This Is So Awkward

Latest Episodes:

NOW WHAT?! Is This Early Puberty? Sep 09, 2022

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We are adding a second episode each week inspired by listener questions called: WHAT NOW?! where we answer questions and offer next steps to the wild array of challenges that crop up during the decade of puberty. This week’s question: Is my 5-year old in puberty?

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How Kids Thrive with Dr. Michele Borba Sep 06, 2022

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There isn’t one path to raising a thriving kids, but there is a special sauce to help tweens and teens get there. Educational psychologist and author of Thrivers, Michele Borba, unpacks the strategies that best support and encourage kids.

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Michele Borba, Ed. D.

Thrivers

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Taking the Stress out of Homework with Brian Platzer Aug 30, 2022

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Homework can be a massive source of conflict throughout the school years. Brian Platzer is an expert on how to minimize this: he’s a teacher, tutor and writer. His advice isn’t just realistic and actionable, it changes the dynamic for good!

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Twitter: @bplatzer

IG: @brian.platzer

Taking the Stress Out of Homework

Teachers Who Tutor

Brian Platzer’s article in The Atlantic

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The Emotional Whiplash of Launching a Kid Aug 26, 2022

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Last week, we dropped our kids off at college. This week, we share the excitement, grief, pride, terror, and all of the other emotions that went along with it. It was a journey, from crying on airplanes to remembering there are siblings still left at home.

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Cara and Vanessa Interview Their Kids Aug 23, 2022

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Our two oldest children, now in college, get raw (and funny!) as they reflect back on conversations about puberty, telling us where we got it right and all the ways we didn’t.

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If Only There Were a Student Health Handbook… Aug 16, 2022

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As kids head back to school, we chat with Dr. Jill Grimes, author of The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook who offers pearls for kids of all ages and the adults who love them.

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The College Student Health Handbook by Dr. Jill Grimes

The Campus Cure by Marsha Morris

525 Foundation

Social handle: @JillGrimesMD

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Hook-Up Culture from Those Living In It Aug 09, 2022

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An honest conversation with our interns about hook-up culture, situationships and friends with benefits. Yes, today’s sexual culture is just as confusing as it sounds.

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Treating Acne with the Microbiome Aug 02, 2022

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This episode will blow your mind. Dr. Yug Varma, microbiologist and entrepreneur, takes us on a journey through the wondrous microbiome of the skin, unmasking the causes of acne and offering up a completely new approach to treatment.

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Beginner Conversations about Consent Jul 26, 2022

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Consent conversations can – and should – start early. So early that they begin around topics that have absolutely nothing to do with sex. Learn how to apply the lessons of consent to a bunch of different topics in kids’ lives and start getting comfortable with a conversation that will happen many different times in many different ways.

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Ungendering Body Image Jul 19, 2022

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Struggles with body image affects people of all genders and all ages. Psychologist and author Charlotte Markey talks us through all of it, debunking myths and offering guidance for building positive body image.

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