How can you balance your hormones naturally to manage PMS symptoms. What strategies can parents use to support their children’s mental health. Is it possible to follow a plant-based diet while managing oxalate intake. Discover practical wellness tips from experts on the Feel Good Podcast.

Hormone Balancing for PMS Relief and Women’s Health

Hormones play a crucial role in women’s overall health, energy, wellbeing, and beauty. Understanding how to balance these delicate chemical messengers through a holistic lifestyle is key to stepping into your fullest potential.

The Feel Good Podcast emphasizes a natural, nature-based approach that encompasses various aspects of life:

• Diet and nutrition
• Stress management practices
• Spirituality tools
• Connecting with your True Self
• Meditation
• Aligning with nature
• Physical self-care

This holistic perspective recognizes that everything affects everything else in our bodies and lives. By addressing multiple facets of wellness, we can create a more balanced and harmonious state within ourselves.

Natural Approaches to Hormone Balance

How can women naturally support hormone balance? Consider incorporating these strategies:

1. Eat a nutrient-dense, plant-based diet rich in fiber and phytoestrogens
2. Manage stress through regular meditation or yoga practice
3. Prioritize quality sleep and maintain a consistent sleep schedule
4. Engage in regular physical activity, including both cardio and strength training
5. Support liver health with detoxifying foods and herbs
6. Minimize exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in personal care products and household items

By implementing these lifestyle changes, many women find significant improvements in their hormonal symptoms and overall well-being.

Supporting Children’s Mental Health with Dr. Caroline Leaf

In a special episode, Dr. Caroline Leaf, a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist, shares valuable insights on helping children develop strong mental health. Her expertise provides practical guidance for parents navigating the challenges of raising emotionally resilient kids.

Managing Parental Guilt

How can parents address the guilt that often accompanies parenting? Dr. Leaf suggests:

• Recognize that guilt is a normal part of parenting
• Reframe guilt as an opportunity for growth and learning
• Practice self-compassion and avoid harsh self-judgment
• Focus on your intentions and efforts rather than perceived shortcomings
• Seek support from other parents or professionals when needed

Approaching Children’s Behaviors

Understanding and responding to children’s behaviors is crucial for their emotional development. Dr. Leaf recommends:

1. Look beyond the behavior to understand underlying emotions or needs
2. Respond with empathy and validation before addressing the behavior
3. Use positive reinforcement to encourage desired behaviors
4. Set clear, consistent boundaries and consequences
5. Model emotional regulation and healthy coping strategies

Building Resilience in Children

Resilience is a vital skill that helps children navigate life’s challenges. To foster resilience, parents can:

• Encourage problem-solving and independent thinking
• Help children identify and express their emotions
• Teach coping strategies for managing stress and disappointment
• Provide opportunities for age-appropriate risks and challenges
• Celebrate effort and perseverance rather than just outcomes
• Nurture a growth mindset that views failures as learning opportunities

Managing Oxalate Intake on a Plant-Based Diet

For those following a plant-based diet, understanding and managing oxalate intake can be important for overall health. Oxalates are compounds found naturally in many plant foods that can contribute to kidney stone formation in some individuals.

Understanding Oxalates

Why are oxalates a concern for some people? Oxalates can bind to minerals like calcium in the digestive tract, potentially reducing their absorption. In some individuals, high oxalate intake may contribute to kidney stone formation. However, it’s important to note that oxalate sensitivity varies greatly among individuals.

High-Oxalate Plant Foods

Which plant-based foods are high in oxalates? Common high-oxalate foods include:

• Spinach
• Swiss chard
• Beet greens
• Rhubarb
• Nuts (especially almonds and cashews)
• Beets
• Chocolate
• Sweet potatoes

Strategies for Managing Oxalate Intake

How can plant-based eaters manage their oxalate intake without compromising nutritional needs? Consider these approaches:

1. Rotate high-oxalate foods with lower-oxalate alternatives
2. Cook high-oxalate vegetables to reduce oxalate content
3. Pair high-oxalate foods with calcium-rich foods to bind oxalates in the digestive tract
4. Stay well-hydrated to help flush oxalates from the body
5. Consider taking calcium supplements with meals if recommended by a healthcare provider

It’s important to remember that individual needs vary, and most people can enjoy a wide variety of plant foods without issue. Consulting with a registered dietitian can help create a personalized plan if oxalate concerns exist.

The Importance of Listening to Your Body

Throughout the Feel Good Podcast, Kimberly Snyder emphasizes the significance of tuning into your body’s unique needs and responses. This personalized approach recognizes that while general wellness principles apply broadly, individual genetic constitution and lifestyle factors play crucial roles in determining optimal health strategies.

Developing Body Awareness

How can you cultivate a stronger connection with your body’s signals? Try these techniques:

• Practice mindful eating, paying attention to hunger and fullness cues
• Keep a food and symptom journal to identify patterns and triggers
• Engage in regular body scans or meditation to increase overall body awareness
• Experiment with different foods and lifestyle practices, noting how your body responds
• Trust your intuition and inner wisdom about what feels right for your body

Balancing General Guidelines with Personal Experience

While research and expert advice provide valuable guidance, your personal experience is equally important. Strive to find a balance between following evidence-based recommendations and honoring your body’s unique needs and responses.

Connecting with Nature for Optimal Health

A fundamental theme in Kimberly Snyder’s approach is the deep connection between human health and the natural world. This perspective suggests that aligning our lives more closely with nature can unlock our fullest potential for vitality, creativity, and overall well-being.

