Cara Natterson, MD & Vanessa Kroll Bennett, THIS IS SO AWKWARD: Modern Puberty Explained
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Zibby interviews Cara Natterson, MD, and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, authors of THIS IS SO AWKWARD: MODERN PUBERTY EXPLAINED. They discuss their motivation for writing the book, aiming to empower parents, teachers, and other adults in guiding kids through puberty. The book covers more than typical puberty topics, delving into sports, eating behaviors, and mental health. Zibby praises the book's comprehensive approach and its usefulness in her own parenting. Both authors emphasize the importance of open, judgment-free conversations with kids about puberty and its challenges. The interview concludes with their advice for co-authoring a book and the unique challenges and rewards it presents.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:06.7 | This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes. |
| 0:14.9 | I am also the publisher for Zibi Books, which publishes 12 books a year in fiction and memoir. |
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| 0:35.4 | And I recently opened a bookstore in L.a called zibby's bookshop |
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| 0:53.3 | 2018 and no matter what i do this is basically my of all of it and started in 2018. And no matter what I do, this is |
| 0:56.1 | basically my favorite thing. Enjoy. |
| 1:03.2 | Kara Natterson, MD, and Vanessa Krill Bennett are co-authors of This Is So Awkward. Modern |
| 1:09.7 | Puberty Explained. Kara Natterson, MD, is a pediatrician, |
| 1:15.0 | and New York Times bestselling author. Vanessa Curl Bennett is a puberty educator and writer. |
| 1:20.6 | Together, they host the Puberty Podcast, run Order of Magnitude, the leading brand dedicated to |
| 1:25.9 | flipping puberty positive. And now they've |
| 1:28.3 | written, this is so awkward. Kara and Vanessa can be found on Instagram and TikTok at Spilling the |
| 1:33.9 | puberty. Get it? P-U-B-E-R-T-E-A. Perhaps their biggest cred, however, is that between them, |
| 1:40.0 | they parent six teens. Welcome Kara and Vanessa to moms don't have time to read books to discuss |
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