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ChIPS is a peer support program that runs across Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network for young people aged 12-25 years living with a chronic condition that affects their day-to-day lives. The aim of the program is to connect young people with shared experiences and provide them with opportunities for developing leadership and life skills through workshops, advocacy, public speaking and creative collaborations. "Wake Up Call", the debut release by ChIPS, was written through a series of Zoom conversations with singer-songwriter and fellow health activist Luke Escombe. What emerged most strongly from these conversations was the common frustration the young people felt at not being listened to by the adults in their lives; at being told "you should do this" or “you need to do this” or being made to feel that they were helpless, incapable or in need of fixing. They also spoke about "the mask" they felt compelled to wear in society in order to appear “normal”, and how exhausting and