Benefits of Nature Connection

Why is connecting with nature so beneficial for our health? Research has shown numerous positive effects, including:

• Reduced stress and anxiety
• Improved mood and mental health
• Enhanced immune function
• Increased physical activity levels
• Better sleep quality
• Improved cognitive function and creativity

Practical Ways to Enhance Nature Connection

How can urban dwellers or busy individuals incorporate more nature into their daily lives? Consider these strategies:

1. Spend time outdoors daily, even if just for a short walk
2. Bring nature indoors with houseplants or a small herb garden
3. Use natural materials and textures in your living space
4. Practice earthing or grounding by walking barefoot on natural surfaces
5. Incorporate nature sounds or views into your meditation or relaxation practice
6. Choose natural, minimally processed foods as much as possible
7. Plan regular outings to parks, forests, or other natural areas

Holistic Approach to Wellness: Integrating Multiple Aspects of Health

The Feel Good Podcast emphasizes a comprehensive approach to health that considers the interconnectedness of various aspects of our lives. This holistic perspective recognizes that true wellness emerges from addressing multiple facets of our being.

Key Components of Holistic Wellness

What are the essential elements of a holistic approach to health? Consider focusing on:

• Physical health: nutrition, exercise, sleep, and self-care
• Mental and emotional well-being: stress management, emotional regulation, and positive psychology
• Spiritual growth: connecting with your inner self, finding purpose, and practicing mindfulness
• Social connections: nurturing relationships and building a supportive community
• Environmental harmony: creating a healthy living space and minimizing toxin exposure
• Intellectual stimulation: continuous learning and creative expression

Implementing a Holistic Lifestyle

How can you begin to adopt a more holistic approach to your health? Start with these steps:

1. Assess your current lifestyle and identify areas for improvement
2. Set realistic goals for each aspect of wellness
3. Gradually introduce new habits and practices
4. Seek support from healthcare providers, coaches, or community groups
5. Regularly reassess and adjust your approach based on your experiences and evolving needs

Remember that holistic wellness is a journey, not a destination. Be patient with yourself as you explore and integrate new practices into your life.

The Power of Consistent Daily Rituals and Practices

Throughout the Feel Good Podcast, Kimberly Snyder emphasizes the transformative power of consistent daily rituals and practices. These habits form the foundation of a healthy lifestyle and can lead to significant improvements in overall well-being over time.

Benefits of Daily Rituals

Why are consistent daily practices so impactful? Regular rituals can:

• Reduce stress and anxiety by providing structure and predictability
• Boost mood and energy levels
• Improve sleep quality and circadian rhythm regulation
• Enhance focus and productivity
• Foster a sense of self-care and self-respect
• Create momentum for positive change in other areas of life

Establishing Effective Daily Rituals

How can you create and maintain beneficial daily practices? Consider these strategies:

1. Start small with one or two simple rituals
2. Choose practices that align with your values and goals
3. Set specific times for your rituals to enhance consistency
4. Prepare your environment to support your rituals
5. Track your progress and celebrate small wins
6. Be flexible and adjust your rituals as needed
7. Practice self-compassion if you miss a day or struggle with consistency

Remember that the goal is progress, not perfection. Even small, consistent actions can lead to significant positive changes over time.

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Kimberly offers info, insight and practical tools to help you develop a lifestyle that promotes health, wholeness and healing. Every week tune into interviews with top experts in health, wellness, spirituality, beauty and personal empowerment, as well as the Thursday Q and A segment with questions from the community. Start living your most beautiful, inspired and joyful life… and start to really FEEL GOOD!

1. Hormone Balancing Tips for Managing Symptoms of PMS, and Supporting Women’s Health

   Hormone Balancing Tips for Managing Symptoms of PMS, and Supporting Women’s Health

   This week’s topic is: Hormone Balancing Tips for Managing Symptoms of PMS, and Supporting Women’s Health

   It’s very important that we have more understanding about how to best balance our hormones, these delicate chemical messengers, which play such a vital role in our health, our energy, our wellbeing and our beauty, and that we learn to work synergistically with them through a holistic lifestyle.

   Here at Solluna, we are committed to sharing information about this natural, nature-based holistic lifestyle that we truly believe helps you step into your fullest potential. Everything affects everything else.

   We love to talk about diet, we love to talk about your stress management practices and tools, spirituality tools, any ways you get in touch with your True Self, whether that’s meditation or aligning with nature more, and so on and so forth, and also taking care of your body.

   Have you been wondering about this very topic? If you want to know the answer to this question sent in by a Beauty just like you, listen now to find out!

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2. How to help Clean Up Your Kids’ Mental Mess with Dr. Caroline Leaf

   How to help Clean Up Your Kids’ Mental Mess with Dr. Caroline Leaf

   This week’s topic is: How to help Clean Up Your Kids’ Mental Mess with Dr. Caroline Leaf

   I am so excited to have my very special guest, Dr. Caroline Leaf, who is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology and a BSc Logopaedics. Listen in as Caroline shares tips for parents on how to manage the guilt that comes with parenting, how to approach the behaviors your children exhibit, building resilience in our children, and so much more.

