I’ve been a volunteer with Shout for over three years, supporting 93+ Texters and devoting 270+ hours on the crisis text line. In this episode, I share a spoken word poem I wrote about my experience — reflecting on the conversations, the courage it takes to reach out, and the quiet power of being heard.

I've also performed this at the spoken word night.

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