Teen Diary

Growth can happen right where you're at right? I'm trying to choose the right path with a month left until graduation. Eek. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

For the teens who struggle with a lack of confidence about getting a job. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Comparing the heavy world to my own stupid problems & trying to keep it real. Share how you're doing, suggestions, or thoughts to: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Some things I learned in 2021 and my hopes for 2022. Thank you to any and all listeners! To all the people I have known, currently know, and have yet to meet, thanks for sharing in my journey, teaching the hard lessons and helping me grow this year. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

I archived everything but decided to leave the podcast space open because a part of me does see myself coming back to it sometime. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

I explore why I tend to take the act of being unfollowed on instagram so personally, not knowing how to help friends, and feeling like my door to let God in is locked. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

My last confessions episode left so much out so I had to do a part 2! email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

I talk seeing past "mean" 13-year-old kids, posting public pain on social media, and trying to stay away from judging the ways other people cope with life's ups and downs. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Sometimes I ask myself, what have you guys not heard? And there were still plenty of things I had yet to share so I read a list of the most cringe, raw, and real stuff in the hopes that you'll relate or at least have a giggle. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

I talk first job jitters, making mistakes, trying to prove my worth, and feeling like awkward is the first thing people see when they look at me. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Sometimes prayer ends up playing a bigger role in my life then I thought it did. Religion itself is complicated but I'm starting to feel the spirit in my own way. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

There are a million spotify playlists dedicated to the idea of thriving on your own. It's hard to know how far to take this idea of living for just you. Sometimes its easy to take a few bad situations with the opposite gender and start believing all teen boys just want to waste your time or hurt you. So I take the independent route some days and declare I'm simply done focusing so much on that kind of stuff. The problem? I'm only singing the female empowerment songs because i'm mad at myself for taking things to heart. We're all looking to be held onto in a sense and for someone to scoop us up and tell us we'll be okay. The funny thing is that the ones who'd be most willing to do so are often already right in front of us. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Sometimes I just feel like no matter what I do there's at least one group of people that will be upset with me. In this episode you'll hear me navigating through indecisiveness, unnecessary stress, and trying to balance home life with family members overseas. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

I got a job and all I could think about was how many people I've involved in this journey and those that were involved but are no longer a part of my life. Once again, love and support is seriously always ALWAYS there. It's a new chapter! I'm being very dramatic but I live for the turning point moments. With all that being said, a large reason why I struggled for so long to get to this point was leaning on others too much for emotional support and not using what I've had in me all along. We need others so bad, but at the end of the day I still believe the only one who can fully pick you back up from life's roughest patches is yourself. So I'm trying! email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

A brain dump that led to my decision to archive (at least for a little while) a few episodes. I want people to know that this podcast is and will probably always continue to be a constant stream of realizations, mistakes, lessons learned, and things I am simultaneously glad and embarrassed I shared. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Sometimes people make unsolicited comments about others physical appearance, body hair, personal grooming habits and more. And so many people do this without even thinking about the ways they could be triggering others. It's easy to say that the people on the receiving end of these comments are just too sensitive or too easily offended, and maybe sometimes they are, but even so, words hurt. The truth of the matter is that when we live only following society's accepted standards and refuse to believe anything different we hurt ourselves and everyone around us. Before long, we begin to shame ourselves for not measuring up to the standards of others, and that's no good. Some of my favorite Instagram accounts: isofiagrahn skinnoshame yours_sincerly_bekki meghamazing My email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Summer days can easily go from being free and fun to extra time where you sit around feeling bad about yourself. When everything else fails I make a podcast. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Sometimes our first friends become easy to take for granted. It can feel like we go to them only to protect ourselves from the dreaded lonely feelings, but it's a lot more than that. We go to them because they are our comfort, because we seek them out in a crowd, and because they make us better. This is my letter to those people. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

