• Talking about school, growing up and suggestions for our teachers
    Jun 1 2023

    Teen life can be hard. Sometimes just transitioning from one grade level to the next can be particularly hard. In this season 3 finale, Charles, Ellie, Nikeese and Lilly start off talking about the all important transition from middle to high school, but soon shift to conversations about the many pressures faced during a school year and close with some suggestions on how teachers and administrators could help ease the stress.

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    26 mins
  • School is hard & the pressure to excel is real
    May 25 2023

    Five members of the I Can Relate crew return to the vault for a conversation on pressures surrounding their performances in school and how it sets them up for their post-high school lives.

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    25 mins
  • Embracing Individuality: Navigating Pressure and Embracing Change
    May 18 2023

    Join Karson, Hayden, Charles, and Nikeese in the vault for an enlightening conversation on the various forms of pressure they face from peers, siblings, parents, and teachers. Discover their insights on embracing individuality, staying true to oneself, and overcoming societal fear of change.

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    24 mins
  • How we measure up and the role of social media in defining our own body image
    May 11 2023

    Height, weight, shape — they all fit in to how we view ourselves, and often how we think others view us. Karson, Gianni & Aliyah sit down for a conversation about all of these things and how they deal with body image and how they handle pressures brought on by the images we see on social media.

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    34 mins
  • Is social media good of bad? Can it be both?
    May 4 2023
    This week, five of our teen hosts enter The Vault for a candid conversation about social media — how they use it, why they use it and if it's a positive form of communication with peers and family.
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    44 mins
  • Conversations on identity, gender norms & empathetic ears
    Apr 27 2023

    In the season 3 premiere, Hayden, Karson, Nikeese, Charles & Ellie jump in to tackle conversations important not only among themselves and their peers, but also among the country's adult population — gender and sexual identity and identity and how to show empathy and respect in conversation.

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    26 mins
  • Grief and loss, how do we handle it and keep moving forward?
    Apr 23 2023
    Dealing with loss. We all have to deal with grief at some point in our lives and it always seems a little harder when we're young. On this episode, the gang talks about a specific loss they had to deal with just days after high school graduation. (Originally published on July 30, 2021)
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    33 mins
  • Social media — why and how we use it and when should we put down the phone
    Apr 23 2023
    Chidera, Rylee and Chawnta'le sit down for an honest look at, and discussion of, social media — how they use, when they use and deciding when to put down the phone and walk away. (Originally published on July 16, 2021)
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    45 mins