Teen Spark

Authenticity is the key to living a fulfilling life. You may know someone authentic, or perhaps you're the one who's struggling to get there. This can be tough because we learn to conform and merge with the crowd. In today's episode, we continue our ongoing series on what it means to be authentic in a superficial world.

 Growing up is not a bad thing, it just feels that way because there's so much noise in our minds and bodies. We constantly feel the need to be on top of the world, to be authentic and authenticity can be hard to maintain because we constantly tell ourselves that it's okay because "everybody does it". In this world, where everything and everyone is fake, we often find ourselves unable, to tell the truth, and yet we crave honesty and authenticity. In today's episode discuss what it means to be authentic.

What is my truth? That's the question we ask in our minds. We have to ask ourselves, what do you believe? The answer is different for all of us, but it's not too hard to know where you stand. The internet and social media are saturated with so much information to read, watch, and listen to. It's a place filled with debate and people trying their hardest to make something out of nothing. It can be hard to decide what's true.

Are we growing up to fast? It's a fair question because our world has changed drastically over the years. Information is more easily available in the palm of our hands, social media is reaching new heights. With this sort of access to information comes many benefits, but also comes a lot of concerns about how this social media has changed us.

 Social media has had a huge influence on our lives. It's the place where we interact with friends, family, and colleagues. But it is also where we go to pass time In today's episode, we look at how social media has affected how we look at lives.

 How has social media affected how we view ourselves? That's the question we're asking in today's episode. We talk about everything from Instagram to Snapchat, and how they can influence how we see ourselves.

 Social media has had a huge influence on our lives. It's the place where we interact with friends, family, and colleagues. But have we changed too much? Have we become passive in our use of social media? In today's episode, we look at how social media has affected how we look at lives.

We've all had those relationships — the relationships that drag us down and make us feel bad about ourselves. The ones that hurt us, hurt our true friends and ruin special moments. It's like a living nightmare, but you can't seem to wake up. And in today's episode, we are going to finish listening to Tutu's toxic friendship and the living nightmare she had to endure. If you haven't listened to the first episode take time to listen from your podcast directory. 

We've all had those relationships — the relationships that drag us down and make us feel bad about ourselves. The ones that hurt us, hurt our true friends and ruin special moments. It's like a living nightmare, but you can't seem to wake up. Maybe you have that type of relationship. Maybe you don't even see it as a toxic relationship — making you think it's something else or that it's normal. But if you think enough about the time you spend on each person in your life and what they bring to (or take away from) it, I have a feeling that Tutu's story will help identify what a toxic relationship looks like by giving you glims of what a toxic relationship looks like, and to what extent it goes to bring you down.

Why do we want to be in a relationship with someone? I'm not asking what you think should be the reasons, but why is the drive to have a relationship so strong? When we were younger, we always wanted to find the perfect person and live happily ever after. But later on, we started wondering what brings a person to be in a relationship with another human? In today's episode we look beyond evolution and ask the question, why are we driven to be in a relationship with someone else?

Hosted By Ted Mbugua And Malaika Adam-Samura, Teen Spark✨ podcast aims to create a