The Youth Mentor Podcast

Join us in this inspiring episode of The Youth Mentor Podcast as we sit down with Wil Massara, a visionary social entrepreneur who started his journey at just 11 years old. Wil takes us through his incredible story, from revolutionising youth leadership with the Youth Leadership Academy Australia to consulting for governments and organisations, bridging the intergenerational gap.

In this conversation, you'll discover:

We delve into strategies for creating engaging conferences that centre around the young people in the room, even with multiple speakers and large audiences. And he shares how he kept going, even when there were only a few people in the room to begin with.

Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting, Wil's insights provide a powerful guide for anyone looking to make a lasting impact on youth. Don't miss this episode packed with wisdom, experience, and a vision for the future.

🚀 Tune in and learn how to craft your impact with Wil Massara!

You can find a full transcript of this episode at https://shinefromwithin.com.au/the-youth-mentor-podcast 

Connect with YLAA at https://www.ylaaus.com/ 

And find Wil on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wil-massara/ 

Find us on Instagram @shinefromwithinhq 

Join Wil online at our Youth Mentor Conference in Feb 2024 - https://youth-mentor-conference.com 

In this episode we chat with social entrepreneur Mikhara Ramsing about mentoring young people in regional Australia, writing programs for young people from culturally diverse backgrounds, running a tea social enterprise which funds suicide prevention and Ethnic LGBT+; a national resource platform for culturally and lignuistically diverse LGBTIQA+ communities. She believes stories save lives and has travelled 70,000 kms around Australia in a self-built tiny home connecting with youth in rural communities.

You’ll love her story!

Check out the links and show notes at http://shinefromwithin.com.au/the-youth-mentor-podcast/

Check out her website here: https://mikhararamsing.com/ 

Ethic LGBT+: http://ethniclgbt.com/ 

Watch her TedX talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41o6Cb982tY&ab_channel=TEDxTalks 

And come hang out with us on Instagram here (DM us your takeaways from this episode!): @shinefromwithinhq 

Note: this episode is a snippet from a longer guest expert chat we have in our online Youth Mentor Training. Now open for March 2024 enrolments (and $1000 off right now). Check it out here: https://youthmentors.shinefromwithin.com.au

We're joined by Enda Gilbert, an educator, parental burnout practitioner and coach. Enda shared important and practical tips on how we can best support migrant and refugee young people.

She then shared her 5 step process for building high quality partnerships with teens - really deep, beautiful things we can all do, whether we're parents, educators or mentors.

You'll want your notepad ready for this one!

Connect with us and see the transcript and show notes at:

http://shinefromwithin.com.au

https://instagram.com/shinefromwithinhq

Connect with Enda at:

http://endagilbert.com

https://www.instagram.com/endagilbertcoaching/

In this episode I chat with Jaclyn Cunningham about:

You can find Jaclyn at http://motherdaughterretreats.com.au

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Want to get started as a Youth Mentor? Take our free quiz, Do You Have What It Takes to be a Youth Mentor? and you'll also get to find out your Youth Mentor Archetype! Get it here.

This podcast is hosted by Amanda Rootsey, founder of Shine From Within.

Meet 3 youth mentors - a former early childhood teacher, a life coach and a UN development worker.

People become youth mentors for all sorts of reasons, and come to this work from all sorts of backgrounds. We want to introduce you to 3 of them today. Some have been doing this work for many years and some are new to the youth mentor space. In this episode you'll get to hear from: 

Angela Nicole from Bloom Within in regional Australia

Jess van Groningen from Wild Nature Connection and Girl Tribe Goulburn and 

Aruna Pant from Golden Heart Mentors in Kathmandu, Nepal.

This is a snippet of a longer Alumni Panel we ran featuring graduates of our Youth Mentor Training last year. 

Connect with us on Instagram: @shinefromwithinhq

Connect with us on Facebook: /shinefromwithin

Mentioned in this episode: 

Youth Mentor Training - open for our 2023 enrolments until March 7th 2023. 

One of the things I hear the most from folks who know in their bones that they want to work with young people is that they’re not sure if they’re qualified/good/old/young/perfect enough. So, here are 3 things you need to be a great youth mentor! 

Enjoy this short episode with Amanda on her own, giving you a bit of a pep talk and sharing some of the things you do need to connect, engage and hold a brave and nurturing space for young people. 

And make sure to connect with us at the upcoming 2023 Youth Mentor Conference! It's 15 sessions with global experts in the youth space and it's 100% online. Join us live or watch the replays in your own time. Either way, you won't find this calibre of people and such relevant sessions altogether in one place like this. And you certainly won't find it with this much value - it's over $5,000 worth of sessions for just AUD$125. If you love this podcast,  you'll LOVE the conference. Get your ticket at: http://youth-mentor-conference.com  It starts Monday 27th Feb 2023!