For a long time I've struggled with the idea of friendship. How do people just make friends so easily and what makes me so different from them? However, I think there's been a little bit of a shift in my brain recently. We're more alike than different and way more people care about you than you might think. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Sometimes without realizing it, I use people to feel a little better about who I am. Even worse, I keep them when it's clearly not working.  email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

I keep the real me. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Every time I thought I wouldn't make it, I somehow did. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

A fellow self described socially awkward teen discusses the fear and anxiety that sometimes arises before going to social events. Save this episode when you need a reminder you're not alone in your feelings. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

I want to trust others but I also want to be realistic and protect my own heart. A lot of teenagers probably struggle with this issue to some extent. It would be great if every interaction went as planned and everyone was exactly who they say they are but that's not always real life. Sometimes to prevent myself from breaking down and losing myself, I approach new people very cautiously. The problems arise when I end up missing out on beautiful relationships and friendships because of my closed-off attitude. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

What I want to scream out in public sometimes... email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Original writing from the notes section of my phone. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

An original writing sample from last year that I felt like sharing. Sending love! email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

An old writing sample from last year I thought needed to be shared as I finish off Junior year of High School. If you'd like to hear more original writing please let me know. Sending love! email: diaryofalonelyteeonpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Life is full of them. When I'm great i'm doing great, when i'm feeling down i'm really feeling down. When life feels like an emotional roller coaster and nothing you ever do feels right or good enough how do you push through? Leave your thoughts or future podcast suggestions at the email below. Sending love your way :) email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

In this episode I talk about being grateful for my first relationship experience, struggles with internalizing everything and then getting out of it, hope for the future, and believing everything happens for a reason. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com- send suggestions or just say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

(disclaimer: not for everyone, maybe listen with earbuds) This episode covers exactly what the title says but told from the perspective of a slightly uninformed teen girl who just wants people to stop being defined by their sexual history or lack thereof. I cover the topic of possible Irish Catholic guilt that rests deep beneath my soul, realizations that were uncovered after Sex Ed class, my discomfort in relationships, and what growing up really means. This is not an advice episode, just another one where I ramble about what I'm struggling to understand. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

We all know the feeling to some extent. You see someone else who appears so cool, so put together, so much better than you could ever be. Instead of taking the opportunity to make a really good possible friend you write them off as too good for you and pull away. This has been a common theme in my life that I'm really trying to reflect on and change. Life's not a competition, you're not being pitted against an enemy. These are real people and chances are they go through the same struggles as you! In this episode I'm trying to put an end to the bitterness and resentment and finally dive into the feelings that have kept me down for way too long. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

What makes humans inherently good or bad? Is anyone who they say they are? Am I even who I say I am? Why is it that I sometimes push the goodness away from myself but still end up feeling betrayed by others? Let me know your thoughts at the email below or leave a suggestion for a future episode :) Thanks! diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

This episode covers telling the ugly truth, horoscopes, romanticizing others, and clinging to the situations and people that feel good for dear life. After doing this podcast for almost a year I've collected some interesting, embarrassing, and super exposing episodes. For the most part I feel good about standing in my truth even when it's uncomfortable, but the voices of fear still takeover sometimes and leave me wondering whether truth is always overwhelmingly good. Thanks for a year of listening! email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

I felt like going back and reading old journals instead of doing what I needed to get done today, so please enjoy me laughing over my 4th and 6th grade self facing the same dilemmas I face now and getting excited about making toast :) email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

This episode is about trying to choose senior classes, wanting everything to be perfect, and wanting to do things that matter and that make me feel fulfilled in life. Thinking about all of this causes intense stress! Thanks for listening to another rant with lots of repeated and jumbled up ideas :) email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Do you ever find yourself randomly deciding to spill your whole life story to someone you don't even know very well? In this episode I talk about why I might do this. I also talk about hidden meanings in dreams, honesty, and those little feelings I might repress sometimes in order to keep up a relationship. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Today I was happy so I talked about it! email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

