Need a 'Peptoc'?
Image: Jessica Martin
The news, for most people, has felt especially heavy lately.
Sometimes, all they need is a pep talk😎.
🗣️ Now talk it out... Introduced by California kindergarten teachers Jessica Martin and Asherah Weiss, Peptoc is a free hotline to call when you're feeling down.
Who's on the other side? The adorable voices of children. A group of kindergarteners pre-recorded encouraging words of advice and tidbits of wisdom for the hotline.
- With an average of 700 calls per hour, Peptoc seems to be making an impact.
- "That level of joy and love and imagination is what's going to save us in the end," Jessica told NPR. "It's really important that we continue to hold this light."
+Editor's note: We published a previous version of this story on March 7, 2022.
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