Hear from Lyr Weltsman, the founder of Breaking the Chalk who will will take you on her journey with mental health issues and self harm and how it drove her to make a change in education and to provide direct support for children with similar experiences as well as their families and teachers.

This episode contains references to self-harm which can be upsetting and potentially triggering. If you are feeling vulnerable at the moment, you might not want to listen to this episode. If you or someone close to you is suffering with self harming here is a link to support resource: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/self-harm/getting-help/

Be sure to listen to the very end of the episode for bonus material.

You can get in contact with Lyr and find our more about Breaking the Chalk on:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyr-weltsman-education-mentalhealth/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/breakingthetaboo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BreakingTheChalk/
Website: https://breakingthechalk.com

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