EPISODE · Sep 30, 2025 · 1H 5M
Puberty Unpacked: What Every Parent Needs to Know | The Truth About Modern Adolescence
from Emotional Longevity · host Elisha Goldstein
What if everything you think you know about puberty is wrong? And what if understanding the real timeline could transform how you parent your teen? In this eye-opening episode of the Emotional Longevity Podcast, Dr. Elisha Goldstein sits down with Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Bennett, co-founders of Less Awkward and co-authors of the national bestselling book This is So Awkward, to reveal the shocking truth about modern puberty. Here's what will blow your mind: puberty used to last 3-4 years. Today, it stretches close to a decade. Kids are starting earlier but taking much longer to reach maturity—and the world treats them based on how they look, not their actual developmental stage. From the neuroscience behind why your teen says all the right things at dinner then makes terrible decisions at parties, to navigating the porn conversation that 88% of parents avoid, this episode gives you the roadmap for supporting kids through the longest developmental stage of their lives.
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What if everything you think you know about puberty is wrong? And what if understanding the real timeline could transform how you parent your teen? In this eye-opening episode of the Emotional Longevity Podcast, Dr. Elisha Goldstein sits down with Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Bennett, co-founders of Less Awkward and co-authors of the national bestselling book This is So Awkward, to reveal the shocking truth about modern puberty. Here's what will blow your mind: puberty used to last 3-4 years. Today, it stretches close to a decade. Kids are starting earlier but taking much longer to reach maturity—and the world treats them based on how they look, not their actual developmental stage. From the neuroscience behind why your teen says all the right things at dinner then makes terrible decisions at parties, to navigating the porn conversation that 88% of parents avoid, this episode gives you the roadmap for supporting kids through the longest developmental stage of their lives.
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