EPISODE · Mar 13, 2022 · 34 MIN
Adolescence: How to Build an Adult
from How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality · host PRX
When you're a teenager, you're kind of between two worlds. You're leaving the comforts and carefree days of childhood behind and stepping into the challenges and responsibilities adulthood brings. But when exactly should you make that change? And, more importantly, how can rites-of-passage help? Join Dave as he talks with psychologist Leah Somerville and religion scholar Connor Wood to explore the adolescent mind and how rituals can help it learn to “adult.” For more on Leah Somerville’s work, click here. To read some of Connor Wood’s writing, visit Science on Religion.
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When you're a teenager, you're kind of between two worlds. You're leaving the comforts and carefree days of childhood behind and stepping into the challenges and responsibilities adulthood brings. But when exactly should you make that change? And, more importantly, how can rites-of-passage help? Join Dave as he talks with psychologist Leah Somerville and religion scholar Connor Wood to explore the adolescent mind and how rituals can help it learn to “adult.” For more on Leah Somerville’s work, click here. To read some of Connor Wood’s writing, visit Science on Religion.
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