CuriosiTeen

CuriosiTeen

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CuriosiTeen episodes

  • Nenia Corcoran - Toxic Relationships, Dating Violence, and Why Teens Should Be Educated

    Toxic relationships: romantic, platonic, familial- they will inevitably be a part of everyone's life at some point. But how do you recognize them? How do you deal with them? In this episode, Nenia Corcoran, young adult author, police officer, and victim of dating violence spoke with Truitt about her story of abuse, how she recognized it after 15 years, and why she is devoted to educating teens today about the dangers of toxic relationships.

    44 min
  • Mikaila Ulmer - Growing a Lemonade Empire, Saving the Bees, & Dreaming Like a Kid
    Mikaila Ulmer, teen founder and CEO of Me & The Bees Lemonade, joins Truitt on Curiositeen to discuss how she turned a lemonade stand into a successful brand. Mikaila has been recognized by TIME Magazine, Forbes, and most recently was named in CEOWORLD Magazine's Top 10 Young Entrepreneurs to Know. She gave her thoughts on pitching on Shark Tank as a 9-year-old, meeting people like Barack Obama, writing her own book last year, her thoughts on making a difference, and her best tips for entrepreneurial teens.
    28 min
  • Growing Up in the 90s - Technology, Social Issues, How Things Have Changed

    Ever feel like you were born in the wrong generation? Can you imagine a world without checking social media daily, or not being able to call your friends from wherever you are, anytime? In this episode, Truitt, her mom, Lauren, and Lauren's childhood best friend, Greg, have an open & educational discussion about growing up in the 90s versus now, social media, mental health, racism & cultural appropriation, being queer, terrorism in the wake of 9/11, and thoughtful reflection on all that has changed in the past few decades.

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    1 hr 10 min
  • L.A. Hendrix - Running a Nonprofit for Marine Life as a Teenager
    High school freshman L.A. Hendrix started her marine conservation nonprofit, Marine Life Foundation, at only 12 years old. In this episode, she spoke with me about how her passion for marine life began, the details of starting a nonprofit, dealing with people who don’t believe in you, and the challenges that come with balancing regular teenage life and passion projects.
    14 min
  • My Experiences With Therapy
    When you think of therapy, what comes to mind? Crying in front of a stranger? Weakness? Something that indicates you're "not normal"? In today's episode, Truitt explains the different kinds of therapy she's experienced, her thoughts on if they actually helped & the stigmas surrounding therapy, and also gave some advice on how to start a conversation with your parents/the adults in your life about getting help.
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    31 min
  • Making Friends: High School, Pandemic, & Social Media

    This past year has been extremely hard on humans as a whole, since we are extremely social beings. However, today's episode focused in on the teenage experience, and Truitt talked about what it's been like trying to make friends at a new school during the pandemic, the added pressures social media introduces, and how to cope with loneliness in a society that says it's weird to be alone.

    19 min
  • The Ins and Outs of Getting Your First Job

    Have you always wanted your own job and a way to make money but have no idea where to start? You've come to the right place! In this episode, Truitt discusses opening her first small business in middle school, how she was employed for the first time at age 14, and how you can take the steps to start working as a teenager.

    19 min
  • Meet Truitt

    Welcome to the CuriosiTeen Podcast. I'm your host, Truitt! I'm a high school sophomore, run my own YouTube channel, and am interested in businesses, jobs, learning, & having thoughtful conversations. In this episode I share a little bit about me, my background, my inspiration to create this podcast, and what you can expect to see in the future. Thanks so much for listening, and I hope you stick around! To stay updated on future episodes, subscribe and follow the Instagram: @curiositeenpodcast.

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    3 min

About CuriosiTeen

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For go-getter teens who want to hear honest and empowering conversations about how our generation fits into the world today. My name is Truitt, I’m a high school student in Austin, Texas, and I have a…