Under Pressure - Stress Management For Teens? - S8 E10

About this episode

Teens discuss stress management strategies in middle school and life.

What do teens do to manage their stress? Video Podcast - Life Is The Future - Season 8, Episode 10 Stress: The body's response to change. Distress is a negative pressure or threat; the "bad" stress. Eustress is beneficial challenge; the "good" stress. This week's 8th grade hosts, Piper and Mwanashe, partner up to interview classmates Maya and Reya. The teens take on the topic of stress in middle school and in life. This is another recurring conversation year-to-year, and for good reason. Specifics this week include academic expectations and standardized tests, athletics and extracurriculars, high school on the horizon, coping strategies, parent & teacher assistance, and recommendations to fellow teens. What other concepts should the students have mentioned in this episode? Tune in soon as our other two Season 8 hosts, Maddie and Arbaaz, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2025-2026 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️…

People in this episode

Hosts: Piper, Mwanashe

Guests: Maya, Reya

Topics covered

• stress management
• teen challenges
• academic pressure
• coping strategies
• extracurricular activities
• parent and teacher support

Keywords

• stress
• teens
• middle school
• academic expectations
• standardized tests
• athletics
• coping strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Life Is The Future

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