

THERE ARE 1.2 BILLION TEENS IN THE WORLD.
It’s our mission to make sure they all have a trusted mentor in their corner to hold space for them to shine from within. We do this through:
Online Academy
For Teens
A virtual community connecting teens with international experts and youth mentors to build confidence, life skills, creativity and more.
Youth Mentor Training
For Youth Mentors + Coaches
An award-winning online training and global community of youth mentors across 20+ countries to give you the tools to support youth AND build your own business doing it.
about Shine From Within

Meet Amanda
Hiii! As the saying goes, ‘It takes a village to raise a child,’ and it’s our mission, joy and honour to play a small role in a young person’s village.
I absolutely LOVE seeing our students embrace all of who they are and our trained youth mentors building villages of support all over the world.
Our award-winning training school…
has supported teens and the adults around them since we started on Kabi Kabi Country (Sunshine Coast) QLD Australia in 2012. Shine From Within has always empowered young people to feel like they are enough and have the tools within to forge their own shiny path.
Our mission is to make sure every teen has a youth mentor to shine a light on their awesomeness. To this end, we’ve trained HUNDREDS of youth mentors all over the globe to start their own businesses and support youth in their communities through our award-winning Youth Mentor Training.
Right now in 2023, there’s so much uncertainty for us all, especially young people. Our new virtual community, the Online Academy, has been a consistent source of joy and connection for young people, while also providing a platform for our youth mentors to teach online classes and events.
We also love to support schools through a school-based curriculum for educators and by creating bespoke wellbeing conferences, retreats and workshops for schools and organisations around the world (we’re lucky to have hundreds of incredible youth mentors on every continent that we can tap into!).
A certified B-Corp and social enterprise, Shine From Within is dedicated to giving back, treading lightly on the planet and holding an inclusive, supportive and brave space for all who feel called to join the Shine From Within community.
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“Shine From Within; a teen girl’s guide to life” is such a wonderful, well rounded book for teens. I work closely with teens and I see it first hand – life and growing up can be tough, but it doesn’t have to be. This book is definitely something I would recommend every teenager read. It gives you tips, advice and courage to truly be confident in who you are!”
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[LIVE ONLINE CONFERENCE FOR MENTORS, COACHES, EDUCATORS + PARENTS]
19 – 21 FEB 2024
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Current insights, tips & research about teens for parents, educators and mentors.
On The Blog
PODCAST: SEASON 3, EPISODE 15: Hosting rites of passage experiences for teens and their parents with Jaclyn Cunningham
In this episode I chat with Jaclyn Cunningham about: * the framework of a transformative Rites of Passage experience for teens and their parents, like a Mother-Daughter Retreat * how she runs retreats like this * tips for facilitators * why parents love them and * how...
PODCAST: SEASON 3, EPISODE 14: Meet 3 Youth Mentors
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...
PODCAST: SEASON 3, EPISODE 13: 3 Things you need to be a great youth mentor
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...
PODCAST: Season 3, Episode 12: Beyond Body Positivity: dismantling the ladder of body hierarchies with Nicola Haggett
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...
The 2023 Youth Mentor Conference is coming!
The Youth Mentor Conference is coming!by Amanda Rootsey OMG! Our Youth Mentor Conference is back again and I would like to extend a warm invitation for you to attend. 🙂 I'm blown away, yet again, by the speakers we've pulled together for this year's conference. I'm...
PODCAST: Season 3, Episode 11: Helping Young People Deal with Uncertainty with Sarah Found
In this episode, we're excited to share with you insights from Sarah, 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...

Become A
Youth Mentor
The Youth Mentor Training will give you the tools to nurture, mentor and hold a space for teens and tweens. You will learn how to connect with teens on their level, craft workshops and courses that could change their lives and do it in a way that supports your needs, strengths and lifestyle. The business of running programs for teens will also be covered, ensuring that you can reach and support as many young people as you want to, in a variety of formats. You will gain the knowledge and tools to work with teens, mentor them and run successful, heart-centred workshops for them based on your strengths and passions.
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We acknowledge and pay respects to the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we run our workshops and business.
We welcome students of all social, cultural, community and family backgrounds, and of all identities, and all abilities. Shine from Within is LGBTQIA+ friendly. Read our complete commitment to our social and environmental impact here.
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