YouthSpeaks

YouthSpeaks

By Sonya and PiyaHealth & FitnessMental Health
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YouthSpeaks episodes

  • Sexual Assault Awareness: Tiana Day

    Trigger warning: sexual assault. In today's episode, 19 year old activist, Tiana Day, shares her story with sexual assault and its relationship with her race. She engages with Sonya and Piya in an emotional hour-long special. If needed, please step away and take care of your mental health. Do what's best for you!

    1 hr 5 min
  • Gender Diversity in Black Communities: Adaobi Nwatu

    Join Sonya and Piya today as they host Adaobi Nwatu to speak on gender diversity world-wide. The episode behind with Adaobi introducing their story with gender, a couple of obstacles they battled through their life, and wraps up with some advice for people learning more about their identity!

    21 min
  • Season 2: Introduction + Get to Know the Hosts!

    Welcome back everyone! In this episode, our newest co-host is introduced--Piya Devidasani! Sonya and Piya quickly delve into the season's expectations, including their goals and passions for the rest of the year. They continue to speak of their own mental health struggles, offering vulnerability as a means to connect through this difficult time. Tune in to hear them rant about their struggles with the world today, especially as an Indian girl through a pandemic, and enjoy the first episode :)

    21 min
  • Spring Break Battles: Introvert vs. Extrovert

    Sonya and Leela discuss their own feelings towards socializing during the pandemic, and provide some insight on the differences—and similarities—between introverts and extroverts. Tune in as always for a fun conversation!


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    21 min
  • Introverts vs. Extroverts
    Sonya and Leela discuss their own feelings towards socializing during the pandemic, and provide some insight on the differences —and similarities— between introverts and extroverts. Tune in as always for a fun conversation!
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    20 min
  • Private vs. Public Schools: Benjamin Connor

    Sonya and Leela meet virtually with guest speaker Benjamin Connor, a sophomore at Athenian and Sonya's classmate. Tune in as they have a casual conversation about the ups and downs of both public and private schools!

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    22 min
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  • Public vs. Private Education with Benjamin Connor

    Sonya and Leela meet virtually with guest speaker Benjamin Connor, a sophomore at Athenian and Sonya's classmate. Tune in as they have a casual conversation about the ups and downs of both public and private schools! 

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    21 min
  • Social Cues & Pandemic Blues

    As we hit the "one year" mark of the pandemic, Sonya and Leela continue to drown in the world of online education, social distancing, and of course, never-ending procrastination. In this episode, they explore social lives--talking about finding online friends, keeping in touch through zoom, and the popular facetiming--all while incorporating their own struggling mental health into, yet another, rant session. If you also feel an indescribable rage at the word “breakout room,” then this episode is for you!

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    21 min

About YouthSpeaks

From the publisher's feed

YouthSpeaks was born out of a frenzied text sent late into the hours of the night. Sonya was thrilled about the possibility of diving into the world of mental health. Leela readily agreed, co-hosting…