Real conversations with your students.
"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"
"idk. i just get sad randomly sometimes like my depression will just come and hit me out of nowhere when i'm feeling fine. and my doctor thought i might be bipolar but the psychologist said i wasn't so yeh. idk i'm just kinda weird lol"
"I like that, I think that’s a good point, thank you for your input"
"Should I get help if I feel anxious most of the time?"
"That's a very structured way of looking at it, I think that would be a great start"
"Ok thanks for your help 😀"
"Why do I feel the need to hide who I really am from my friends? I end up resenting them because they're talking to the person I pretend to be, and it feels fake because I'm fake around them"
"Thank you for being here for the students, it's great to have a person to talk to. Here's a little expression of my gratitude in video form (the audio is a little quiet so turn up the volume a little)"
"you're so right !! i'm kind of doubting the relationship because it has a lot to do w/ me trusting him!"
"My boyfriend broke up with me"
"I enjoy all of this information"
"I’m having major body image issues, and I can't focus on school because all I think about is how ugly I am"
"You've been so helpful"
"Thank you so much. This program really is amazing!"
"Guess what? I aced my test, 100/100!"
"i don't know i just missed two weeks of school due to COVID and my grades are suffering and i can't find the motivation to work. I lose my 4.0 this year already to one A- and now i kinda feel like a failure"
"I get bullied a lot"
"I don’t enjoy my life anymore.I mess everything up. I dont like it. My life is painful and since then I've had 2 suicide attempts. Been like this since mid 2019"
"Okay sweet! there’s kind of a back story to it all to explain, as well as this being the first time I’ve gotten into this subject with anyone, so I’ll do that first if that's all good."
"yeah totally! thanks for your help (:"
"There's a lot on my to do list and I feel it piling up"
"Your advice really helped! Now I feel that my friends want to be around me more. 🙂"
"I have 3 F's and I'm super stressed because I'm normally a straight A student"
"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"
"Most definitely, I'm happy to hear whatever you've got to say"
"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 lost my whole friend group of 4 years. I think that they were just so toxic. i wasn't invited to anything unless i texted them. i would leave with extreme anxiety and no one would ask me if i was ok. and they've all just changed since i met them. we don't have the same values or morals anymore"
"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?"
"How do you get your teachers to like you?"
"That is true. I'm just happy that I'm able to help him"