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3. How to Manage Your Oxalate Intake when Following a Plant-Based Diet

   How to Manage Your Oxalate Intake when Following a Plant-Based Diet

   This week’s topic is: How to Manage Your Oxalate Intake when Following a Plant-Based Diet

   The purpose of today’s show is to give you confidence to cut through the confusion of a lot of information that’s being passed around today that continues to make it seem more confusing about these daily rituals and practices and basic aspects of living, like what we’re supposed to eat. I truly believe that we are meant to align to nature and nature’s bounty. And when we do that, we become our healthiest, most vibrant in our fullest power, our fullest creativity, our fullest vitality.

   And what I want to talk about today is really focusing on what is the most important thing and avoiding extremes. We’ll get into the research today and into some practical tips and action steps that you can take so that you can rest assured that individual genetic constitution plays a factor.

   It is important that you listen to your body as there are differences between your body and everyone else’s bodies that we want to consider for sure. I’m very excited about the practicality of today’s show and how we can live this lifestyle of health and wellbeing and feeling this deep intrinsic connection to nature, which I believe is really at the root of our being. It’s at the root of our health. It’s at the root of our vitality.

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4. Moving Through the Stages of Grief When Losing a Pet/Loved One with Hubby Jon Bier

   Moving Through the Stages of Grief When Losing a Pet/Loved One with Hubby Jon Bier

   This week’s topic is: Moving Through the Stages of Grief When Losing a Pet/Loved One with Hubby Jon Bier

   I’m very excited to have my husband, Jon, back on the show today talking about grief, and some ways that have helped us move through this very strong sensation of grief, including personal experiences. We just lost our family dog a few weeks ago, which was really Jon’s baby. He got Jackie, our dog when he was just a small puppy and has been with Jon for over 10 and a half years.

   It’s been quite emotional. It’s still new, it’s raw, and it’s interesting watching Jon move through the stages of grief, the anger, the guilt, and these different phases. And just from having remembrances when my dad and I were moving through the loss of my mother.

   Whether you have gone through grief or you know someone that’s going through grief, we’re all going to experience it. Our intention with this show is to help support in any way through sharing experiences in the real time, in real life. And so I’m very excited to share today’s show with you.

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5. 5 Natural Ways to Boost Your Libido While Juggling a Busy Life

   5 Natural Ways to Boost Your Libido While Juggling a Busy Life

   This week’s topic is: 5 Natural Ways to Boost Your Libido While Juggling a Busy Life

   We all have so much going on in our lives, in our work lives, our personal lives, in maintaining a household, and sometimes we’re just not feeling that connected to our sexual side, to connecting with our partner or ourselves. And we can start to feel disconnected. We can start to feel that something is out of balance. And this is very common.

   I want to have this conversation because sometimes we don’t talk about all these different topics, however, it’s important that we cover everything in our holistic lifestyle. And this one very much falls into our Body Cornerstone. I would say it falls into our Emotional Wellbeing Cornerstone as well, because I think that sexual energy has a lot to do in its healthiest form.

   It has a lot to do with connection. Connection to yourself, connection to others. And so I’m very excited to get into our show today with 5 practical ideas about how to naturally boost your sexual connection, your libido without feeling forced, without feeling that it’s a chore, and feeling the joy and the connection that comes from it.

   Have you been wondering about this very topic? If you want to know the answer to this question sent in by a Beauty just like you, listen now to find out!

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6. Practical Ways to Develop Self-Love through Self-Care

   Practical Ways to Develop Self-Love through Self-Care

   This week’s topic is: Practical Ways to Develop Self-Love through Self-Care

   We hear about the term self-love a lot. It sounds really nice. We all want to have more self-love, confidence, self-respect, and so on. However, in everyday life, it may feel elusive, it may feel fleeting, it may feel ungrounded. And I very much know that feeling myself. Like many of us, I’ve struggled with self-love over the years. There are many tools that I’m excited to share with you today, a whole perspective on self-love that’s really helped it to become a reality in my life.

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   The intention of the Feel Good Podcast is to well…help you really Feel Good in your body, mind and spirit! Feeling Good means feeling peaceful, energized, whole, uniquely beautiful, confident and joyful, right in the midst of your perfectly imperfect life. This podcast is as informative and full of practical tips and take-aways as it is inspirational. I am here to support you in being your very best! I have so much love and gratitude for you. Thank you for tuning in and being part of the community :).

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If you’ve ever found yourself going down a Yelp rabbit hole, you know that the world of online customer reviews can get very strange, very quickly. In this hilarious comedy show, the siblings Christine and Alex Schiefer deliver dramatic readings of the internet’s worst and weirdest reviews, scored by fittingly somber music. As you’ll gather from the title, many of the featured reviews are from self-important nit-pickers, whose complaints are deservedly torn to shreds by the weary hosts. Others get surreal — one episode features a nail salon owner who responds to negative customer feedback with sequences of emojis so bizarre and elaborate that they border on sinister. As strange as the content gets, what makes the show so endearing is the Schiefers’ rapport, their palpable bewilderment at the opinions expressed, and their compassion for the service workers forced to deal with belligerent customers.

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Despite being raised to view gossip as sinful, the writer Kelsey McKinney mounted an impassioned defense of gossip in a guest essay for The New York Times last year. Six months later, she and Alex Sujong Laughlin, a producer, debuted a podcast that is essentially a love letter to its joys, delivering stories each week about minor drama among people you’ve never met. Each episode sees McKinney (now a self-described “insufferable gossip”) calling up a guest, who spills the tea about a scandal in a neighborhood knitting circle, or a bachelorette party gone awry, or the yearslong psychological warfare among a group of former sorority sisters. The low stakes are part of what makes “Normal Gossip” work — each yarn is as inconsequential as it is juicy, a pleasure as fleeting as cotton candy.

