I Can Relate

Teen life can be hard. Sometimes just transitioning from one grade level to the next can be particularly hard. In this season 3 finale, Charles, Ellie, Nikeese and Lilly start off talking about the all important transition from middle to high school, but soon shift to conversations about the many pressures faced during a school year and close with some suggestions on how teachers and administrators could help ease the stress.

Five members of the I Can Relate crew return to the vault for a conversation on pressures surrounding their performances in school and how it sets them up for their post-high school lives.

Join Karson, Hayden, Charles, and Nikeese in the vault for an enlightening conversation on the various forms of pressure they face from peers, siblings, parents, and teachers. Discover their insights on embracing individuality, staying true to oneself, and overcoming societal fear of change.

Height, weight, shape — they all fit in to how we view ourselves, and often how we think others view us. Karson, Gianni & Aliyah sit down for a conversation about all of these things and how they deal with body image and how they handle pressures brought on by the images we see on social media.

This week, five of our teen hosts enter The Vault for a candid conversation about social media — how they use it, why they use it and if it's a positive form of communication with peers and family.

In the season 3 premiere, Hayden, Karson, Nikeese, Charles & Ellie jump in to tackle conversations important not only among themselves and their peers, but also among the country's adult population — gender and sexual identity and identity and how to show empathy and respect in conversation.

Dealing with loss. We all have to deal with grief at some point in our lives and it always seems a little harder when we're young. On this episode, the gang talks about a specific loss they had to deal with just days after high school graduation. (Originally published on July 30, 2021)

Chidera, Rylee and Chawnta'le sit down for an honest look at, and discussion of, social media — how they use, when they use and deciding when to put down the phone and walk away. (Originally published on July 16, 2021)

Kicking off season 2 of I Can Relate, Kalvin, Devynn and Aliyah talk about race, diversity and the role of allies. (Originally published on July 9, 2021)

The I Can Relate crew wanted at least one more episode. There was one more topic they needed to tackle. In this episode, Chidera leads a frank conversation with Hudson, Devynn and Rylee about diversity and race and getting comfortable participating in conversations about one of our most uncomfortable topics. (Originally published on October 6, 2020)

Recorded mid-lockdown, the I Can Relate crew talk about discovering the things that keep them motivated during difficult times. (Originally published on July 3, 2020)

Hudson, Chidera, Rylee and Devynn recorded this episode via video conference while in the midst of the region's stay-at-home orders early in the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. They wanted to take the opportunity to talk about mental wellness during stressful times, and what they had learned about themselves during weeks isolation and finishing the 2019-2020 school year through online learning. (Originally published on June 26, 2020)

What are our relationships like? What do we want and expect? What do our friends think? Rylee, Chidera, Hudson and Devynn pose some of these questions to peers before sitting down for an honest conversation on dating and relationships. (Originally published on June 19, 2020)

If you missed episode 2, go back and listen, now! Olivia rejoins the gang for an extended talk about empathy, diversity and the adversity they all face while navigating teen life. (Originally published on June 12, 2020)

Empathy is driving force behind the show's title. Chidera, Rylee, Hudson and Devynn invite alternative high school principal Andy Campbell onto the show to talk about what drives him to connect with his students and why empathic connections are a key to success for both him and the teens under his tutelage. (Originally published on June 12, 2020)

Welcome to I Can Relate, a podcast for teens, about teens & by teens. Hosts Devynn, Rylee, Chidera, Hudson and Olivia bring in a special guest to talk about what drives them to use their voice for change and why it's important their generation continue to speak up. (Originally published on June 11, 2020)

Dealing with loss. We all have to deal with grief at some point in our lives and it always seems a little harder when we're young. On this episode, the gang talks about a specific loss they had to deal with just days after high school graduation.

Chidera, Rylee and Chawnta'le sit down for an honest look at, and discussion of, social media — how they use, when they use and deciding when to put down the phone and walk away.

Kicking off season 2 of I Can Relate, Kalvin, Devynn and Aliyah talk about race, diversity and the role of allies.  

The I Can Relate crew wanted at least one more episode. There was one more topic they needed to tackle. In this episode, Chidera leads a frank conversation with Hudson, Devynn and Rylee about diversity and race and getting comfortable participating in conversations about one of our most uncomfortable topics.

Recorded mid-lockdown, the I Can Relate crew talk about discovering the things that keep them motivated during difficult times.

Hudson, Chidera, Rylee and Devynn recorded this episode via video conference while in the midst of the region's stay-at-home orders early in the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. They wanted to take the opportunity to talk about mental wellness during stressful times, and what they had learned about themselves during weeks isolation and finishing the 2019-2020 school year through online learning.

What are our relationships like? What do we want and expect? What do our friends think? Rylee, Chidera, Hudson and Devynn pose some of these questions to peers before sitting down for an honest conversation on dating and relationships.

If you missed episode 2, go back and listen, now! Olivia rejoins the gang for an extended talk about empathy, diversity and the adversity they all face while navigating teen life.

Empathy is driving force behind the show's title. Chidera, Rylee, Hudson and Devynn invite alternative high school principal Andy Campbell onto the show to talk about what drives him to connect with his students and why empathic connections are a key to success for both him and the teens under his tutelage. 

Welcome to I Can Relate, a podcast for teens, about teens & by teens. Hosts Devynn, Rylee, Chidera, Hudson and Olivia bring in a special guest to talk about what drives them to use their voice for change and why it's important their generation continue to speak up.