Welcome to Women on Whatever episode 7! This week we talk about back to school and all of our feelings about it! Listen to us chat about our goals for the term (academic & Kristen’s goal of going to a party every weekend 🙊), balancing school with our regular lives, AND our advice to all the baby freshman coming to university this fall! Ellie’s tidbit of the week is silly and it involves personalized shirts… you just have to listen to this episode! We also loveeee to get deep on this pod so we share about our own mental health struggles and how we plan on taking care of ourselves throughout this term! University is f**king hard, we get it! YOU ARE NEVER ALONE, here are some resources! Ok, bye we love you!! Say it back!! 🤍

Some resources to help with students (or anyone) in crisis:

- National Alliance on Mental Illness: call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), Text “HelpLine” to 62640 or email helpline@nami.org

- British Columbia students: 310-Mental Health, call 310-6789 - Here2talk (Canada-wide) 1-877-857-3397 or via App

- Kids Help Phone, Text “CONNECT” to 686868 (also serving adults :)) - Youthspace.ca (NEED2 Suicide Prevention, Education, and Support) Youth text (6pm-12am PT): 778-783-0177, Youth chat (6pm-12am PT): www.youthspace.ca

- Canadian Crisis Hotline: 1 (888) 353-2273 - Big White Wall Canada (anonymous peer support accessible anytime, anywhere): www.bigwhitewall.ca