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• You are important. About the development of a sense of self-love, healthy responsibility and respect. / Courses, coaches, trainers
• Psychology with Alexandra Yakovleva. Probably the most popular podcast about psychology. / Psychology
• I feel that way. Thoughts to help girls begin to understand themselves better. / Courses, coaches, trainers
• Don’t teach me how to live. Techniques for working out thinking and emotions. / Courses, coaches, trainers
• One and a half excavators. Biologist Ilya Kolmanovsky answers children’s questions about how the world around us works. / Children, family, upbringing
• Can’t sleep. Reflections before going to bed about life, feelings, books, the world and people. / Youth discovers the world
• Cases. A crime podcast in which the hosts explore real crime and the people associated with and affected by crime events. / True-crime
• The Diaries of Laura Palna. Stories of the most bloody, resonant and interesting serial killers in Russia and around the world. / True-crime
• A brief theory of everything. A podcast about how different non-fiction can be. / Books and literature
• Seduce and conquer | Charisma. Pump up charisma, self-confidence and relationships with people. / Courses, coaches, trainers

Money and finance

• Calculator. A podcast about money: how to earn, save and spend it wisely.
• Council yes Finance. Dialogue with financial and investment advisors from the register of the Bank of Russia and their clients.
• Plan B. Leaders seek a win-win path to wealth and learn how to spend money.
• Where to invest?. A podcast about money and investments: from real estate to cryptocurrency.
• Retire at 35!. Stories of financial success.
• Economy by ear. Transfer of the Russian Economic School, visiting professors and experts from around the world.

Children, family, upbringing

• One and a half excavators. Biologist Ilya Kolmanovsky answers children’s questions about how the world around us works.
• Give birth first. Three fathers do not give advice, but share anxieties, worries and funny stories about their lives with their children.
• HRUME or Fairy Detective. You need to help the fabulous policeman Dobrynya put things in order in the fairy tale. The hosts tell incredible stories about birds, where to find these birds, and also about the life of people who study them.
• Mom, read!. The most childish of all literary and the most literary of all children’s podcasts.
• Love cannot be brought up. Teacher Dima Zitser answers the questions of parents, teachers, children – everyone who is interested and interested in child-adult relationships.
• None correct. Depressive stand-up about mental health, parenthood and women’s rights.

Women’s business

• Spread your legs!. An obstetrician-gynecologist, together with his guests, talks about women’s health.
• Nude. We invite well-known bloggers, successful entrepreneurs and popular people to talk about things that we usually only discuss with a therapist.
• Women and everything. We discuss news, psychology, science, finance and everything that modern girls actually live.
• Beauty breakfast. The secrets of proper skin care from the best experts in the country and famous guests.

Health and medicine

• A shameless question. Educational program about the body from Flacon Magazine.
• Why are we still alive. A podcast about medical discoveries that changed the world.
• The word skin: dialogues with experts. Experts, dermatologists, cosmetologists, psychologists will tell you what our skin wants.

Games, movies, entertainment

• Close-up. Kinopoisk podcast about movie premieres and industry news.
• Based on. The hosts talk a lot and funny about films and series based on books.
• In previous series. Kinopoisk podcast, which discusses the main serial novelties and old cult projects.

Art, culture, music

• Albums on Fridays. Once a week they show each other songs and prove why this is the best music in the world.
• Music Burger. A podcast about music trends and fast food in music, new names and releases, and everything related to it.
• Artcoin. Creativity can and should bring money. How to do this, the heroes of the podcast tell and share personal life hacks for monetizing creativity.
• About history and art. Project YaAndArt.. This podcast is about history, art and culture.
• Why did I see this?. Arzamas podcast about art and exhibitions.

History

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• Vivat, history!. The brightest pages of the history of the national and not only, the fate of people and empires.
• In short, history. Two guys are discussing interesting episodes from the past.

Books and literature

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• Shelf. Talk about books, about life, how they are connected, about the adventures of ideas, the oddities of history, and the futility of everything.
• Sharks of Pera. A girl helps her boyfriend fall asleep and tells the life story of a famous writer every week.
• Dark Tales. Fairy tales for adults from all over Russia.
• Literary curtain. Raise the curtain on literature. A podcast that is not afraid to discuss literature and look at it from a new angle.
• Blueberry podcast. Read the scary stories of their subscribers.

Courses, coaches, trainers

• You are important. About the development of a sense of self-love, healthy responsibility and respect.
• I feel that way. Thoughts to help girls begin to understand themselves better.
• Don’t teach me how to live. Techniques for working out thinking and emotions.
• Seduce and conquer | Charisma. Pump up charisma, self-confidence and relationships with people.
• You won’t earn money on this. In each episode of the podcast, an expert in marketing and sales will tell you how to earn a lot without betraying yourself.
• Mother of God. In this podcast, hosts explore the world of social media with guests.
• Speak beautifully. A podcast about voice, diction, public speaking and self-confidence.
• Chaos and order. We all face the chaos of life around us. And we all try to structure it in our own way.
• Know thyself. In simple words, about the secrets of our brain and achieving high results in any area with the help of thinking algorithms.
• Books in a million. Shares key takeaways from business literature and audiobooks.
• Good relationship. A podcast about how to create good relationships in different areas of life.
• Stop. Inhale. Meditation. A podcast about the most important thing – about your sense of self in this world.
• The body you live in. A podcast about how to restore a caring, trusting and loving relationship with yourself, your body and food.
• We’ll talk at home. Talk about character, family, children, business, blog, psychology, how to cope with difficulties and find in yourself that very strength, love and courage.

