You Inside Out

In this exclusive episode, Sonja Lewis gets first-hand insight into what it is like to be a teen girl in today's world. Special guests 15-year-old Divaina from Kent, an aspiring creator, and 16-year-old Leah from Hertfordshire, a budding barrister, give the inside scoop.

Growing up is an exciting time with much to look forward to. Nonetheless, teen girls face endless challenges, too. Sonja and her guests have an honest and open discussion about how to find opportunities in the challenges. They cover various topics such as family, friends, body image, emotional and mental well-being, and of course, social media.

A must listen for teen girls and boys, too, and parents and guardians.

Sonja Lewis catches up with relationship counsellor Cat Williams to talk about the complex topic of dating, as applicable today as it has ever been.

Getting to the heart of the matter, the two have an uplifting and insightful conversation about the importance of avoiding fear based decisions and the significance of learning about yourself.

Cat gives inside information on why uncertainty is okay and why bullying and abandoning responsibility are not. She offers hot tips on how to have loads of fun, too!

A must listen for teen girls and boys, too, and parents and guardians.

Rising Above Odds offers practical advice and tips on how to overcome insurmountable challenges.

In an intriguing conversation with Sonja Lewis, entrepreneur and barrister Hannilee Fish shares her personal story of struggling with dyslexia and post-traumatic stress disorder and how she changed the course of her journey through engaging in sports and practicing mindfulness.

A podcast for anyone who feels like the odds are stacked against them.

With the sharp increase in self-harm and other mental health problems in the UK amongst teen girls, UIO: On Undiagnosed Mental Illness is a timely podcast.

Sonja Lewis has an honest conversation with mental health campaigner and author Eleanor Segall on living with mental illness.

Diagnosed with bi-polar disorder at age 16, Eleanor shares the ins and outs of her moving story, talks about the battle with stigmas, and offers encouragement and inspiration as well as expert advice to anyone grappling with mental illness directly or indirectly.

A must listen for all teens and adults alike, particularly anyone vulnerable or pre-disposed to mental illness.

Questions about identity? What does gender, sexuality and all the rest have to do with who you really are? And what does identity have to do with sense of belonging?

In the first podcast in the new UIO series, Sonja Lewis has a genuine conversation with co-founders of social enterprise, Sisterhood, to unravel the complex topic, identity.

Rachita Saraogi and Rebecca Thomson talk from personal and professional experience, offering heartfelt advice and tips.

A podcast for all anyone, grappling with identity markers and related issues.

In a special summer edition of UIO, Nicola Morgan, author of 100 books and authority on the adolescent brain, talks with Sonja Lewis about what the brain has to do with our obsession with smart phones and being online all the time.

The author shares insight on why overdoing it might be breaking our concentration, robbing us of sleep and all the rest. But she doesn't leave it at that. She offers hot tips on how to put it all into perspective.

A podcast for teens and adults alike.

Sonja Lewis covers the Rocking Ur Teens 2018 Teen Girls Conference, and captures the flavour of the event in this episode.

Highlights include memorable moments with Capital Xtra's Remel London and spoken word poet, Sophia Thakur, as well as vox pops with several of the teen girl participants.

In a candid interview with Sonja Lewis, Full Circle Author Natalie Savvides offers teenage girls and women tips on how to deal with peer pressure in their own space.

From stressing the importance of self love to the expression of individuality, the author speaks from her own experience.

The last in the 2017 pilot series, UIO: Peer Pressure Inside Out is a thought provoking and enjoyable aid for managing peer pressure.

Sonja Lewis chats with Helen Lewis of Literally PR about modern day family matters and why having good family ties matter most during the teen years.

The two women explore why boundaries matter and how different generations can overcome communications barriers and related challenges.

UIO: Your Family Inside out is a thought provoking aid for improving relationships between adults and teenagers in general.

In this special episode of UIO, Sonja Lewis chats with Rachel Gardner, founder of the Romance Academy, an organisation that empowers adults to have significant conversations about relationships and sex with their young people to encourage better decision making about sex during the teenage years.

As well as looking at the physical risks of pre-mature sex, the two women talk about its emotional aspect and offers advise to help teenage girls navigate life in a highly sexed culture.

Also, this episode looks at transgender issues and sexuality, too.