Current insights, tips & research about teens from the front line for parents, educators and mentors.
Amanda Rootsey, founder of teen holistic personal development school Shine From Within and coach to youth mentors all over the world, interviews experts about what’s going on for youth today. From psychological insights to practical advice on how to hold a safe space for teens, it’s your short burst of inspiration and motivation amidst the crazy world of teens and tweens!
PODCAST: Season 3, Episode 5 – Celebrating Menarche with First Moon Circles with Charlotte Pointeaux
In this episode we chat with Charlotte Pointeaux about holding first moon circles to celebrate and support young people around their first period. Charlotte shares generously about: // the magic of circles // how to set up the space so it’s really respectful and open...
PODCAST: Season 3 Episode 4 – Building Resilience through Long-term Programs with Janaiha Bennett
In this episode Amanda is joined by Janaiha Bennett, the Executive Director of Youth Leadership Foundation (YLF). Janaiha shares generously about: // her journey from a participant with YLF to becoming Executive Director // how she encourages young people to see...
PODCAST: Season 3 Episode 3; Starting a youth non-profit with Grenita Brooks
In this episode Amanda is joined by Grenita Brooks, who doesn’t hold anything back in sharing how she started her not-for-profit for girls, how she then expanded and changed the not for profit to include all genders, how her community and school programs run, how her...
PODCAST: Being an inclusive youth mentor with Sharyn Holmes
Know what you need to be aware of, and the work that needs to be done, to ensure we're minimising harm with marginalised youth and the practical steps we can take to ensure we're holding inclusive spaces, from the way we design programs, how we hold space and even the...
PODCAST: Season 3 Episode 1 – Welcome with Amanda
Welcome to season 3! Amanda is solo in this episode, sharing what's been happening this past year at Shine From Within HQ and what you can expect from this new season of the podcast (like how to be an inclusive youth mentor, how to engage with teens online and so much...
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...
PODCAST: Giving a Voice to the Elephant in the Room with Steph and Suzy from Batyr
Batyr is a community, a herd, a passionate group of young people united through vulnerability, respect and a drive to change the conversation around mental health & increase help-seeking rates. On the youth mentor podcast today we’ve got Steph, the national...
PODCAST: Parenting during COVID-19 with Adefolashade Fadeyi
Today we interview Adefolashade Fadeyi The Brighter Girls team is led by her founder Adefolashade Fadeyi, a Person Development Expert for Teens. A Certified Girl Empowerment Coach, Trained Youth Mentor and a Curriculum Developer with over 15 years of experience...
PODCAST: Self-Care for Teachers and How To Prevent Burnout with Ellen Ronalds Keene
In this episode Today we interview Ellen Ronalds Keene, she is passionate about preventing teacher burnout, improving teacher wellbeing and supporting teachers to overcome their barriers to self-care. We discuss What it was like to step away from teaching and going...
PODCAST: Welcome to Season 2 with Amanda Rootsey
Welcome to Season 2 of the Youth Mentor Podcast! I’m excited to share some wonderful guests with you in this season...I've had some incredible conversations about: An amazing mental health program in schools that empowers young people to own their story How to deal...
PODCAST: Supporting young people with learning difficulties with Claire Curyer
In this episode I chat with Claire Curyer from White Blank Pages. Claire was diagnosed with dyslexia early on in her schooling and at the age of 11, she had the reading and writing of a 7 year old. Although the traditional schooling style and learning proved to be...
PODCAST: Understanding Gen Z with Tanya Meessmann
Youth mentor and founder of Girl Shaped Flames, Tanya Meessmann, shares how she built her business before diving into what this current generation of teens is really going through and how we can support them. In this episode Tanya focuses on: How Girl Shaped Flames...
YMP024 – Taking the Fear Out of Having a Period with Demi Spaccavento
In this episode, we’re joined by Demi Spaccavento from Bright Girl Health. She’s a women’s health educator and passionate high school teacher. She’s dedicated to breaking the taboo surrounding women’s health in schools all across Australia by helping girls understand...
Empowering Teens to Deal with Bullying: Noelle Fritsch
I’m really excited to introduce you to Noelle Johnson with Sparks to Flames. Noelle is a graduate of our Youth Mentor Training Program and she’s also a school teacher who’s really passionate about supporting students when it comes to bullying. We Chat About... How we...
YMP022 – Young People, Leadership, and Activism with Nora Kramer
Let me introduce you to Nora Kramer, who has dedicated herself as an educator and activist to be a force for good in the world. In combining her obsession with activism and social change with her passion for working with youth she founded Youth Empowered Action (or...
YMP021 – Project-Based Learning with Nicole Dyson
Nicole is a seasoned education professional, who's transitioned out of the classroom and into her own project-based learning projects! She's the Founder of Future Anything and Mayk, as well as a contributor to the foundation for young Australia’s YLAB program. In This...
YMP020 – The Parent Approach with Anika Vassell
In this episode, we're excited to introduce Anika Vassell! Anika Vassell is a psychologist from the UK with over 25 years experience specialising in adolescent behaviour. Having spent her own teenage years disconnected from parents Anika has gone on to dedicate her...
Episode 19: Helping Teens Find Their Spark with Maggie Dent
In this episode, we're excited to chat with Maggie Dent! Maggie Dent is commonly known here in Australia as the 'Queen of Common Sense.' As a parenting author and educator, Maggie shares how we can support teens to find their spark, how we can be the lighthouse for...
Episode 18: Period Talk with Tasha Lawton
In this episode we’re talking about periods with Tasha Lawton! Specifically about a new program, Period Talk, which involves kids talking to kids about periods. We talk about how the program was developed, why it’s important to talk to kids as young as possible about...
Episode 17: How to be a Gutsy Mum and Raise Yourself Up to be the Example with Sharyn Holmes
In this episode, we'd like to introduce you to Sharyn Holmes! Sharyn is a gutsy leader, artist, speaker, teacher, sacred activist and writer. She holds a wonderful space for teens to feel their inner power and explore their creativity and we can't wait to share her...
Episode: 16 Helping you Avoid Those ‘Term Breakdowns’ with Jess Demunck
In this episode, we're introducing you to Jess Demunck! She’s a year 3 teacher, a life coach and has set up some incredible initiatives in her own school community including a mindfulness club. If you’re a teacher, parent or mentor who expects to have regular ‘term’...
Podcast: Episode 15 – Announcing Our New Book, Out Now with Hay House!
This could be the most exciting episode I’ll ever do for you…. Sharing all about our brand new book, Shine From Within; a teen girl’s guide to life, out now with Hay House! This book has brought together years of research, teaching, 1:1 mentoring sessions and fun...
PODCAST: Episode 14 – Shift Your Gendered Language with Cameron Airen
I feel very lucky today that I get to introduce you to Cameron Airen. Cam is a feminist mindset coach, gender consultant, writer and podcaster helping you reclaim your gifts, thrive and shine in the world, and increase your gender and social awareness so you can be...
Podcast Episode 13 – Stacey Nelson
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...
PODCAST: Episode 12 – Jayde Robinson-Clancy
Founder of The Blossom Guide, Jayde Robinson-Clancy has a background working in youth mentoring, youth development and with women experiencing domestic violence and mental health issues. Jayde has worked with various women's committees including The United Nations...
PODCAST: Episode 11 – Overcoming Anxiety with Diana Braybrooke
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 aren't...
PODCAST: Episode 10 – Tapping for teens with Christine Wheeler
In this episode, I chat with Hay House author, Christine Wheeler about using Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) as a tool for teens to reduce anxiety and work through emotional issues. She explains what 'tapping' is and takes me through the process from start to...
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