After a life-altering event such as the COVID-19 global pandemic, the harsh reality is that literally everything has changed. What was before is not what is now. And this shift in both personal and societal culture is hugely impactful on the entire young person navigating life today. Joining Douglas on the podcast today is one of Bodin’s own, Trine Syverinsen, the Director of Mentoring and Parent Educator. The mentoring program is designed to guide and support adolescents and young adults who live in the Bay Area. In this conversation, Douglas and Trine delve into the cultural shifts post-COVID-19, the biggest challenges our young are facing, and how it’s affecting parenting with regard to getting youngsters to re-engage in life. They discuss the Motivation Fallacy and finding the motivation factor for re-engagement, the importance of having necessity, and how the overlap of opportunity and necessity circles breeds the ultimate grounds for growth. Tune in to hear more, as they dive into topics including disability of family indulgence, what Trine believes is a key factor to reintroduce post-COVID, and hear all about the Mentoring Program at Bodin and what the program aims to achieve in the Bay Area. For all this, and more, start listening now! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Listeners are introduced to the topic of conversation for today.
• How the post-COVID cultural shift has changed the world of adolescents today.
• The biggest challenges being faced today, following the COVID-19 pandemic.
• How it affects our parenting, especially for the youngesters struggling to re-engage.
• The Motivation Fallacy: we discuss despondent parents struggling to find the motivating factor to help their teenagers to re-engage.
• The importance of having necessity in your life and what that means to let life intervene.
• The need for society to help get these kids “back out” and engaged in real, physical life.
• Growing our Mentoring Program and why we think it works so well.
• A respectful conversation about the disability of family indulgence.
• The overlap of circles: opportunity versus necessity. 
• The profound impact of experiencing shame. 
• What Trine thinks we need post-COVID pandemic shutdown: establishing confidence in your child’s competency. 
• Glueing it together and filling the gap with the mentoring program at Bodin: how it works.
• We close on a hopeful note and share what we are excited about seeing happen. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Trine Syverinsen on LinkedIn

Trine Syverinsen

The Anxious Generation

Bodin Mentoring Program

Douglas Bodin
The Bodin Group