The BYF Podcast
Our podcast features conversations with a wide range of professionals in the mental health field.
Ranging from licensed psychologists, to professors, to researchers, and even to other non-profit organisations, we gather valuable information to create an accessible support platform for teenagers.
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Listening to Young People Online
July 25 • BYF • 17 mins 19 sec
In this episode, we speak with paediatrician, researcher and professor Dr Megan Moreno about what social media is really doing to teenage mental health, and why the answer is more complex than simply labelling it in a binary way as being harmful or beneficial.
The cost of exam culture
July 6 • BYF • 15 mins 50 sec
In this episode, Sabrina and Isaure are joined by Natasha Devon: writer, broadcaster, mental health campaigner, and author of Yes You Can: Ace School Without Losing Your Mind. Together, they explore the pressures young people face during exam season, asking whether students should really have to choose between academic performance and protecting their mental health.
The crisis of male identity
June 1 • BYF • 30 mins 57 sec
This episode on Buy Yourself Flowers, we sit down with Dr. Judy Chu, Harvard-trained researcher and one of the world's most respected voices on boys' development and gender socialisation, for a conversation that challenges almost everything we assume about how boys become who they are.
Affective atmospheres shape online youth culture
December 17 • BYF • 33 mins 17 seconds
In our seventh episode, Isaure speaks with Dr Kim Sylwander, a postdoctoral researcher at the London School of Economics in the Department of Media and Communications, about what affective atmospheres can reveal about online youth culture.
Burnout (a student - counselor chat)
May 27 • BYF • 14 mins 28 sec
What even is burnout? With exam season in full swing, academic burnout is hitting harder than ever. In our first episode, we shine a light on the symptoms, talk about prevention and planning for the future, and explore what to do if you're feeling overwhelmed.
Welcome to BYF
March 24 • BYF • 1 mins 21 sec
Welcome to the Buy Yourself Flowers podcast — the podcast where we empower teenagers around the world to take charge of their mental health. Join us as we explore honest conversations, real stories, and helpful tips on how to help you bloom into a happier you.
Digital freedom in the age of algorithms
January 27 • BYF • 29 mins 04 sec
In this episode of the Buy Yourself Flowers Project Podcast, Sabrina speaks with Dr Elly Hanson, writer, independent researcher who has conducted work in conversation with the PSHE association, and Research Director at Fully Human, about what digital “freedom” really looks like in an algorithm-driven world.