We are excited to welcome National Runaway Safeline's Director of Training, Sebastian Ramos, to the podcast! In this episode, we have conversation reflecting on the missed opportunities to teach and practice mindfulness during our school years. Sebastian shares his thoughts on ways mindfulness can be implemented in an educational setting today, and how talking about self-regulation at a young age teaches young people how to set healthy mental health boundaries.

Click here to learn more about the Let's Talk: Runaway Prevention Curriculum modules on Stress Reduction and Anger Management.

Click here to learn more about Youth Homeless Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Month, formerly National Runaway Prevention Month (NRPM).

[This episode features some coarse language, and discussions about suicidal ideation.]

In a special PRIDE episode of "Let's Talk" we're joined by novelist and comic writer Rex Ogle. Rex recently released Road Home, the final installment of his memoir trilogy that focuses on his experiences with poverty, abuse and homelessness.

Rex is open and honest about his struggles with suicidal ideation, how RuPaul's Drag Race helped him address internalized homophobia, and healing yourself through forgiveness.

Order a copy of Road Home here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324019923

Follow Rex on Instagram here: @ThirdRex

In this month's episode we're discussing chosen families with Covenant House New Orleans. We're joined by Rheneisha Robertson, CEO at Covenant House New Orleans, and Damien Rush, youth advocate with experience using Covenant Houses's programs and services.

Learn more about Covenant House New Orleans by visiting https://www.covenanthousenola.org.

• Listen to the "Red Bean Baby" Podcast
• Learn more about Covenant House Sleep Out events
• Watch Covenant House's short film "Pay It Forward"