Youth discovers the world

• Can’t sleep. Reflections before going to bed about life, feelings, books, the world and people.
• Let’s start from Monday. Every week, two girls challenge themselves to a new activity and try something new.
• Let’s talk. We discuss questions, share knowledge and experience, talk about books where you can read about it.
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• Sergey Stillavin and his friends. The indomitable team of Sergey Stillavin discusses current events with the audience, tests cars, exposes brands, tries to understand the psychology of men and women, and does a lot of other exciting things.

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• Arzamas Lectures. Lectures by Russian scientists on history, literature, art, anthropology and philosophy.

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• Addiction. A podcast about how addiction changes a person’s life and people around.
• Baunovkast. Podcast about politics and society. Moderator: Alexander Baunov, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
• The art of making mistakes. A podcast about the role of mistakes and failures in the lives of successful people.
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• Death for all occasions. A podcast in which Death Studies researcher and thanatology lover Xenia explores attitudes towards death in the 21st century.

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• Competitors. Exciting stories from the world of corporate confrontations.
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• I’ll finish it later. Stories and advice for those who manage projects, people and themselves.
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• Launch tomorrow. A podcast about life-changing technologies.
• Bohemia and Marketing. A podcast about marketing, business and “near-marketing” topics.

Psychology

• Psychology with Alexandra Yakovleva. Probably the most popular podcast about psychology.
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• Hackney brain. The psychologist and coach talks in an understandable language about the complex and amazing work of the brain.
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• Bright podcast. Practicing psychologist and teacher, in simple language I explain here difficult and sensational topics from the world of psychology and pedagogy.
• Good thing you said that. A podcast where you can discuss life situations, mental disorders and difficult feelings with psychotherapists.
• Emotional intelligence. How to live your life according to yourself.
• It’s easier to deal with. Podcasts dedicated to various mental disorders. Each issue deals with one disorder.

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• Cases. A crime podcast in which the hosts explore real crime and the people associated with and affected by crime events.
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• Energizing with English. A podcast about the English language — we explain grammar and vocabulary, analyze mistakes in the speech of students and native speakers, watch films without Russian voice acting and discuss news from the English-language media space.
• Do you speak English?. A cool way to improve English for free and speak it.

Podcast “Dialogue with a teenager”. Second season. Issue 1. Congratulations! You are a buzzer!

The Dialogue with a Teenager podcast is a project of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. The podcast is hosted by Museum employees Masha Shchekochikhina and Marina Romanova.

There were five episodes in the first season, in which the presenters, together with parents, teachers, psychologists and other specialists, discussed how to build a dialogue with a teenager, be careful and attentive, design programs for teenagers and talk about such complex topics as health, growing up and sexuality. Some of these topics, by law, cannot be discussed with people under 18, so the presenters were not able to communicate with teenagers to the extent that they would like.

But a dialogue with a teenager cannot take place without a teenager, so in the new season, teenagers became co-hosts of the podcast. In the second season of , Nastya Marnova and Ilya Kulish , together with the presenters, discuss friendship and love, school and work, and also talk about the difference between generations, images of teenagers in popular culture and, of course, fantasize what their adult life will be like.

In the first episode, we meet new co-hosts and discuss who millennials and zoomers are and how teenagers differ from adults.

Masha Shchekochikhina: Hello everyone! We went on a long pause, and finally the second season. My name is Masha Shchekochikhina, my colleague since the first season, Marina Romanova, is here with me.

Marina Romanova: Hello everyone! Very happy to be back, thank you very much. In the first season of the Teen Dialogue podcast, we covered topics such as health, body, and sexuality. We couldn’t invite people under 18 to discuss exactly these topics, but a dialogue with a teenager cannot take place without teenagers themselves, so in the second season they speak in the first person. Please love and favor, our new co-hosts are Ilya Kulish and Nastya Marnova. Guys, hello!

Nastya Marnova: Hello everyone! My name is Nastya, I’m 16 years old, and Ilya and I are members of the Garage Teens program. This program of the Garage Museum is for teenagers. I study in two schools, but you will learn more about this in one of the following issues. I moved to Russia quite recently, before that I lived in Spain. I also want to tell you that I really like to communicate with interesting people, travel, play sports, and in general I like to explore this world and live in it.

Ilya Kulish: Hello! My name is Ilya, and I am also 16 years old. I, like Nastya, participate in the Garage Teens program. I also have my own business — a chatbot development studio. I have not finished school yet, and in the next issues I will tell you how I study. I don’t really consider myself a teenager, because I have been living at my own expense for about a year and a half, I don’t recognize authorities and generally do what I want.

Marina Romanova: I would also like to add that Masha and I see the second season of the “Dialogue with a Teenager” podcast as an opportunity to rebuild the podcast itself, because now it is done not only by adults, but also by teenagers themselves – to the principle of “Nothing for us without us! In the first issue, we will get to know Nastya and Ilya and try to find out how differently the four of us relate to the same things, as well as who a modern teenager is and whether we can draw a general portrait of such a teenager. The first episode of the second season is dedicated to the differences between our generations. Go! The first topic we will discuss is age. The guys said they were 16 years old. I am older, I am 27 years old. I can confidently say that I feel like an adult, although I understand that this is a small age. If we turn to different age theories, then I belong to the millennials. Has anyone heard such a word?

