Audio
Guided Meditations
These audio recordings are from Dr. Vo, who wrote The Mindful Teen. They provide great guided meditation exercises for teenagers, such as mindful eating, mindful breathing, mindful walking, and more.
This vast archive of guided meditations has audio recordings for a variety of situations, including dealing with a pandemic.
The UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center is one of the leading mindfulness centers in the country. They provide free audio recordings of mindfulness exercises both in English and in Spanish.
Self-compassion is a subset of mindfulness that is really relevant during a pandemic. These audio recordings focus on how to be kind to yourself.
Podcasts
These podcasts are not completely focused on the pandemic, although many have episodes that discuss it. Our hope is that they may offer a healthy distraction if you are experiencing distress, or a feeling of being less alone living through the pandemic as a teenager. Some offer helpful information on coping with it.
This podcast is for people of all ages and talks about all kinds of difficult emotions and some solutions in tackling them. There are several episodes that focus on "Coronavirus Anxiety."
This podcast is hosted by five teenagers who talk about high school, social issues, difficult feelings, and more. Sheltering-in-place has affected the way that they have had to record episodes, and they discuss their thoughts surrounding it.
This podcast is hosted by McKell Fillmore, a life coach who says it is her mission to help guide girls in developing confidence and facing their fears.
This podcast is hosted by three 14-year-olds who talk about different facets of their lives and answer listeners' questions. Sheltering-in-place has also impacted the way that they record episodes, and they talk about the effect the pandemic has so far had on their lives and what they've been doing to keep busy.
This podcast is made by teens who cover a ton of topics, such as their stories, high school experiences, and their thoughts on world issues.
This podcast is hosted by a teen named Lily who talks about all kinds of things teens are facing in present day. She has come out with a "Corona Virus mini series," which can be found among her podcast episodes.