Real Love Real Talk

In this episode, we will talk about what having a safe space means, and how to create that space if you do not already have one.

In this episode we will be talking about the importance of boundaries, and how creating boundaries are essential for healthy relationships.

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On this episode you are joined by our Peer Leaders, Alina, Brekhna, and Felisha, to discuss our the Wave of Abuse and the Five Types of Abuse.

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Today, our Peer Leaders, Chloe, Scarlet, and Hannah, talk about couples, ideas, and events that we all see and interact with on our social media accounts.

In this conversation we are discussing pop culture references, having it be informed by the conversations we are having as a team during programming.

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Today, our Peer Leaders, Alina and Jurnee, are diving deeper into the topic of warning signs and red flags.

Within this episode, they will share out the warning signs that stand out to them, and also provide, with definitions and examples of both manipulate and gaslighting.

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Today, we are joined by two of our Peer Leaders: Chloe & Hannah to discuss the importance of Healthy Friendships and ideas on how to balance them with the other relationships our lives and responsibilities.

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Today we are joined by Rebekah from the Lt.Gov RESPECTfully campaign 

The campaign’s key message is that everyone deserves respect, honesty, and open communication. To learn more tap the links below and follow them at @Respectfullyma on instagram and tiktok and take the RESPECTfully Pledge (mass.gov/respectfullypledge)

RESPECTfully Quiz: mass.gov/respectfullyquiz

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Keep in touch with Shaq LGBTQ+ Youth Services Manager at Boston Glass

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Ways to get support at Schools

BCLA - Alejandro Castro

BLA - Emily Farmer

BLS - Danielle Murray

O’Bryant - Chelsea Skone

Office of Equity - Carmen Fonseca ([email protected]) for help with Aspen name changes, and misgendering at school

Today our host Isa and and Peer Leader Malaika have a thoughtful conversation about to "How to Help a Friend" in an unhealthy or abusive relationship.  

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Please check out all of the mentioned resources below

Local-In Boston 

Casa Myrna

https://casamyrna.org/get-support/

- SafeLink hotline advocates are multilingual, and all calls to SafeLink are free, confidential and anonymous. 1-877-785-2020

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

BARCC.org

 -hotline by phone 24-7 at 800-841-8371 or web chat 9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. every day. The hotline is free and confidential, and our web chat hotline works on mobile browsers.

The Network/La Red

https://www.tnlr.org/en/24-hour-hotline/

 24-hour hotline provides confidential emotional support, information, referrals, safety planning, and crisis intervention for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and/or transgender (LGBQ/T) folks. Call  800-832-1901

National 

Love is Respect 

https://www.loveisrespect.org/

You can  Text: loveis to 22522 or call  1.866.331.9474 

On today's episode Start Strong Teens and Members of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) Youth Leadership Corps come together to talk about free services teens can access at BARCC, how to help a friend that may be in an unsafe relationship, as well as the importance of ending rape culture. 

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More Info on BARCC

BARCC mission is to end sexual violence through healing and social change.

BARCC provides free, confidential support and services to survivors of sexual violence ages 12 and up and their families and friends. They work with survivors of all genders, and our goal is to empower survivors to heal and seek justice in ways that are meaningful to them.

You can reach the hotline by phone 24-7 at 800-841-8371 or web chat 9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. every day.