Inside the Mind of QuaranTEENS

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.