Podcasts by Teenage Kicks Podcast
Welcome to the Teenage Kicks podcast, where we take the fear out of parenting - or becoming - a teenager. The internet is full of parenting advice, from when you feel those first baby kicks, until they reach secondary school. And then it stops. No one is talking about teen parenting problems; so we’re going to.
Essential listening for teenagers and their parents, as well as those who work with young adults; Teenage Kicks has teen mental health at its core, and each episode will empower young people to tackle their own problems, and give parents the guidance to know how to help them.
Each week Helen speaks to real individuals who've experienced the issues that young people are dealing with now, and they don't sugar-coat it. From exam nerves and career worries to issues around sexuality and consent, we get tips and advice from expert guests who understand what it’s like to be a teenager today.
Helen will also be chatting about tough teenage problems like cyberbullying and self-harm, drugs, alcohol and teenage pregnancy, all with a heavy dose of reality from someone who's been there and made it through to the other side.
Teenage Kicks for Parents:
As parents, we understand some of our kids’ struggles, but let’s face it, it’s been a while, and things have moved on since we last panicked over a detention! Teenage choices today can seem alien to their parents because teenage life has changed so dramatically since we were young. Teenage Kicks helps you unravel topics like social media, sexting and teen self-esteem so that you can figure out what your child needs support with, and what’s just normal teenage behaviour.
Teenage Kicks for Teens:
Teenagers and parents come at things from different angles, we know. But teenage life can be challenging, and the support of your parents can make navigating tricky dilemmas easier. Teenage Kicks guests aren’t adults who’ve read a textbook; nor are they heavily invested in your day-to-day safety, like your mum and dad. They are real people who’ve been through what you’re dealing with, and they have the inspiration and advice you need to handle it yourself.
Join Helen each week as she chats to a different guest about topics affecting teenagers in 2020, and helps parents and teens to open up a dialogue that will make life easier to navigate on all sides.
You'll also find me chatting about teen parenting here:
- Actually Mummy - my personal blog
Useful websites:
This series of the Teenage Kicks Podcast is sponsored by Blue Microphones, who gave me the fabulous Yeticaster mic for all my recordings. It's really straightforward to use, and gives me great sound quality without too much editing.
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Bullying, Body Image, Social Media and Stigma as a Teenager from 2021-08-28T13:28:03
In this episode Helen Wills talks to social media guru Nickie O'Hara about her experiences of bullying as a teenager. Shockingly, Nickie was first picked on by a teacher, and the social...
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Coping With the Death of Your Mum as a Teenager from 2021-08-10T00:02:28
This episode of the the Teenage Kicks podcast deals with a very sensitive issue. Helen Wills talks to Jill Hawkins about the death of Jill's mother when she was jus...
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How to Stand up to Sexism from 2021-08-03T00:00:22
In this episode of the podcast Helen Wills talks to author Toni Hargis, a mum of a teenage girl who still experiences the same sexism she did as a teenager.
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How to Help Your Teen Develop a Mindfulness and Gratitude Habit from 2021-07-21T11:10:32
In this Expert Guest episode of the Teenage Kicks podcast Helen Wills talks to Wendy Lund about how mindfulness and gratitude can help to change a teen's min...
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How Journalling Supports Good Teen Mental Health - with Stacie Swift from 2021-07-16T08:43:20
If you're on Instagram, you'll probably know today's guest for colourful illustrations and mindful musings on supporting our own wellbeing. In episode 44 Helen Wills talks to ...
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Raising a Child with Schizophrenia from 2021-07-13T10:44:44
In the first episode of the Meet the Parents series Helen Wills Talks to Gill Mann about the death of her son Sam from Schizophrenia.
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The Teenager Fighting Domestic Violence With the Met Police in London from 2021-06-29T09:38:07
This is the second episode of the Teenage Kicks mini-series with The Girl's Network, a UK mentoring charity set up to inspire and empower girls from the least advantaged communities by ...
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Reducing Knife Crime in London - How one teenager is mentoring the Met Police from 2021-06-23T13:01:44
Today is the first in a mini-series with The Girl's Network, a UK mentoring charity set up to inspire and empowe...
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Getting an Adult Diagnosis of ADHD from 2021-06-15T07:56:49
Helen Wills talks to Louise Williams about her life with undiagnosed ADHD, and getting a diagnosis as an adult during the pandemic.
We started this convers...
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Tips for Parents on Helping Teens with ADHD from 2021-06-08T00:00:19
In the third episode of this mini-series on ADHD in teens Helen Wills speaks to Julia Langensiepen about how parents can support their teenager with an ADHD diagnosis.
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How it Feels to go Through University With ADHD from 2021-06-01T08:31:52
Episode 2 of the Teenage Kicks ADHD mini-series sees Helen Wills talk to Lacey Small about how it feels to be a University student with ADHD.
