TRIGGER WARNING - MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, ABUSE, ASSAULT, FOSTER CARE

Summary - Shilla is an incredible woman who grew up in the care system, She is a PhD Student examining the parenting experiences of care leavers in England compared to Scotland. As well as this she hosts her own podcast called The Doctor's Diary on Instagram and is the Promise Officer for Scotland. This episode is a great listen if you are working in the care sector and want to gain an insight to what life as a young person living in a residential home is like.

Name - Shilla Shomai

How We Met - Shilla and I are social media friends who want to make change for the next gen of care experienced people.

Awareness - Foster Care

Shilla's Socials

• Shilla Insta Link - https://www.instagram.com/phd.shilla/
• Shilla Insta Handle - @phd.shilla
• Shilla Insta Podcast Link - https://www.instagram.com/doctorsdiarypodcast/
• Shilla Insta Podcast Handle - @doctorsdiarypodcast
• Shilla's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shilla-shomai-660371114/

Tayler's Socials

• Insta Link - https://www.instagram.com/tay_does_life_podcast/
• Insta Handle - @tay_does_life_podcast
• LinkTree (All Links) - https://linktr.ee/taydoeslife
• 6% Documentary - https://youtu.be/WLiqHQ9wCDs?si=nnxfFDdwTpQqa0vM

Mental Health Support Numbers

• Samaritan Phone - 116 123 or Email jo@samaritans.org You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
• National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK Phone - 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight every day).
• Nightline. If you're a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.
• MORE LINKS HERE