Alicia and Faustine sit down via zoom to discuss graduating uni , finishing college , mental health and answer your questions ! Ps - as usual we record on pretty old laptops and the connection was wobbly so you might hear a little crossover when speaking but we keep it real !

Trigger Warnings for this episode - Rape and Sexual Assault mentioned. Firstly , we want to express our deepest sympathy for the family and friends of Sarah Everard. We could all have been Sarah , men need to be held accountable for their actions and all women should be able to walk home feeling safe. We recorded this episode before Sarah’s disappearance and it has weighed heavily on our minds for a long time, we pray for her family and friends . In today’s episode, Alicia and Faustine sit down remotely to answer our reader's questions about life after sexual assault, we cover coping when assaulted by a friend, flashback tips and touch on our own experiences briefly.

Faustine sits down ( virtually ) with her longtime childhood friend and fellow magazine editor Alicia , to start to discuss parts of her mental health journey following bullying and trauma . TW- self harm and sexual assault mentioned . Alicia touches on what helped her start to heal , fitness , music and more. Bare with us in regards to the audio quality , our sound overlapped so you can hear us speak at the same time at points , apologies!. We left some bloopers in because we like to keep it REALLL!🥺✨

This evening Pippa , Rebecca , Shamaila , Maria , Helen , Finnoghuala , Faustine, Neda and Xiao answered your dilemmas surrounding toxic relationships . They also touch on toxic friendships , red flags, sex and much more . REAL people and REAL unfiltered conversations, recorded via zoom. Thank you so much for baring with us whilst we work on getting mics or equipment in the future for better audio quality ! 💛✨

In this episode Shamaila and Faustine sit down remotely- to answer your dilemmas that have been sent in. They also touch on moving on from heartbreak and practising self care . Our audio moves a bit mad because it’s our first time so bare with us <3 . Happy listening !

We welcome you to listen to the first episode of our podcast which goes hand in hand with CollectiveConversationz Magazine . This is an introduction to some of the team , we also chat about what we have struggled with during this lockdown and tips we hope will work for you as listeners ! Enjoy the episode and keep an ear out for future ones.