In this episode we're joined by Louise O'Reilly who shares her perspective as an Aboriginal woman on how we can best support and mentor young people, drawing from her own lived experiences and past work as a youth worker. We talked about:

• Louise’s experience of growing up Aboriginal in Australia
• How Aboriginal kinship structures bring people closer together and what we can learn from this
• The importance of validating Aboriginal identities, cultures and perspectives
• Unpacking personal biases and privilege to be a better ally and mentor
• Amplifying the voices and involvement of Aboriginal youth

Find the full transcript at https://shinefromwithin.com.au/the-youth-mentor-podcast

Connect with Louise on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/louise.oreilly.shieldandconch/

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@louise_oreilly

Join her Inclusion Creators Collective here: https://louise-oreilly.thinkific.com/bundles/InclusionCreatorsCollective

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We’re about to launch a Pocket Mentor Course to give any adults who have a teen in their world some mentoring skills to keep in their back pocket! Stay tuned! It will include latest insights on what’s going on for teens, how to support teens through challenging situations, when they might need more support and more! Leave us a comment if you’re interested in this or email me - info@shinefromwithin.com.au and we’ll make sure you’re the first to know when it opens.

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Join us in this inspiring episode of The Youth Mentor Podcast as Amanda recaps the 2024 Youth Mentor Conference and shares with you:

• some of the things that are working well for youth mentors, speakers, coaches, and educators as we head into 2024;

• some of the insights that the young people during the conference shared with us;

• some ideas for how you could get started with supporting young people in your community right now.

This episode includes snippets of conference sessions with Wildlings Forest School co-founder, Nicki Farrell, about providing more space and unstructured time for young people; and the founder of Borderline Camps, Cody Schaeffer OAM, about how their fully-funded camps run for young people and how they create an open, casual, trusting space with their campers. Plus highlights from our teens and mentors!

• Get replays of every single conference session at https://youth-mentor-conference.com
• Jump on a 15min call with me to talk about your own dreams of starting or growing your youth business at https://shinefromwithin.pages.ontraport.net/letschat
• Join our award-winning Youth Mentor Training at https://youthmentors.shinefromwithin.com.au

Find the full transcript at https://shinefromwithin.com.au/the-youth-mentor-podcast

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At the age of 25, Olha Ruda founded 10:11 - a mentorship program for high school students in Ukraine or who have fled the country. From a one-person show to now having over 150 mentors, they’ve delivered more than 1300 hours of mentoring. 

In this episode you’ll get to hear a snippet of an insightful session lead by Olha at our 2023 Youth Mentor Conference. You’ll hear: 

// How she started by herself and grew to a team of over 150 mentors

// Their process of application, mentor and mentee matching and supporting everyone 

// How they grew their community quickly 

// How they ensure mentees feel valued 

// Her plans for growth going forward

Enjoy! 

You can directly support 10:11 by becoming a Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/mentorship_10_11 

Follow them on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mentorship.10.11/?hl=en

And get yoru ticket to the Youth Mentor Conference 2024 here: https://youth-mentor-conference.com 

Full show notes and transcript at https://shinefromwithin.com.au/the-youth-mentor-podcast