{"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":"Mattering in Today’s World","slug":"mattering-in-today-s-world","published_at":"2026-01-27T08:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-so-awkward-4040762/mattering-in-today-s-world","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/ADL6015322923.mp3?updated=1769477494","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL6015322923.mp3?updated=1769477494","summary":"It’s easy to feel untethered in a modern world filled with stressors and tech-laden realities, but research tells us that the secret sauce is mattering: a combination of feeling valued and offering value back. Mattering fuels wellbeing. Journalist Jennifer Wallace, author of Mattering, joins us to explain this beautiful concept, sharing data-driven ways to achieve it for ourselves, our families, and in our communities. Show Notes: 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 easy to feel untethered in a modern world filled with stressors and tech-laden realities, but research tells us that the secret sauce is mattering: a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3208,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-so-awkward-4040762/episodes/mattering-in-today-s-world/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/mattering-in-today-s-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}