Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast! Today Alex and Taya return to a past topic about Social Anxiety! They discuss managing this distress while attending events both as a general congoer and also as a volunteer!

We also finally have a Linktree with all of our discounts/resources

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As promised, we keep Mental Health Links available every episode. But For general Mental Health the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has great resources for people struggling with mental health concerns as well as their families. We also want to draw attention to this article on stigma from NAMI's site.

If you’re thinking about suicide or just need someone to talk to right now, you can get support from any of the resources below.

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
• Veteran's can Press 1 at anytime to be taken to the Veteran's Line
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741-741
• International suicide hotlines: A comprehensive resource list for people outside the US.
• IMAlive: Click Chat Now to access a live online network of volunteers through instant messaging.
• TrevorLifeline, TrevorChat, and TrevorText (LGBTQ+ crisis support): 1-866-488-7386, or text “Trevor” to 1-202-304-1200
• Trans Lifeline (US): (877) 565-8860

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Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art by Steven Raffael (@SteveRaffle)