Connect with us on Instagram: @shinefromwithinhq

Connect with us on Facebook: /shinefromwithin

Join us for a thought-provoking episode of The Youth Mentor Podcast, where Amanda sits down with body liberationist and Body Trust coach, Nicola Haggett. In this snippet of a conversation recorded at the 2022 Youth Mentor Conference, they delve into the complex topic of going beyond body positivity and dismantling body hierarchies. Listen in as they discuss the challenges of working with young people on body image and learn how to start going deeper than suggesting people just 'love themselves.'  

Get the full transcript and show notes at http://shinefromwithin.com.au/the-youth-mentor-podcast

This snippet has been taken from an hour long conversation during the 2022 Youth Mentor Conference. By joining us for the 2023 conference (starts 27 Feb 2023!) you'll get access to the full session as a bonus recording. 

Check out the line-up of this year's Youth Mentor Conference at http://youth-mentor-conference.com 

Connect with Nikki at http://nicolahaggett.com and on Instagram @nicolahaggett

In this episode, we're excited to share with you insights from Sarah Found, a youth mentor and researcher who has recently completed a dissertation on helping young people build hope and resilience in the face of ambiguous loss and uncertainty. With the ongoing pandemic causing unprecedented challenges for everyone, particularly for young people, Sarah's work couldn't be more relevant.

In this episode of our podcast, Sarah takes us through her framework for understanding ambiguous loss and uncertainty and provides practical tips for increasing tolerance of uncertainty, building strengths, and using language that empowers and motivates. You'll learn about the tools Sarah uses to help young people recognise their strengths and move forward despite challenging situations.

If you're looking for ways to support young people in building resilience and hope, or simply want to learn more about navigating uncertainty, this episode is a must-listen. We hope you enjoy the conversation and welcome your thoughts on this important topic.

About Sarah: 

Sarah Found holds a Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Positive Psychology (MAPP), where her dissertation research focused on the development of a framework and story-based media program to help teens build hope and resilience when facing ambiguous loss. Through her positive psychology and youth mentorship work, Sarah holds group workshops and creates online courses to help youth discover their character strengths and build mental, emotional, physical, social and spiritual resilience.

Sarah also holds a Business degree and has worked in the technology industry as a leader in content marketing and team building for over 15 years. She holds numerous certifications in different modalities ranging from youth mentorship, character strengths and trauma-informed art therapy to youth fitness and mindfulness. A storyteller at heart, Sarah is also a published writer. She educates in a playful, imaginative way that integrates her love of story with her background in positive psychology, technology, marketing and communications. Her classes often leverage movie and book characters, expressive art and other positive media forms to help youth re-imagine the future and find the hero within during adversity. Focused on ‘second wave Positive Psychology’ - navigating the dark side of life, Sarah’s non-traditional approach helps youth learn to embrace all emotions and normalize uncertainty in a complicated world.

Sarah currently lives in the Canadian province of Newfoundland, a picturesque island at the easternmost tip of North America in the Atlantic Ocean. She lives by the water with her husband, son and British Golden Retriever, Mr. Carson.

Find Sarah on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sarahjfound/ or email her directly at [email protected]. 

And join us at the Youth Mentor Conference 27 Feb - 1 March 2023 at http://youth-mentor-conference.com

As always, follow us on Instagram: @shinefromwithinhq 

And check out our main website: http://shinefromwithin.com.au 

In this episode, I chat with one of our youth mentors, Reece Anderson, about all sorts of things - it was a big, deep, fun chat! 

We covered: 

Connect with Reece on his website here: https://www.reeceanderson.com.au/ 

Reece on Instagram here: @overcomeanything_aus

Reece's Facebook page and his Facebook group. 

If you'd like to get started as a youth mentor yourself, take our quiz here: http://youth-mentor-training.com. 

And join us at our 2023 Youth Mentor Conference for lots of LIVE virtual sessions about supporting youth and growing a youth mentor business. Check out our early announcement of speakers here: http://youth-mentor-conference.com

In this episode, find out what your youth mentor archetype is and how to use it to be the best youth mentor you can be for the youth in your community. Understanding this early on can cut your learning curve so much, help you focus where you're going to have the biggest impact and ensure you can support more young people.

To deepen the learning in this episode, join us for a masterclass about the archetypes on Wednesday 16th November 6pm AEST. Register now at https://shinefromwithin.com.au/youth-mentor-archetypes-masterclass/

And you can always download the quiz to find out your youth mentor archetype at http://youth-mentor-training.com

Come and join the conversation and tag us on instagram @shinefromwithinhq