Lacey says sh...
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Normalising ADHD Through Talking About the Signs with Ella Tabb from @PurpleElla from 2021-05-25T00:00:17
This episode starts a new mini-series on ADHD. Helen Wills talks to Ella Tabb from Purple Ella about her family's diagnoses of autism and ADHD, including her own di...
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Life's Too Short For Heavy Periods When You're a Teenager! from 2021-05-18T00:00:13
Today’s episode is going to be relevant to you if you (or your daughter) suffers from very heavy periods.
Helen Wills talks to Fi Star Stone, who suffered ...
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Acting Out as a Teen - What Might be Going on Underneath a Teenagers's Bad Behaviour from 2021-05-04T10:24:13
Today's guest on the Teenage Kicks podcast is Hazel Davis, a journalist from West Yorkshire in the UK.
Hazel opens up to Helen Wills about how she 'acted o...
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Stop seeking validation from others! How to help your teen tackle low-self esteem. from 2021-04-27T00:00:20
My guest in this episode knows a thing or two about low self-esteem! Raised in a strict Irish Catholic family, Amanda Ryall never felt like she fitted in at home or at school. Listen
How to revise and cope with exam stress from 2021-04-18T19:45:42
Tips for managing exam stress
If you're heading into exam season it's likely that things are getting quite tense in your home. Parents are probably treading on eggshells...
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Life as an off the rails teenager - how Nina put her life back together from 2021-03-30T09:01:53
In this episode of the Teenage Kicks Podcast Helen Wills talks to Nina de Sausmarez about how she went off the rails as a teenager, using se...
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How it feels as a teenager with dyslexia. Plus dyslexia tips from an expert from 2021-03-23T10:46:02
Today Helen Wills talks to teacher and tuition coach Jemma about her experiences of undiagnosed dyslexia through her teenage years.
Also on the podcast is Karen Hautz, a...
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Teenage anxiety so bad it can kill, and how to avoid it, with Lorena Salazar from 2021-03-17T22:34:13
In this episode Helen Wills and Lorena Salazar talk about how stress can affect teenagers, the long-term implications of unmanaged worry, and how to support a teenager with anxiety.
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What grooming looks like, and how to cope afterwards, with Emma Cantrell from 2021-02-23T16:33:19
*Trigger warning - episode contains references to sexual abuse.
Has your teenager been groomed? Or are you a young person experiencing grooming? In this episode E...
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How to deal with loneliness when you have a disability from 2021-02-16T00:00:18
Nathan Todd was born with cerebral palsy. He describes so charmingly how this affected him growing up.
As he got older, he began to experience loneliness as a result of ...
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Practical tips for GCSE Revision - ideas to help parents help their teens from 2021-01-19T14:06:33
How do you get the best GCSE results you can during Covid-19?
If your child was expecting to be sitting GCSEs in 2021 the chances are they and you h...
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On Becoming a Parent to Your Own Sister - with Taylor James from 2020-12-08T16:43:11
What happens when the unthinkable happens, and you suddenly have to become the 'parent' to your own sibling?
This is what happened to Taylor James, who was just 25 when ...
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5 Things I Wish Adults Knew About Teenagers - with Kk from Insider Scoop from 2020-12-01T00:00:16
This week on the Teenage Kicks podcast I have a rather exciting guest - and actual, real, live teenager!
Kk is a teen podcaster, and she reached out to me because she wa...
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Dealing With Infidelity in Your Parents' Marriage - a Teenage Perspective From Olivia from 2020-11-24T08:28:24
I had a fascinating chat with Olivia (not her real name) about how she felt as a child and teenager witnessing the difficulties in her parents' marriage after her father was unfaithful ...
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Creating Resilience in Teens with Becky Goddard Hill from 2020-11-10T00:00:10
Do you think your teenager is moody and negative?
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How Victoria Coped with Anxiety and Panic Attacks as a Teenager from 2020-11-03T11:24:55
Victoria Metal is a music teacher from North Carolina. At 25, she’s one of the youngest guests on Listen
Coping With the Sudden Death of a Sibling at 17 - Gina Lee Lyons from 2020-10-27T08:17:55
Gina Lee Lyons had a perfectly normal childhood until her Dad left her Mum when she was 12. That started a chain of events including the family losing their home, and her brother spendi...
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How do you cope with the loss of a parent when you're a teenager - Ryan Gallagher from 2020-10-21T09:54:51
Ryan Gallagher is a firefighter from Burlington in Canada. When he was just 16, Ryan’s father died as Ryan himself was performing CPR.
Ryan talks about how he never real...
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Trusting the Timing: Living With a Stammer in Your Teens, with Callum Schofield from 2020-10-13T00:00:26
Callum Schofield said his own name for the first time at the age of 18 without stuttering. He spent his childhood and teenage years without a voice, which he says had a massive impact o...
