

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 2022, 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.
Get our book!


“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!”

COME AND JOIN US AT OUR FIRST CONFERENCE!
[ONLINE EVENT FOR MENTORS, COACHES, EDUCATORS + PARENTS]
4 – 6 JULY 2022

the podcast


Current insights, tips & research about teens from the front line for parents, educators and mentors.
On The Blog
Celebrating our Commitment to Better Business
Celebrating being a Better Business We just became a certified B-Corporation!! Over the last few years, our Commitment at Shine From Within has been to be a 'Better Business.' It’s not just about what we do; why and how we do it are just as important. We believe in a...
2020 – a reflection
2020 - a review 2020 was a hugely challenging year, and I suspect there are very few people who weren't impacted by the pandemic in some way. The Shine From Within team also experienced a number of personal and family challenges mixed in too...talk about a huge year!...
PODCAST: Sustainable Period Products with ModiBodi Founder Kristy Chong
Kristy’s the CEO and creator of Modibodi™. She’s a mum on a mission, a fash-tech entrepreneur and a social advocate for women’s health issues and rights. With over 13 years in senior PR roles for organisations including McDonald’s Australia, sanofi-aventis and Edelman...
PODCAST: Reviewing O-Week with Amanda Rootsey
Today's episode is a little different than our usual episodes, our host Amanda Rootsey is jumping on to have a special chat about our Online Academy and the O-Week that was run during school holidays in Australia. In this episode Amanda discusses: How we came...
PODCAST: Coaching Parents and Teachers with Coach Chantay
Chantay Golson is a therapist, family systems expert, parenting teens coach and author. Her mission is to teach parents of teens how to communicate with their teenagers without drama. In this episode we discuss… Connecting and building a loving trusting bond with your...
PODCAST: Raising Girls Voices with Mandy Dante
Mandy Dante is the CEO & Founder of Flourish Girl. She is an ex-speech pathologist, TEDx Speaker, Model and an Australian Accredited Facilitator. Mandy is the first-senior female facilitator at The Rites of Passage Institute and is paving the way for their school...

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.
Want to be a mentor too?
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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