I got myself my first job interview and i'm choosing to believe in myself. Growing up and trying to meet certain milestones at the same time as your peers is scary and stressful. I'm starting to realize there is a time for everyone to do things at their own pace as well as a time to take the super scary leap of faith to try and better yourself. That's where i'm at now. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com - Send suggestions or say hi if you feel so inclined! It would be much appreciated :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

This episode is all about my experiences with grief and dealing with loss/death in the family. While I haven't dealt directly with losing someone super close to me I have struggled with the lingering effects of wishing I could have been there and spent more time with faraway family while I had the chance. Often people have to deal with losing someone they love and then go on with life as normal when they feel like they are absolutely breaking inside, which is such a deep pain that even I couldn't fully comprehend whether the passing was expected or not. Death is painful and sad but also a great reason to keep living with the memory of those you lost always with you. You've got angels on your side :) email me with suggestions, comments, or just to say hi at: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

This episode is about trying to grow up and be mature and where the idea of what it means to be an adult even comes from. In our struggle to not inherit some of our parents less favorable habits and tendencies do we end up becoming just like them? And how can we love people so much and simultaneously be so frustrated with who they choose to be? email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com send in suggestions or just say hi! I'd love to hear from some of my listeners :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

This episode is all about insecurity. It's the ever present voice in the back of my mind telling me I don't measure up, I can never do better or be better, and that its best to just give up and give in now. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

In this episode I sit in my car and rant about everyday life, family highs and lows, and the daily struggle of trying not explode on everyone in a ball of fiery rage. I also reflect on past episodes where I found myself sounding very immature and stupid and talk about how it's great to feel happy when you have other people around you, but how I also want to feel that way when i'm by myself too. email: please send suggestions or just say hi: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

After an almost two month long break i'm back :) I kicked off 2021 with an episode about changing and becoming a "new person" and my frustration with myself for being the same girl I was five years ago. Of course i'm physically different and act slightly more mature. But I still don't really have friends, i'm still talking lots about making changes and failing to actually take action. I hope I can stop sounding like a broken record and that one day I can be proud of where i'm at. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

This episode is basically a jumbled mess of me talking about going to therapy over the years... *Possible trigger warning for a very mild mention of self-harm like behavior* email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Right after my last episode on religion, this guy popped up in my life again...is it a sign? Also, being stuck in the in-between and uncertainty can really suck sometimes. Thanks for everyone's support :) email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

My thoughts on religion after growing up Catholic, moving to a conservative state, and going to multiple churches. I've found that to me, the real God is love...they love and care for everyone! It's so hard sometimes for me to find a middle ground between religion and my own morals, and these are my feelings regarding that. Good things are coming, always! email: diaryofalonelyteen@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

In this bonus episode, Áine shares a letter she wrote for her past self. She touches on the ups and downs of her middle school days in the hopes of comforting those going through it. Good things are coming! email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

In this episode Áine shares the benefits that have come out of her keeping a journal, and all the ways it has impacted her life. She also shares some of her favorite Halloween costume memories. I was very sleep deprived and took lots of sips of water during this episode...sorry(: Thanks for sticking with it if you make it through the end. Good things are coming! And please vote if you can! email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

In this episode I share my thoughts on dress codes in schools and talk about my recent experience being dress coded. I am constantly questioning why there tends to be such a bias against young females and what they chose to wear at school. I hope that one day we can live in a more inclusive world that celebrates self expression and teaches boys from a young age to respect women. I hope adults will be open to new perspectives and listen to the points the youth of today are trying to make - we are the future after all. There are so many things that are more important than the clothes a student is wearing - what about their education, the fact that we are in a pandemic, and all the turmoil the world is in right now? The last thing we need to do is police what someone else wants to wear on their body! I choose to have faith in humanity while pushing for change. Love and Light, thanks for listening. email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message

Grades, BMI, Instagram likes and more. Why do I tend to base my worth on numbers and statistics that tell me i'm "normal" or "weird?" Maybe this is why I hate math. In this episode I talk about the numbers that I used to think defined me. You are more than a number! email: diaryofalonelyteenpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diaryofalonelyteen/message