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Understanding what's happening online and trusting your teen anyway - with digital parenting expert Elizabeth Milovidov from 2020-10-06T00:00:23
As our kids move towards the teenage years it can be difficult for parents to adjust . Starting s...
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Boys Get Eating Disorders Too - Talking Bulimia with Sam Thomas from 2020-10-01T12:25:55
Sam Thomas is an award winning mental health campaigner, writer and public speaker. He lives in Brighton and is in recovery from bulimia and alcohol addiction.
I first ...
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Overcoming the Stigma of Being an Overweight Teen, with Margaret Steffie from 2020-09-28T22:34:55
Is your teenager struggling with their weight or body image?
My guest today knows all about feeling uncomfortable in her body, and the negativity from friends and peers ...
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Finding Your People and Your Purpose, with Tracy Edwards MBE from 2020-09-22T00:00:27
Has your teenager dropped out of education? And if so, are you worried about their future prospects? I’m hoping that this episode will give you some comfort, and maybe a little bit of i...
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Growing up in a White Community as a Biracial Teen - with Michelle Perry from 2020-09-15T00:00:26
I got goosebumps listening back to the clips in the introduction for this podcast – Michelle has such a fantastic outlook on life – I promise this one is a must listen!
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Teenage Kicks Series 2 the Trailer from 2020-09-09T00:00:23
Welcome to the Teenage Kicks Podcast, where we take the fear out of parenting – or becoming – a teenager. I’m Helen Wills, and together with my guests I explore the ups and downs of the...
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Finding Hope and Living with Grief After Trauma in Your Teens. With Mark Lemon. from 2020-09-09T00:00:19
If your child has experienced the loss of a parent, or someone very close to them, I hope this episode will help. My guest in this episode is Mark Lemon, an award-winning children’s aut...
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Bonus episode: Bitesize Hacks to Support Teenage Mental Health, with Dr Lee David GP from 2020-05-27T15:47:55
In this bonus episode I talk to Lee David, a GP with a specialist interest in young people's mental health, and in using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help with anxiety and dep...
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Natasha Hirst on Surviving Domestic Abuse as a Teenager from 2020-05-06T16:53:30
Trigger warning: In this episode Natasha tells me about some of the domestic violence she experienced as a child and teenager.
In the final episod...
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Daniel on Being Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes as a Teenager from 2020-04-21T14:26:12
Has your teenager had to deal with something life-changing? Life can be tough, and when something big happens to change your child’s landscape it can suddenly throw them right off the t...
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Jenny* on Coping After Rape from 2020-04-06T08:09:39
*Trigger warning: Jenny (not her real name) tells me about her experience of being raped in her teens.
This is an incredibly personal interview. Jenny talks about what h...
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Emma Bradley on Being Hospitalised with Mental Health Problems from 2020-03-30T01:45:13
Emma Bradley is a Parenting Expert and mum of three. She has a long career as a teacher behind her expertise, but what's really given her the title is her ability to empathise with youn...
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Emma Bradley on Being Hospitalised as a Teen with Mental Health Problems from 2020-03-29T23:45:13
Emma Bradley is a Parenting Expert and mum of three. She has a long career as a teacher behind her expertise, but what's really given her the title is her ability to empathise with youn...
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Sharon Lawton on Coping with Anxiety from 2020-03-22T22:13:13
Okay, a lot of this episode is about managing exam stress, because that's where we were supposed to be at right now. I almost didn't publish this today, but as I was editing, I realised...
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Danielle on Being a Young Carer for her Alcoholic Mum from 2020-03-16T00:00:19
Danielle Jones is a freelance journalist and editor from Hampshire with bylines for Time Out, Metro and VisitEngland. A mum to two girls, she specialises in travel, culture and lifestyl...
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Becky Freeman on Having a Dad in Prison from 2020-03-12T18:57:53
When Becky was 17, and just about to sit her A-Levels, her Dad was sent to prison. We chat about how that felt to a young girl at the most important stage of her life so far, and how it...
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Rosie Mullender on Self Harming from 2020-03-11T09:54:27
*Trigger warning: this podcast episode features a discussion around Rosie's experience of self-harm as a teenager*
Rosie Mullender on Self Harming as a Teenager from 2020-03-11T08:54:27
*Trigger warning: this podcast episode features a discussion around Rosie's experience of self-harm as a teenager*
Sian Russell on Being Expelled From School from 2020-03-09T21:34:08
In this episode of the Teenage Kicks podcast Siân, from the brilliant blog Helpful Mum, tells us her story of being expelled fr...
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Teenage Kicks the Trailer from 2020-03-03T20:51:33
About the Teenage Kicks podcast
Welcome to the Teenage Kicks podcast, where we take the fear out of parenting - or becoming - a teenager. The internet is full of...
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