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  • What Were You Thinking?

  • Written by: Dina Temple-Raston
  • Length: 3 hrs
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Written by: Dina Temple-Raston
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Journalist Dina Temple-Raston shares the stories of adolescents who made astonishing choices - from joining ISIS to planning a school shooting - that led to disastrous results. To help understand what they were thinking, she talks with friends, family, and the teens themselves. Plus, she dives into the latest science on adolescent brains to explore innovative ways to help them choose more wisely.

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I really enjoyed this show. It was engaging. Interesting content. I hope there is more episodes. And that the even get extended a little bit to include more content. I found I was interested to know more about the people involved and learn their stories even more. Could easily listen for double the time.

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Mind Boggling

Highly recommend this audio book! Honestly it really opens your mind to new perspectives and provides an understanding to why the developing mind may lead to certain decisions. For example the first chapter opened my mind to why youth may join gangs/terrorist groups due to a sense. Each chapter focuses on different concepts and it was very interesting while increasing the curiosity of the developing brain.

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Very interesting series!

Excellent production. We need more information and early education available to parents and children regarding our brains!

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Eye opening...

Often stories are devastating. I so appreciated hearing aspects from behind the scenes that gave me a hook to expect that maybe some of these people are reachable or salvageable if enough people care to remain open to the circumstances that ignite such horrific moments of history.

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Eye-opening

Simply loved; it provided concise and simple concepts to better understand some of the ideas and emotions that went through mg mind as a teenager. Highly recommend to anybody counseling with teenagers, young adults or anyone of all ages.

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Please make more!

I love this series so much! Neuroscience is a hobby of mine, and as a mom of 2 young teens, the insights I’ve acquired from this collection are going to improve the way I parent. Highly recommend to anyone, especially parents of young adults.

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Very Thought provoking podcast 🤔

Each one is unique & each is a story unto itself hopefully a lesson for others 😉

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Really insightful.

I have enjoyed this fully. I actually wish I had heard it when my own children were teens. Really interesting and give you a new perspective.

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So smart and insightful!

Loved it! Listened to it heading to, and leaving work. The comment "suicide is meaningless unless they know why", like a ton of bricks to the chest.

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