Real conversations with your students.
"That's a very structured way of looking at it, I think that would be a great start"
"How do I deal with stress?"
"that sounds perfect!! thank you for your advice 🥰 i think i'm gonna do that"
"i want to stay friends with the girl i just talked to. we work at the same place and she's the only one who's ever been very kind to me. i just feel like my friends are very manipulative of me so i feel like i should just tell them that i'm wanting to take a break and focus on my mental health and happiness"
"What can I do to improve my mood?"
"I have a question, I have a friend who hasn't been making the best choices and so I've been trying to stop being friends with her how do I do that without hurting her feelings?"
"yes i really think being friends with her will be the best option. and thank you very much! Thank you for helping me think of new things to do to help myself!"
"yeah totally! thanks for your help (:"
"Yes you too!! Thanks for helping me feel better"
"Ok I'm scared for my speech in leadership"
"What do you do if nobody likes you"
"My friends mom passed away and I don't really know what to say to him. I don't want to sound insensitive but I don't what to sound pitiful, so any advice?"
"Well thank you amazing human too! It's so awesome that you take time to talk to strangers and brighten their day through this program. Keep it up! Have a great day"
"You've been so helpful"
"My friends say I talk too much, any tips on how to talk less?"
"That’s a great idea thank you, honestly, I really appreciate it.”"
"Thank you so much for listening, sometimes I just feel like nobody is listening or understands."
"How do I make and keep friends?"
"How do you get your teachers to like you?"
"yeah he's this guy i met thru my friends family. & we almost dated but then he ghosted me & i think he's still on & off w his ex. he plays w my feelings bc i saw him yesterday for the first time in over a month & he acted like we were still talking & everything & it was weird. so i'm not sure if o should move on or keep hoping he'll choose me"
"That's a good idea thanks"
"I don't feel an intimate connection to anyone in my life and being in the general vicinity of people gives me extreme anxiety."
"0 - I’m super sad. What do you do if nobody likes you?"
"All my friends watch tiktoks instead of doing hw and brag about it, it's like, high school culture to just procrastinate and brag about having bad grades and no sleep and everything and it doesn't click to me. But yeah I love my friends but I wish I could meet some that are more like me."
"you're so right !! i'm kind of doubting the relationship because it has a lot to do w/ me trusting him!"
"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 doing better now, thank you!"
"Thanks for the wonderful advice"
"I have friends but they never supported me through anything i guess i will need to find another way. You're really the only thing(?) that has ever actually listened to my thoughts"
"I have a lot of family problems. My parents are getting a divorce."