Breaking Barriers with Youth: Recent Episodes
Jamal and Gaby
Breaking Barriers with YOUth (BBY) is a place for youth and adults to come together and share their perspectives about what is happening in the world today. BBY will discuss how youth are dealing with various issues in their school, families, and communities. As adults who care about youth it is important to understand what teens are going through and how they view today's changing world. In addition, we will hear from adults who are advocates for youth and how they feel they impact youth. This podcast will share resources for parents, youth, grandparents, and caring adults. BBY is supported by LPKNC, a nonprofit organization that focuses on prevention of substance use/misuse and abuse, promotes mental health and wellness and prevention of suicide. LPKNC and BBY believes in Youth-Adult Partnerships. Youth-Adult Partnerships is a relationship between youth and adults where youth are afforded an equal voice at the table in anything LPKNC does. BBY models this partnership.
On this episode we have a special guest, Edgar Castro-Espinoza.
Edgar Castro Espinoza is a Coach / Personal Trainer, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and social media Influencer.
Founder of Under D.A.W.G Athletics
Est. 2020 (D.edicated A.thletes W.ho G.rind) He started this brand to uplift not only athletes but anyone that feels under shadowed or under appreciated. He felt like athletes needed MORE than a trainer but rather a mentor.His mission is to motivate and inspire the youth to break generational curses through social media content on personal/mental growth and consistency on developing life skills to break past your limits. “Motivation is temporary consistency is results”
We talk about his fitness journey and his entry into the motivation speaking world. We also go into a conversation about how dangerous steroids can be and lead to at a young age.
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In this episode we have two special guests from Desert View High School who are involved in the volleyball team and the Y.E.S Club and among other programs and club at school. For this episode we will dive into mental health, how we talk to our parents about it and the struggles of perception on toxic masculinity when it comes to talking about your emotions. These individuals truly get down to the details on being free to explore their mind and emotions and not be afraid to be open with that subject no matter how family or people view them. We also reminisce on the past field tris we have taken together as YES club and LPKNC.
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Edgardo Aguilar, a Tucson Native who graduated from Desert View High School and made his way to the University of Arizona, talks about his journey. He talks about why and how he made it to the U of A. What is like being at the U of A. He talks about his fraternity and the positive work they do. He asks that others join his fraternity,
Jamal and Gaby discuss what they have been up to and seeing and hearing from youth. They also discuss what to expect this season.
This short clip explains what BBY is, what will be discussed and who Jamal and Gaby are.
In this episode Jamal and Gaby talk with Eric, a Senior from high school, who discusses what he has done in order to be accepted into 8 colleges.
Student-athletes. Jamal and Gaby talk with Anissa Medina. She shares her insights about being a student-athlete and she copes with difficult times. Even though she loves her sport and people love her there are times when it gets difficult to cope.
This episode is with Ms. Kristen Carter. She comes to give some tips to parents and caring adults about working with youth.
Our guest today is a youth from a local high school who shares about how they handled having to deal with school during Covid.
This episode Jamal and Gaby interview Jenni Murguia, a high school student, who talks about social media. What social media means to her and youth her age. Jenni also talks about how social media impacts her mental health and what youth and parents can do to make sure it is not impacting their mental health negatively.
A podcast that parents and youth can listen to together. Meet Jamal and Gaby, the hosts of Breaking Barriers for YOUth (BBY). Hear what this podcast will be about and how it may help you as a youth, parent, and caring adult.