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episode notes
I often get asked questions about adolescence. And even if it doesn’t deal with explicit issues about adolescence, the topic always seems to find a way to come up anyway… like in last Thursday’s episode.
And adolescence is always in the news. Just this year, the NIH released a study on precocious puberty caused by chemicals in personal care products. And Harvard University researchers developed an existing theory that socioeconomic factors may also be associated with early onset of puberty.
So we thought it would be a good time to reshare this great interview from last year. There, Jamila spoke with Kara Patterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, authors of This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained. They have some great insights to share. If you haven’t listened to it yet, please do.
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