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At FOR Students, we have created programs, events, and a space to help students feel better prepared for their future and provide them with the tools and the hope they need to bounce back when tough things happen…because they will.
FOR Students
Founder, Whitney D'Allaird Part 2: Grief, How Pain Became Purpose, and the birth of FOR Students
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*TRIGGER WARNING* This episode includes discussion of suicide and the loss of a family member to suicide. If you are struggling, know that you are not alone and do not have to carry this weight by yourself. Please text the suicide hotline at 988. Caring and trained professionals are ready to help you.
Part 2: We continue our discussion with Whitney D’Allaird, founder of FOR Students. This episode picks up where Part 1 left off, diving into the grieving process, including things that were said to her during that season; both helpful and unhelpful. We also really dig in to try and discover what was the catalyst that changed her pain into a desire to help others. Lastly, we wrap the episode talking about the efforts and first events that eventually grew into this organization, and what we are doing in Charlotte to better prepare students to be able to foster and maintain their own mental health.