
17 Ways to Help Teens Connect with Their Spirituality
17 Ways to help teens connect with their spiritualityWhen we conducted a survey with our community recently, we asked what you would love to learn more about. And some folks shared that they'd love some ideas on how to help young people connect more deeply with their...

3 Ways to Build Your Confidence as a Youth Mentor
3 Ways to build your confidence as a youth mentorDo you feel like you're standing at the precipice of a new venture, passionate about mentoring youth and sharing their journey, yet feeling those butterflies of nervous excitement? What a place to be! You perhaps...

The Teen Inspo Card Decks
Our New Teen Inspo Cards!Bring a little joy and inspiration into your day with this magical card deck, created for teens, by teens. Watch the short video above to hear the story of the cards. Look what our teens made!!! Would you love a unique and meaningful way to...

PODCAST: SEASON 3, EPISODE 16: Supporting migrant and refugee youth with Enda Gilbert
In this episode 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. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Spotify | View all...

VLOG: What is a Youth Mentor?
What exactly IS a youth mentor?!
A youth mentor is not quite a youth coach, life coach, counsellor, therapist, youth worker, social worker, or teacher. Instead, they embody a unique combination of all of these roles, while also being a remarkable cheerleader and compassionate space holder, driven by an unwavering passion for empowering and uplifting young individuals.

Meet our Mentors: Shivani Jobanputra (she/her)
Meet our Mentors: Shivani Jobanputra (she/her) Interview by Madhumalika Bharani Would you like to introduce yourself? Tell us where you’re from and a little more about yourself? Hi, I’m Shivani. I am talking to you from Colombo, Sri Lanka. I’ve been here for 10 years,...

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...

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