Today, I’m talking to two of my favourite women in the whole world - my big sister Lauren and my niece Megan. We’ll be talking all about what it's like being a teenager, the impacts of social media, and what qualities we see and respect in the people around us.

A lot of parents can approach the teenage years with trepidation, but as we'll hear there's a lot of joy to be found in them on both sides. In this episode we discuss:

• What education is like in a pandemic - a teen perspective (3:15)
• A teacher's perspective of education in a pandemic (5:40)
• How to combat lockdown isolation as a teen (7:20)
• Why parenting teens is much less scary than you think (10:15)
• The benefits of social media for your teenager (14:50)
• What a teenage girl wants from her mum (16:45)
• "Confidence is using your voice" (19:30)
• What qualities we love in our role models (21:00)
• "I take a little piece from everyone who inspires me..." (24:50)
• Top tips for an authentic life (33:00)

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