Join host @marnisuureynolds of @thegoldenthreadpodcast as she welcome Trevor Spring once again to the program. Today we are going to get an update on his thoughts about Men's and Youth Men's Healing, the shifts or consistency in who is showing up and why and why he is focusing on the younger population with Sonz Youth. "Supporting and Celebrating the transition from boyhood to manhood." Listen to this inspiring episode and thank you again Trevor for coming onto the program!

Hi I'm Trevor Spring.  My focus is Mentoring.  For Men and Young Men.  At Sonz Youth, the program I founded and continue to run, we continue to see that giving men the opportunity to mentor younger men and boys is an imperative part of the growth cycle of a man.  It's an honor and pleasure to do this work alongside so many wonderful men.  Today I'll share a bit about myself.     

"Mentoring youth has been the main focus of my personal and professional life for over 6 years now.  As I've deepened into this role over the years, and committed more to supporting young men, the experience has brought me further into my own development as a maturing adult man.  What I call "the mentorship cycle" truly holds magic and I'm happy to say that it has improved me as a father, a partner, a leader and in my relationship to myself.  It is very clear to me that parents are not meant to be everything for their children. Youth need a variety of positive influences.  We can't do it all ourselves!!  That's why I'm so passionate about the Sonz Youth Community.  It truly is a safe haven where everyone can be accepted for exactly who and how they are.  It's a place for parents to reflect and evolve, a place for young men to bring the inevitable growth challenges and choices they'll face as they become a man.  It's everything I would have loved as a boy.

As a young man I experienced having a lot of peers, coaches and teachers around, but looking back I rarely felt seen or met by anyone who could be sincerely present with me and provide the focused support and healthy challenge that I longed for.  Being a youth where everything looks ok on the surface can be extremely lonely, isolating and disorienting.

Looking back, I didn't know what I was missing but I was constantly missing the true presence from adults that I craved.  

After nearly 20 years as a holistic fitness coach for adults, youth and companies, I stepped into men's work roughly 10 years ago...and eventually into facilitation.  For the last six years I have run the Oahu chapter of Boys to Men Mentoring Hawaii as well as guided multiple Adventure and Rites of Passage weekends.  My focus is now turned fully toward the Sonz Youth Program and our opportunities and challenges here since 2020.

I reside in Hawaii on the island of Oahu and am a 45 year old father of four; two children of my own and two step children.  I am married and in a growth-oriented partnership that both challenges and supports me to grow as a person.  I love surfing, mountain expeditions, surf skating, circling up, playing music around the fire with my friends and our kids, and volunteering on friend's farms.  

The Sonz Youth Program is a combination of all of my personal and professional experiences.  I'm so excited for you to join the community and hope to connect with you soon." 

Trevor Spring

SONZ YOUTH

Founder & Program Director "Supporting and Celebrating the transition from boyhood to manhood."

www.SonzYouth.org

Instagram: @trevor__spring  @sonzyouth