cognitive-change-stress-coronavirus-molly-colvin
Why You Can't Shake Pandemic Anxiety
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2021/03/09/covid-19-pandemic-psychological-recovery-molly-colvin
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The Path Through Puberty: Order of Operations
51m · PublishedThe word “puberty” means the process of sexual maturation - by the end of puberty, a person has the ability to reproduce. But the path through puberty is not a stepwise ladder where one part of the body changes, then another, then another. Rather, it’s a winding path, a checklist of physiological shifts that happen in no particular order. This episode walks through the details of what happens to the body during puberty, with an emphasis on the fact that while the list of changes is fairly universal, their sequence is not at all. The body’s going to do what the body’s going to do when it feels like doing it.
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Roger Bennett on his English Adolescence
1h 1m · PublishedRoger Bennett, author of #1 the New York Times bestseller (Re)Born in the USA and co-host of the popular Men in Blazers podcast, shares the hilarious and painful experiences of his English adolescence of the 1970’s & 1980’s. He discusses what passed as sex-ed at that time, what it felt like to be a (very) late bloomer and when was the moment everything changed. This episode is intended for people above the age of 14.
Show Notes:
Men in Blazers
Reborn in the USA
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Leaving Our Baggage at the Door
41m · PublishedOne of the hardest things about raising kids through puberty is leaving our own baggage at the door. Our past experiences are seared into our brains and we’re so tempted to talk about them, but so often, our kids don’t want to hear about them. We need to let their puberty be their puberty. This episode is about why it is critical that we leave our puberty baggage at the door and how we can do that (most of the time…)
Show Notes:
Dynamo Workshops for Families
Raising Good Humans Podcast
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Dr. Aliza Pressman on Parenting the Emotional Rollercoaster of Puberty
44m · PublishedDr. Aliza Pressman, host of the Raising Good Humans Podcast, joins us to discuss the ways we can respond to the emotional ups and downs of parenting kids in puberty. Aliza’s practical and actionable advice boils down to this: what’s going on for our kids and how can we meet them in a kind and constructive way? This episode looks at a few common scenarios we face when raising adolescents and walks us through different options for handling those tricky moments.
Show Notes:
Raising Good Humans Podcast
Eve Rodsky’s book Fair Play
Uncertain Parenting: The Unspoken Language of Teens
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When Is My Daughter Going To Get Her Period?!!!
46m · PublishedThe number one puberty question we get asked is: when is my daughter going to get her period?!!! And while no one can say for certain, this episode will cover what are red herrings and what are true signs that her period is coming. Listen in for some practical information as well as Cara and Vanessa’s own first period stories.
Show Notes:
- Dynamo Workshops for Families
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Why Does Talking About Puberty Even Matter?!!!
51m · PublishedIn the very first episode of The Puberty Podcast, Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett make the case for why talking to kids about puberty matters. It boils down to this: if we want to keep kids healthy and safe, we need to talk to them about puberty (but you should still listen to the episode!)
Show Notes:
- Cara Natterson’s Bio
- Care and Keeping of You Series
- Dynamo Girl Website
- Decoding Boys by Cara Natterson
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Nick Kroll On Being Late To The Puberty Party
1h 2m · PublishedNick Kroll, comedian, actor and Big Mouth creator, sits down with Vanessa Kroll Bennett (his sister) and Dr. Cara Natterson for an honest conversation about what life was like as someone late to the puberty party. The episode is not quite as hilarious (or dirty) as Big Mouth but just as authentic. Nick offers a window into how being a late bloomer affected him in good and hard ways throughout the course of his life.
Show Notes:
- Nick Kroll Bio
- Uncertain Parenting interview with Dr. Molly Colvin
- Big Mouth on Netflix
- More information on late bloomers: Decoding Boys by Cara Natterson, Chapter 4
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The Puberty Podcast - Trailer!
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This Is So Awkward has 219 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 150:42:56. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on February 22nd 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 31st, 2024 17:10.