Dr. Cara Natterson is a leading voice in puberty and adolescent health. A pediatrician, speaker, and the co-host of the This Is So Awkward podcast, she is the author of ten books including the bestselling This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained and the New York Times bestselling The Care and Keeping of You series. When her own kids started puberty, Cara founded Less Awkward, the first company aimed at making puberty less cringey and more comfortable with both product and content. Cara graduated from Harvard college and Johns Hopkins Medical School, trained at UCSF. She has two college aged kids and lives in Los Angeles.

Vanessa Kroll Bennett is a national bestselling author and puberty educator who helps adults navigate uncertainty while supporting the kids they love. She is co-author of the national bestselling book This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained, co-host of the This Is So Awkward podcast and President of Content at Less Awkward. Vanessa was founder of Dynamo Girl, a company focused on building kids’ self-esteem through sports and puberty education. A graduate of Wellesley College, Vanessa holds a Masters in Jewish History, but perhaps her most important schooling comes from raising her own four children, ages 14 to 21.

Their book This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained is the ultimate guide for adults helping tweens and teens navigate the rollercoaster of puberty.

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Episode 081: This Is So Awkward with Cara Natterson, M.D. and Vanessa Kroll Bennett