Inside the Mind of QuaranTEENS was made by Pooja Jain, a high school senior. Pooja is an executive leader of #ZeroReasonsWhy, a local teenage suicide prevention campaign. In this time of uncertainty and isolation, many teenagers are experiencing more mental health struggles. She created this podcast to show these teens they are not alone. Pooja works with other teenagers in the community to give advice on how to get through these tough times.
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.
15 Jun 2020
Episode 9: Black Lives Matter
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.
8 Jun 2020
Episode 8: Leisure Time
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.
1 Jun 2020
Episode 7: Safety First
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.
25 May 2020
Episode 6: Finding Your Outlets
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.
18 May 2020
Episode 5: The Importance of Perspective
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.
11 May 2020
Episode 4: Finding Yourself and Moments that Matter
For the fourth episode of Inside the Mind of QuaranTEENS, Pooja Jain speaks with two local teens, Sydney Nissen and Shanzay Qalbani. In this episode, they talk about recognizing that this unprecedented situation truly is a life-changing incident and ways to identify mental health struggled and ways to come with them. They also talk about seeking out little moments that matter to help understand how to cope.
4 May 2020
Episode 3: Time Well Spent
For this episode, Pooja is on air with two juniors, Nick Edwards and Thomas Edwards. They talk about making the most of our situation with the abundant free time. The three discuss how to use this time to cultivate and grow and ways to balance productivity with self-care.
27 Apr 2020
Episode 2: A Message to the Class of 2020
For the second episode, Pooja partners with two local seniors, Morgan Ramsey and Vik Nandigama, to talk about how seniors may be feeling during this time with losing their senior activities. They go through what people can be doing to fill their time and talk about the uncertainty of the whole situation.
20 Apr 2020
Episode 1: QuaranTEEN Life
For the first episode, Pooja partners with two local teens, Will Gurley and Sloane McKinney, to talk about how they are coping with the quarantine.
13 Apr 2020
Introducing 'Inside the Mind of QuaranTEENS'
Pooja Jain, a senior in high school, is addressing other teenagers who are struggling right now during this time of uncertainty and isolation.
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