Inside the Mind of QuaranTEENS Pooja Jain

Today, Pooja Jain is joined with two of her friends Connor Carson and Kyle Odgers. In this episode, they talk all things sports: seniors missing their senior season, sophomores and juniors missing their season to be recruited, and even Olympians missing the Olympic season this year. They also talk about the process of sports coming back as it is something that unifies communities, especially during uncertain times. 

This week, Pooja Jain diverts from her normal podcasts to talk about the Black Lives Matter movement. The guests for this episode are two local Black teens, Christina Onuzuruike and Munachi Okuagu. These two strong and passionate ladies talk about the movement from their eyes and how they feel living in society right now. POC mental health is also addressed. 

On this week's Inside the Mind of QuaranTEENS episode, Pooja Jain works with teens Kushi Madduru and Mehreen Shaffie. For a more lighthearted notes, they talk through different activities or ideas teens can be doing in their free time. This summer is not a normal one, but hopefully, people listening find new ideas to try to keep a sense of normalcy. 

For this episode, Pooja Jain talks with teens Esha Parikh and Hayley Moss. They discuss the importance of continuing to take safe measures with society starting to reopen. Along with that, the three teens talk about how to deal with stressors brought on by other people's decisions. 

For the sixth episode of Inside the Mind of QuaranTEENS, Pooja Jain talks with local teens Caleb Nelson and Priyatam Nuney. They discuss different outlets that students can use when they are feeling stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed. These include talking to parents, friends, therapists, counselors, and social workers. They also discuss ways to help relieve stress by oneself.

For this episode of Inside the Mind of QuaranTEENS, Pooja Jain partners with students Kyra Fuchs and Olivia Mancina. Together, they talk about many details that might be affecting a student's life right now and how their mental health is impacted. During this conversation, the three teens speak to how important it is to make sure one's feelings are being properly validated and being kept in perspective.