Nastya Marnova: Yes

Masha Shchekochikhina: I heard it too. I recently learned that millennials are called “echo boomers.” This is what I have not come across before.

Marina Romanova: I didn’t know that.

Nastya Marnova: And I didn’t know.

Marina Romanova: Ilya, have you heard about millennials and such a word in general?

Ilya Kulish: No.

Marina Romanova: I’ll tell you for Ilya and those who didn’t know either. Millennials are people who were born between 1984 and 2000. I was born in 1995, I am also a millennial, but you see that people who are 10 years older than me are also millennials. Based on this classification, even within millennials there are differences, but still people who were born in this period of time have common characteristics. This generation is also called “generation Y ” or “generation Pepsi ” is funny, because I don’t like Pepsi, – “generation Next ” and even “generation Peter Pan” because of the tendency to delay the moment of entry into adulthood. The oldest millennials have already reached the age of forty. As for the characteristics of the generation, millennials value digital comfort, were brought up on modern means of communication, and are able to grasp information on the fly – I agree. Above all, they put spiritual values, freedom, faith in oneself – everything is so. They are intolerant of corruption, they do not have the habit of kneeling. And they start a family too late, they are not ready to take loans, they have integrated into the sharing economy, they have learned to live without their own house and car. They also believe in the theory of small deeds, they treat representatives of other races, nationalities and sexual minorities with respect. They are optimists and consider life interesting, full of opportunities. In general, it’s scary how much this is all about me.

Masha Shchekochikhina: Yes, yes. I listen and think: “Is this really about millennials, or is Marina reading out her profile?”

Marina Romanova: We will leave a link to the article I rely on. I try to back up my words with sources. By the way, this is also a trait of millennials – they back up information with different sources and do not believe anything. In general, based on the description of millennials, I can say that I belong to them. I propose to discuss what differences Masha and I have – Masha also belongs to a different generation – and with you guys. To what extent can you relate to this? Do you have the same values ​​or different ones? What do you think?

Nastya Marnova: I think that Ilya and I and probably Masha – I’m not sure – belong to another generation – generation Z . True, it seems to me that all these general characteristics of generations are somehow the same. And to be honest, I’m not interested in generational differences. When I meet a person, I do not say to him: “Hi! I’m from Generation Z.”

Marina Romanova: Yes, I don’t say that either. But I feel the difference between people who are 5-8 years younger than me and those who are 5-8 years older than me. In my experience, people who are older than me, for example at the age of 34, work hard, do not focus on the principles of work – life balance . My friends who are older than me are ready to work seven days a week. I think it’s just the age range. Of course, you also study and work a lot, but as far as I understand, it is important for you to maintain a balance.

Masha Shchekochikhina: I think that in the case of children, we should talk about the peculiarities of the adolescent period. If you and I remember ourselves in adolescence, then we also constantly studied: we had tutors, preparation for exams, etc.

Marina Romanova: I believe that this is due to the fact that our parents belong to the overachiever generation (people who want to be in time everywhere and immediately). Now, it seems to me, this is no longer in trend. Alternative pedagogy tells us that it is not worth overloading a child. Since childhood, I was forced to go to tutors, as it seems to me, in a somewhat aggressive form. It is now believed that this is not necessary.

Nastya Marnova: Yes! For me work – life balance is very important. Without this, I won’t be able to function normally and I’ll definitely burn out quickly. I know things are going to go wrong, so I prioritize harmony and balance as soon as I get back from vacation to keep up with everything both in and out of school. I also wanted to add about tutors. It wasn’t like I was forced to. If I feel that I am lagging behind, then I ask my mother to write to the tutor or look for him myself and inform my mother. It is always my decision and my responsibility.

Ilya Kulish: In my opinion, Nastya’s situation is unique, because more often than not, Generation X parents are of the opinion that they know better what their child needs. And indeed, for this generation, rest is considered something shameful, but perhaps these are remnants of the Soviet past. ..

Masha Shchekochikhina: The generational system still described American history.

Ilya Kulish: But it also falls into Russian reality.

Nastya Marnova: Still, it seems to me that everything is very individual. Much of what you are now saying about generation X, I cannot attribute to my mother.

Ilya Kulish: So I say that you have a unique situation. I also wanted to respond to the friendship of people from different generations. Marin, I want to say that, in my experience, everything is individual here. If you find a person with whom you are interested, then it does not matter how old he is: 20 or 40.

Marina Romanova: Of course, I am also interested in people of different generations, but we are different: they overwork and do not value their health.

Ilya Kulish: They just have business first, and then the body.

Marina Romanova: They seem to forget about the body completely.

Masha Shchekochikhina: I would like to return to the discussion of generations. Marina spoke about who millennials are. I wanted to talk about zoomers or Generation Z. I consider myself a member of this generation. The lowest bar for this age that I found is 1997 year of birth – I was born in 1998. Despite the fact that my acquaintance began at a later age than that of Ilya and Nastya, it seems that I caught up with modern zoomers, and my habits are similar to the habits of this generation. What unites zoomers? They were born with digital technology in their hands and no longer know what pagers, Tamagotchis and analogity as such are. Zoomers are interested in art, economy and sustainable development. Although, it seems to me that millennials at their end are similar to buzzers in these characteristics. Zoomers are considered sensitive and hardworking. I want to explain why we decided to talk about the difference between millennials and buzzers at all. This is due to the fact that in the first season, when we started talking about a dialogue with a teenager, all of our guests were mostly millennials. It seemed strange to us that we are talking about a dialogue with another generation in the language of adults, who, in turn, belong to a generation older. This season, I want to figure out who teenagers are and partly talk about the ratio of generational characteristics to age characteristics. Can we attribute Generation Z characteristics to today’s teenagers? Still, teenagers have a different lifestyle than adults: they don’t work, they don’t have financial independence. In general, I want to deal with all this consistently. Therefore, I propose to start with a discussion of who the modern teenager is. Let’s try to highlight the distinctive features, probably, of a Russian teenager, since we all meet with them, communicate, you study with them, and, in the end, you yourself seem to be teenagers.

