Teen Wise Sheri Gazitt

Acting isn't all Hollywood glamour. It can be really tough dealing with the auditions, the long hours, the demands. There's a lot to learn from being in the world of acting. Diya joins us to talk about what she's learned from acting and the opportunities for growth it has given her.

Diya most recently filmed Finding Bapu which is in post-production.


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We're getting somewhere, but there's a lot of work to be done to alleviate the stigma of mental health struggles. We talk to Aanya who has a lot to say about the subject.


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Our youngest guest ever, Mehuli, talks to us about life as an 8th grader. She loves photography, is in the gifted program and...doesn't have social media. What's her take on social media and how's she doing without it? And, bonus, she has some fantastic advice for parents at the end. Tune in to find out more.


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Sports aren't just about the sports itself, or the trophies, or the competition. Teens get so much out of doing sports: connection, resilience, taking on a challenge. Evan Kurtz is a Junior in high school and talks about how sports are important to him and his friends. He also shares with us the devastating impact of sports being cancelled during the pandemic.


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Brooklyn Boykins is a junior in high school who takes us through some of the ins and outs of social media. We talk about the power of screen shots, spam accounts, and the importance of talking to your teens about social media.

You can list to Brooklyn's podcast Sit Back & Chat Podcast:

https://sitbackandchatpodcast.buzzsprout.com

or follow her on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/sitbackandchat.podcast/


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Our guest, Kelen Tamurian, discusses her book with us called Simply Not Enough. It's the story about a girl that is struggling with the feeling that she is not enough. Although this story is fiction, it is based on the common issue that girls often feel inadequate.

You can find her book on Amazon starting in March 2021.


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