by Amanda | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog, Teens, thenewsuperheroes |
Emma Gonzalez led the life of a typical 18-year-old American senior high school student. But this very quickly changed as of February 2018. After surviving the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, Emma delivered a powerful 11 minute speech at an...
by Amanda | May 24, 2018 | Blog, Parents, Podcast, Youth Mentors |
Today I’m excited to introduce you to Stacey Nelson, a yoga teacher with over 10 years experience teaching kids and teens through her own programs, in schools, working as a yoga therapist in a hospital, creating video content for Food Matters TV and running a kids and...
by Amanda | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog, Parents |
I love being around teenagers. They have an energy and joy that’s contagious. When you can get past the drama, you can see the teenager’s wonderful attributes and qualities, many of which we have lost as adults. Yes, teens can be emotionally reactive but they can also...
by Amanda | Dec 27, 2017 | Blog, Podcast |
In this episode I chat with school teacher and anxiety coach, Diana Braybrooke. She shares a bunch of really simple strategies we can share with young people to help them feel calm when they are overwhelmed or having an anxious moment. Plus she makes sure they...
by Amanda | Nov 15, 2017 | Blog, Youth Mentors |
Youth Mentor Training goes global! We’ve just started another round of Youth Mentor Training here at Shine From Within and it’s our most diverse group yet! As it’s an online course for anyone wanting to work with teens, develop their own programs...
