How to Survive Middle School with Shay Rudolph & Sway Bhatia! | Ep. 2 | Smart Girls Podcast

A Smart Girl's Guide to... Middle School!

In this episode, hosts Shay Rudolph and Jess Weiner chat about the transition from elementary school to middle school, and all of the new, scary, and EXCITING things we face as we start a new school! From navigating new friend groups, to staying on top of schoolwork and juggling all of the extracurriculars, to dealing with the anxiety of making new friends.

Shay and Jess are joined by Sway Bhatia, actress, singer, dancer, and comedian from Disney+’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. Sway gives tips about how she navigated these changes in Middle School, leaves ALL listeners with some practical advice that they can apply to their own journey in starting a new school or a new grade!

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Chapters
0:00 Smart Girl's Guide to Middle School
0:43 What was middle school like for Shay?
2:04 Jess's biggest middle school moments
4:10 Biggest changes in middle school
5:44 Why Shay hates school picture day
6:33 Shay's REAL school pictures
8:10 Jess's picture day memories
9:08 Jess's REAL school picture
11:01 What Jess would tell her middle school self
11:42 Shay's advice to her younger self
13:36 Introducing Sway Bhatia
14:10 Sway reflects on middle school
15:35 Making new friends in middle school
18:00 Dealing with school lunches
22:55 How to deal with hard teachers
26:15 Sway's advice to her younger self
27:48 Shay & Jess's big takeaways
29:59 Building a morning routine
34:00 What to do when you get bad grades
36:08 Losing best friends in middle school

About Smart Girls Podcast
The Smart Girl's Podcast, hosted by 16-year-old actress, Shay Rudolph and cultural expert, Jess Weiner will bring to life the legacy of the American Girl's Smart Girl's Guides covering tough growing up topics from mental health to body image, friendships, crushes and more!

A Smart Girl’s Guide to: Middle School! | Ep. 2 | Smart Girls Podcast | Full Episode
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