Help! I Have A Teenager

About Help! I Have A Teenager

Being a teenager has changed. A lot. There’s TikTok, vaping, d*ck pics, there are Snap maps, selfies and filters...and it's all a potential battlefield for parents where the stakes feel impossibly high. So welcome to some real parenting talk. As both clinicians and parents, Dr. Ginni Mansberg and clinical psychologist Jo Lamble know first-hand how challenging it can be to raise adolescents. This is why they're bringing their common-sense expertise to Mamamia’s Help! I Have A Teenager. Every week Dr. Ginni and Jo will be answering your questions, and you can submit them at podcast@mamamia.com.au (mailto:podcast@mamamia.com.au)

Publisher

Mamamia Podcasts

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

19 May 2022

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

149 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   I Know The Day My Mum Is Going To Die: Ginni Mansberg's Story

   It may have been a little while since you’ve heard co-host Ginni Mansberg’s voice in your ears. If you didn’t know, Ginni is also one of the hosts of our Gen X podcast, Unleashed (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/unleashedshow/), where women come together for a laugh, a chat and, occasionally, some of life’s harder conversations. Ginni recently shared something incredibly personal with the Unleashed listeners, the story of her mum’s decision to choose voluntary assisted dying. If you have a teenager, or a child who is now an adult, you may find yourself in a similar stage of life to Ginni: watching your parents age and beginning to face the realities of serious illness, difficult decisions and what it means to care for the people who once cared for you. This is part one of a three-part series following Ginni and her family through the before, the moment itself and what comes after. You can listen to part two (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/unleashedshow/complex-family-dynamics/) and part three (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/unleashedshow/what-happens-after-your-mum-dies/) here. If this conversation brought up hard feelings and you need some help, please call Lifeline here (https://www.lifeline.org.au/). In your ears today is Cath Mahoney, Bruna Papandrea and Ginni Mansberg Check out our Unleashed music playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4mXHAmMk9GD8nCOxheEDmQ) for some feel good throwbacks! The End Bits: Follow us on Instagram, DM us thoughts, feelings and questions @unleashed.show Love the show? Hit follow on Apple or Spotify — it helps other Gen X women find us. Executive Producer Grace Rouvray Senior Producer and Audio Editor is Tina Matolov Social Media Producer is Annaliese Todd Did you know some of our shows are now in video on the Apple Podcast app? Make sure your phone is up to date and check it out here (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/channel/mamamia/id6442502456)! Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au (https://www.google.com/url?q=http://veryperi.com.au&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1783817057800137&usg=AOvVaw1OqjXjPeyY1DxRiElQsfps) and join me today. You hot? Same. Become a Mamamia subscriber (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=well) and get an all-access pass to everything we make, including exclusive podcasts and early listening, subscriber-only articles, monthly giveaways and our home workout app, MOVE. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   8 Jan 2026