Marina Romanova: I want to share my observations. In addition to the Garage Museum, I have been working at the Shalash Charitable Foundation for a year now. This is an incredible experience for me! The Foundation specializes in working with teenagers with difficult behavior, but for me they are ordinary teenagers. Before I move on to drawing up a portrait of a teenager, I note that I am talking about teenagers 12-13 years old, they are younger than you. Firstly, teenagers have very few friends, that is, there is no habit of going somewhere with a large group after school. They go somewhere together, but in a company of 2-3 people. This is especially true for 2022–2023, as many have left. I notice that adolescents, of course, are affected by the environment around them – they experience pressure and stress. My friends who work as psychologists at school say that recently the demand for psychological help has increased significantly. Teenagers use TikTok and Vkontakte, very few people use Telegram, mostly WhatsApp. Let me remind you, I’m talking about teenagers 12-13 years old.

Masha Shchekochikhina: Well, about those teenagers with whom you talked.

Marina Romanova: Yes, yes! These are the ones with whom I spoke personally. A huge number of teenagers are fond of anime culture, everyone plays Genshin, just everyone …

Masha Shchekochikhina: Please explain what Genshin is.

Marina Romanova: Genshin is a game that, as I understand it, is only available on the phone…

Masha Shchekochikhina: Seems to be on the computer.

Ilya Kulish: Mostly it is played on the phone.

Marina Romanova: Yes, everyone plays on the phone. This is such a walker, it seems, not very cruel, in which, as far as I understand, you have to complete tasks, and you can also meet your friend.

Ilya Kulish: Yes, this is an anime style open world game.

Marina Romanova: Yes! What else about teenagers? They look very cool and cool: pink hair, blue hair. .. Again, I’m talking about 12-13 years old. It seems to me that the older a teenager, the less visual differences from an adult.

Masha Shchekochikhina: By the way, I remembered that in the fifth grade I went with red hair – I never allowed myself to do that again.

Marina Romanova: I didn’t go like that – I have to catch up. Also, of course, teenagers have no money, which is understandable.

Nastya Marnova: Why? Are they afraid to ask their parents for money?

Marina Romanova: I think they are given a limited amount, and it is small. And teenagers skip school! Almost no one was in the museums of those whom I asked. People don’t go to museums! For me, this is a fiasco, because we were constantly taken to museums at school. But now no one goes to museums – I don’t know what this is connected with. This, of course, does not prevent them from being cool. What else? Almost all phones are on the Android platform, not on iOS. Here is a portrait of a teenager from me. What do you say?

Ilya Kulish: Now I will do my bit. Well, of course, these are all generalizations, even the fact that teenagers don’t go to museums, for example. I will talk about 16-18 years old. Teenagers are on Telegram, not on WhatsApp. Many, especially in the center of Moscow, love art, museums, go to exhibitions and participate in various museum programs – the same teenagers from the youth team of the Garage Museum.

Masha Shchekochikhina: Let’s be honest, not only Garage has a youth team, but other museums also, and many teenagers become part of these programs.

Marina Romanova: When I was a teenager and wanted to get into the Garage youth team, it was impossible to do it: the youth team seemed like a closed club for its own. Enrollment in it was, it seems, once in two years. Therefore, I went to a bunch of other circles, where a set was opened at least once every six months, and you understood how to get there. Yes, there are youth teams at various museums in Moscow, Russia and around the world, but it is often completely unclear how to get into them. I have a feeling that only through connections …

Ilya Kulish: Are there any museums on their websites? It seems that we have come up with a task for the Garage youth team members to make the team’s activities visible to others. I see that in fact teenagers want to take part in something, they just do not have enough information. I didn’t know about museum programs for teenagers either, but thanks to Zhenya Kokorina, a former Garage employee, for bringing me here. Yes, it turns out that I also got through connections …

Nastya Marnova: I will also add that when I tell my friends about Garage, everyone asks how I got here. They are interested because they also want to participate, but no one knows how to join such programs.

Ilya Kulish: Yes, so I still agree with Marina that there is a problem in informing about programs. Let’s return to the issue of pocket money. Indeed, most teenagers do not have money, but I think that it still depends on the wealth of the family. Most often, indeed, parents give a certain amount of money for a week or a month. Some feel uncomfortable asking for more. That’s why I don’t know if I can classify myself as a teenager. On the one hand, I have been providing for myself for a long time, but, on the other hand, emotionally, I still feel like a teenager. In general, it must be said that there is a big difference between people 13 and 16 years old, and also, it seems to me that those who are now 13 years old will be very different in three years from those who are now 16 years old. This I judge by my brother. He is now 9years old, but he is not at all the same as I was at 9 years old. But what are teenagers today? They care about public opinion, and they really experience stress and a lot of emotional stress: studying, choosing the future, the Unified State Examination, parents put pressure on them, teachers put pressure on them. .. I think that these teenage problems should not be underestimated. It seems to me that many lack the opportunity to visit a psychologist, and school psychologists, in my opinion, are not always good specialists. I spoke with peers, and they confirmed that they lack a place where they can talk about their problems.

