Bonus episode: Your puberty questions... answered!
Brains On Universe Presents….Puberty! (The Podcast)Show Notes
In our first bonus episode of the Puberty! (The Podcast) we dive into some of your most pressing questions about pimples, crushes, hormones and timing. Like… why does puberty happen when it does?!
To get the best answers, we talked to some amazing puberty experts: pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson from Less Awkward, pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Jonathan Steinman, skin doctor Dr. Jenna Lester and psychologist Dr. Chris Miller.
If you haven’t listened to the whole series yet, we encourage you to go back and listen! And if you’ve got more puberty questions you’d like answered, send them to us at brainson.org/contact. We’ve got more bonus episodes on the way.
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