   SUMMER LISTENING: Picnic Table Politics & The Era Of Tiny Spies

   This summer we've curated your Help I Have A Teenager playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud. Parenting can involve big ideas, public debates and the odd festive guilt trip - and this week, we’re tackling all three. The man who created Adolescence has a new idea for how dads can connect with their sons - it’s beautiful, but one of us hates it. Plus, Amelia dives into the kids party photo that’s divided Australia: can you really “bags” a park table? And finally, it’s Elf O’Clock. Monz realises she’s the last mum on earth without a tiny spy living in her house, and wonders aloud if there are some traditions that should just be left alone. Our recommendations: 💄Stacey recommends you treat yourself to a $150 Mecca makeup lesson (https://fave.co/47fSwR3) (redeemable on product) where you learn game-changing tips. ❤️‍🩹 Monz wants you to check out A Year of Healing (https://ayearofhealing.substack.com/p/so-your-friends-been-diagnosed-with) by Lucy Ormonde on Substack, a brilliant guide to showing up for a friend going through cancer. ⏰ Amelia is recommending Dr Dan Shapiro’s idea of time-ins: (https://guidingexceptionalparents.com/how-to-use-time-in-to-improve-your-childs-challenging-behaviors/) five minutes of phone-free, one-on-one time fully led by your child. Support independent women's media (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mmol) Want more Parenting Out Loud? Click here. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/parenting-out-loud/) WHAT TO READ: So your friend's been diagnosed with breast cancer. Here's how you can help. (https://ayearofhealing.substack.com/p/so-your-friends-been-diagnosed-with) No Elf on the Shelf or Santa photos: The 6 Christmas traditions I'm cancelling this year. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/worst-christmas-traditions/) 'My daughter found out the Elf on the Shelf isn't real because of an article I wrote.' (https://www.mamamia.com.au/elf-on-the-shelf-ruined/) There's one question we're all asking since watching Adolescence. An expert just answered it. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/netflix-adolescence-incel-ideology-boys/) 'As a mum of teen boys, Adolescence was a sobering watch.' (https://www.mamamia.com.au/adolescence-mum-of-teens/) 'I had breast cancer and I'd love for my story to scare the s**t out of you.' (https://www.mamamia.com.au/lucy-ormonde-breast-cancer-story/) THE END BITS: Mamamia studios are styled with furniture from Fenton and Fenton (https://www.fentonandfenton.com.au/) GET IN TOUCH: Share your feedback! Send us a voice message (https://help.mamamia.com.au/en-US/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960) or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Family (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1047713658714395) to talk about the show. Follow us on Instagram @mamamia_family (https://www.instagram.com/mamamia_family/?hl=en) CREDITS: Hosts: Monique Bowley, Stacey Hicks & Amelia Lester Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock Senior/Audio Producer: Leah Porges Junior Content Producer: Tessa Kotowicz Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   7 Jan 2026

   SUMMER LISTENING: The Scariest Truth about Halloween & A Nepo Baby Debate

   This summer we've curated your Help I Have A Teenager playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud. Spooky season is just about to hit and we’re asking: what’s the point of Halloween, anyway? And are Australians missing one crucial trick about it that could change... everything? Monz unpacks. Then, Amelia makes a bold claim — some nepo babies are better than others. But why do some rise while others flop, even within the same famous family? And in a twist no one saw coming, Hailey Bieber just became our accidental parenting guru. Yep, that wasn't on our bingo card for 2025 either. Stacey has feelings. Big feelings. Grab your headphones and join the conversation. Our recommendations: 🎨 Stacey is a fan of the Hey Doodle (https://fave.co/4nS4VBM) drawing mats for the creative kiddos AND the podcast She Built That. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/how-to-build-a-human/) 🌌 Amelia loves the app Stellarium (https://fave.co/43dHCdo), for all your stargazing needs. 📕 And Monz wants you to read 'the best children's book ever'. Hunwick's Egg (https://fave.co/48npf9w) by Mem Fox. Support independent women's media (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mmol) Want more Parenting Out Loud? Click here. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/parenting-out-loud/) WHAT TO READ: From Double Nepo to Semi-Nepo: The nepo baby universe has expanded. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/types-of-nepo-baby/) The rise of the nepo babies 2.0. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/vivienne-jolie-pitt-assistant/) Victoria Beckham shared her makeup 'rules' for Harper. Here's what 7 mums had to say about theirs. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/harper-beckham-make-up-rules/) 13 whimsical and spooky Halloween movies for cowards. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/not-scary-halloween-movies-for-families/) The Hailey Bieber 'documentary' everyone’s talking about, and everything that happened since. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/hailey-bieber-7-part-series/) THE END BITS: Mamamia studios are styled with furniture from Fenton and Fenton (https://www.fentonandfenton.com.au/) GET IN TOUCH: Share your feedback! Send us a voice message (https://help.mamamia.com.au/en-US/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960) or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Family (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1047713658714395) to talk about the show. Follow us on Instagram @mamamia_family (https://www.instagram.com/mamamia_family/?hl=en) CREDITS: Hosts: Monique Bowley, Stacey Hicks & Amelia Lester Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock Senior/Audio Producer: Leah Porges Junior Content Producer: Tessa Kotowicz Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

46 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

97

YouTube

0

Engagement

97

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