Jaiden Rogers

7/24/20

Identity Analysis Paper #1 - Originality Check

Podcast - Teenage therapy (​https://teenagertherapy.carrd.co/​)

"Teenager Therapy" is a podcast of five teenagers who are stressed,
sleep-deprived, and have problems too and they talk all about it! They talk about the
struggle of being a teenager, growing up, and our generation. The theme of identity in
this podcast is self-discovery. Teenagers are growing up and we are constantly trying to
find out who we really are. We are surrounded by the media and other students also
which is full of unrealistic body standards, bullying, labels, drugs, alcohol, peer/social
pressure, and relationships. There is so much going on in our lives that we lose track of
trying to find out who we are or we have the fear of not being accepted.
Some episodes that talk about these certain topics are episode 37 "Instagram &
Unrealistic Body Standards", episode 40 "Drugs/Social Pressure/Should You Drink At
All?", episode 23 "Insecurities & Not Good Enough", and many more helpful/educational
episodes. These episodes help teenagers through highschool and help them discover
themselves. As a teenager you never know what is normal or how you should do things,
everything is a big question mark, so when teenagers hear stories and advice from over
teenagers like them they will listen.
High school plays a huge role in finding yourself and growing. Throughout the
podcast, you learn about their problems and who they all are. This podcast is great for
other teenagers who need someone to relate to and also aren’t sure who they are. Most
of the problems they talk about almost every high schooler will go through them and
they will realise that its normal so listening to these podcasts is almost like having a
guide that helps you through any situation. In episode 37 "Instagram & Unrealistic Body
Standards" it talks about how social media today is horrible for teenagers because it
creates this image in peoples head about what we are supposed to look like. Most
teenagers hate their body and see all these very skinny models on their feed, so when
they see that they dont look like them and that guys/girls only like the “perfect model”
ones it bigs down their self esteem and it makes them think like they aren't good
enough. In the podcast it talks about how to not think this way and that everyone is
different in their own unique perfect way.
This podcast is very helpful and a way to communicate to teenagers when they
are going through issues. When teens hear that it's not just them going through
something like peer pressure or bullying it gives them something to relate their problems
to and it helps them cope and get through it. These episodes cover everything that
happens in a teens life, and it helps them grow and find out who they really are.

The Theme of Identity: Annotated Bibliography

“Teenager Therapy.” Teenager Therapy, teenagertherapy.carrd.co/.
The Podcast called “Teenage Therapy” is teenagers discussing the struggles of
being a teenager when being sleep deprived, stressed, but somehow energetic? They
talk about issues going on in our generation. The theme of identity in this podcast is
self- discovery. They are all teenagers and don’t know who they truly are. High school
plays a huge role in finding yourself and growing. Throughout the podcast, you learn
about their problems and who they all are. This podcast is great for other teenagers who
need someone to relate to and also aren’t sure who they are.