Real conversations with your students.
"that sounds perfect!! thank you for your advice 🥰 i think i'm gonna do that"
"How do I increase self-confidence while performing or just stage fright in general?"
"I just got rejected by a girl 😂"
"No worries, monster texts are usually the best 😊 That is really helpful actually- I'm a visual learner, and that is a good image. Do you have any suggestions on how to get back to the inner circle? I get so caught up in the dregs I forget how to get out"
"this kid said he loves me and i don't know how i feel!!! like he's so sweet but i just can't say it. it's hurting my brain"
"I like that, I think that’s a good point, thank you for your input"
"I feel constantly disappointed about myself because I know I can do better, but I don't seem to be able to."
"There's a lot on my to do list and I feel it piling up"
"hey, so i have this friend who i don't want to be friends with anymore but i don't know what to do?"
"i'm failing all my classes"
"“I have tried to talk a little bit to my parents but I didnt like seeing them upset, plus they are already worried about me to much as it is, I dont want to add more weight on them anymore. And I dont trust the counselors anymore”"
"Sometimes people don't tell me things because they don't want to hurt my feelings,but the fact they don't tell me hurts my feelings. What should I tell them?"
"The end of the quarter is kinda sucky rn"
"That’s good, I’ll try to do that today with my friends."
"I think you're a genius, you just helped me sooooo much, thank you."
"That's a good thought, everyone has something to contribute, sometimes it's just hard to see my part when others seem to have so much more to contribute than I do, I appreciate your help, this program is a really great idea"
"thank you, you too!!"
"I Don't know yesterday and today I just Felt sad when I woke up."
"I listened to your most recent podcast about confidence, and I thought it was epic.🤙 I had a question that's related to it about something I've been dealing with recently. I already typed it up to explain the situation, and it is very long haha. Is that alright...?"
"My best friend texted me saying she is fed up with me hurting her feelings and being mean, I don't know what I've done and apologized if I've ever done anything not on purpose. She said apparently I did something on purpose and I should know what it is. Now she won't talk to me and I'm still confused. Any advice???"
"Idk, family life has gotten a little better for him, but his sisters make him feel worthless, and when his parents get after him, they yell at him so much, he feels like cutting. I always manage to make his feel better, but, I really just don't like his mom the most. She manipulates him to fo what she wants, and it just breaks him"
"I actually just got my grade up from a C to an A-"
"Most definitely, I'm happy to hear whatever you've got to say"
"Thank you so much for the help and advice!"
"I have funeral I'm going to, ACT stuff is being shoved in my head, I have 4 college classes to keep up on, skills USA is coming up and I've been nominated to participate, and I have two jobs"
"My sister has depression, what can I do to help her?"
"Ok thanks for your help 😀"
"How do I make a paper airplane?"
"Man are u a real person? Also I am burnt out. But answer both questions plez"
"I have a lot of family problems. My parents are getting a divorce."