I Can Relate

by Fredcasts

I Can relate features a group of Kansas City, Missouri-based teens discussing youth mental health and other real issues faced by themselves and their peers. Through the podcast, the group creates a place where teens can relate to shared experiences and know help, when needed, is readily available.

Podcast episodes

  • Season 3

  • Talking about school, growing up and suggestions for our teachers

    Talking about school, growing up and suggestions for our teachers

    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.

  • School is hard & the pressure to excel is real

    School is hard & the pressure to excel is real

    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.

  • Embracing Individuality: Navigating Pressure and Embracing Change

    Embracing Individuality: Navigating Pressure and Embracing Change

    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.

  • How we measure up and the role of social media in defining our own body image

    How we measure up and the role of social media in defining our own body image

    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.

  • Is social media good of bad? Can it be both?

    Is social media good of bad? Can it be both?

    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.