Nastya Marnova: First, I will add about what Ilya said. I agree that it would be very, very cool if some kind of help was provided to teenagers, because really many people really need it. I see teenagers in my environment who do not find support from their parents, who need warmth, care, love…

very hard to work.

Nastya Marnova: Yes, I agree. Therefore, I believe that we need to work with this now. For example, to normalize trips to a psychologist. In my environment, there are indeed people who are ashamed to ask for something from their parents – for me this is very strange. In Spain, everything was completely different. There I consider myself a teenager, but not here. Teenagers in Spain and Russia are very different. For example, we had a large group of friends there, with whom we constantly went somewhere, constantly hanging out somewhere together. Of course, there could have been two of us, but we met with six or seven of us. We constantly went to visit each other, to the cinema, to shopping centers … we didn’t go to museums, because there wasn’t much of an opportunity, except that sometimes we went to a bigger city somewhere with school.

Ilya Kulish: Nastya, I heard the opinion that in Europe children are much more attached to their parents and leave them much later. Tell me, is it true or is it a myth?

Nastya Marnova: It seems to me that this is definitely the case. True, in my case, I think this is due to the fact that public transport was not developed in the city where I lived. It is impossible to be independent without a car, so you are always tied to your parents and their transport.

Ilya Kulish: It turns out that you need to be on good terms with your parents just to be mobile.

Nastya Marnova: Yes, something like that…

Masha Shchekochikhina: Probably, in large cities with transport everything is more or less good.

Nastya Marnova: Yes, but teenagers start using public transport on their own from a later age. In Moscow, I saw children aged 5-7 in the metro.

Ilya Kulish: Do I understand correctly that if a person is 20 years old and lives with his parents, then this is ok for Europeans?

Nastya Marnova: Sometimes.

Marina Romanova: I would even say that at 35 it’s ok. Well, I have many such acquaintances in Europe: adults who live with their parents are nothing to be ashamed of.

Nastya Marnova: Well, I personally don’t know people aged 35…

Marina Romanova: But I know.

Ilya Kulish: I was in Italy a couple of years ago, and we were talking with some Italian grandfather. His family has a big house and they all live together: sons, grandchildren, etc. They have dinner together. It’s quite a tradition! Wines, cheeses… It’s so unusual for me, but cool! It’s great when a family has such a connection.

Nastya Marnova: Do you know what else I want to say about the differences between European and Russian teenagers? I had a shock when I moved and faced this. In Russia, many teenagers have already begun to experiment with alcohol, tobacco, etc. When I left Spain, it seemed to me that we were still children, but here, in Moscow, everything is different. And I must say that I experience social pressure. I don’t smoke or drink alcohol, but many of my friends smoke, for example. When we are somewhere together and everyone goes to smoke, then I also go to stand with them so as not to be left alone. So I stand, I breathe it, my hair starts to smell like tobacco. .. You need to be a strong spirit so as not to get into a bad habit.

Ilya Kulish: Especially since teenagers are very susceptible…

Nastya Marnova: Yes, yes! And very impressionable, so sometimes they try to copy those who seem cool to them.

Ilya Kulish: Also, probably, when everyone around smokes, it starts to seem to you that this is normal.

Marina Romanova: Interesting! I thought that younger guys smoke less, because in my environment smokers are mostly those who are over 35 years old.

Nastya Marnova: All my teenagers, with the exception of a couple of people, smoke…

Marina Romanova: But do I understand correctly that they smoke HQD ?

Ilya Kulish: Yes, also, for example, electronic cigarettes. I can’t say that all my friends love art without exception, but for sure everyone smokes electronic cigarettes.

Nastya Marnova: Regular cigarettes are also smoked.

Ilya Kulish: It is not so important that they smoke, the main thing is the very fact that this is really a scourge of teenagers.

Nastya Marnova: Yes, they don’t care about their bodies. I was told from childhood that health is very, very important. At school, they told us about the dangers of smoking, and they didn’t just say that it was bad, but they showed experiments: how they stuffed cotton wool into a bottle and lit a cigarette. We all saw how this cotton wool turned black. This made an indelible impression on us.

Masha Shchekochikhina: Do you know what else I wanted to ask? Ilya said that he does not really consider himself a teenager, but do you, Nastya, consider yourself a modern teenager?

Nastya Marnova: Partly.

Ilya Kulish: Why don’t you kind of consider yourself a teenager?

Nastya Marnova: In some ways I feel younger than my peers. It has to do with experience. I feel like a European teenager, not a Russian one.

Masha Shchekochikhina: What are the differences? Can you please explain somehow?

Nastya Marnova: For me, it’s about the difference in mentality and life experience…

Masha Shchekochikhina: Do I understand correctly that you feel younger in Russia?

Nastya Marnova: Yes, because I don’t have the same life experience as my peers. Take the same cigarettes and alcohol. Of course, my former classmates are also now starting to try and experiment something… But I feel lost between the two societies.

Marina Romanova: I would like to summarize our conversation. There is a suspicion that the project of a typical teenager has failed – everyone is unique. That is why it is so important for us to share our personal experience and ask for your opinion.