{"podcast":{"title":"This Is So Awkward","slug":"this-is-so-awkward-4040762","podcast_index_feed_id":4040762,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WFH2067314356","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d1164bd4-50de-11ef-b782-87fdbac72ca6/image/467fc5a1e353b26fc64e17a131a93546.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"This Is So Awkward","episode_count":389,"summary":"This is so awkward…but it doesn’t have to be. These days, puberty starts earlier, lasts longer, and happens with a cellphone in hand. The most trusted voices on puberty, Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, are here to remove cringe from this stage of life – not just for kids going through it but also the adults who care about them. With science, guidance and humor, they cover all the physical, emotional, and social changes that happen between ages 8-18 and beyond. Watch the full episodes on Youtube!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-so-awkward-4040762"},"episode":{"title":"Countdown to the Bittersweet Send-Off","slug":"countdown-to-the-bittersweet-send-off","published_at":"2026-04-24T07:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-so-awkward-4040762/countdown-to-the-bittersweet-send-off","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-so-awkward-4040762","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL7645975362.mp3?updated=1776981068","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL7645975362.mp3?updated=1776981068","summary":"It’s simultaneously wonderful and worrying to launch a kid. The most common denominator question is a version of this: Are they going to be ok when they leave us? We hope – and wonder – if we’ve taught them enough to be out in the world. Christina Geist spent her oldest child’s senior year of high school compiling those life lessons in Before You Fly Away. Her musings are as heartfelt as they are practical, whether you have a child who is about to fly the nest, one who flew away long ago, or one so young you can hardly imagine that stage of life. Show Notes: Before You Fly Away: Life Lessons from Home Watch the full episode on ⁠Youtube⁠! ⁠Join the LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP HUB⁠ Go to ⁠Quince.com/AWKWARD⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns. Download the ⁠FREE Playbook for Getting Your Kid to Talk⁠ Order our book ⁠This Is So Awkward⁠ Check out all our speaking and curriculum at ⁠www.lessawkward.com⁠ and our super comfy products at ⁠www.myoomla.com⁠ To bring us to your school or community email ⁠operations@lessawkward.com⁠ To submit listener questions email ⁠podcast@lessawkward.com⁠ Produced by ⁠Peoples Media⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"It’s simultaneously wonderful and worrying to launch a kid. The most common denominator question is a version of this: Are they going to be ok when they l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3221,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-so-awkward-4040762/episodes/countdown-to-the-bittersweet-send-off/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-so-awkward-4040762/countdown-to-the-bittersweet-send-off.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}