The Third Space: Recent Episodes
Lizzy & Nat
The Third Space is a podcast for youth workers by youth workers. Each episode includes strategies for youth engagement, discussion on a pressing topic, and answers to listener questions.
Cover art photo by http://www.facebook.com/chuttersnap
Lizzy and Nat welcome Jess Levine (she/her) to share best practices and considerations when working with youth participants with various social abilities.
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Our very first guest, William Collier (he/him), joins Lizzy & Nat to talk about setting boundaries with young folks - especially as a new youth development professional.
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Join Lizzy and Nat as they share some tales of young love and how these relationships sometimes play out in various programming spaces.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thethirdspace/support
Lizzy shares one of her favorite tools in thinking through expectation-setting with young people.
Social Discipline Window resource
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Nat shares all their insecurities about their new job teaching 7th grade students and we talk about the parallels to the middle school youth experience. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thethirdspace/support
In this shorter ep, Lizzy and Nat discuss what has changed for them in the last 4 years and name their hopes for the new season
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How do we engage parents and adult family members in our work with youth? In this work, sometimes it can be hard to know how to engage with parents to support our work with their children. In this episode we explore the strengths and challenges of parent engagement.
Note: We'll now be releasing episodes on Fridays! Thanks for hanging in for our new schedule :)
In this episode, we'll discuss some of the challenges that come with group dynamics during their early stages and ways we've handled them as facilitators. .
If you want to read more about Tuckman's stages of group development, start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckman%27s_stages_of_group_development
In this episode, we discuss onboarding youth to a new space and some of the tools and strategies we are using this fall to get groups going!
In this episode, we'll discuss how to bring more hospitality into our youth spaces. We define different characteristics of hospitality through examples and stories from our own experiences.
In this episode, we explore the value and purpose of exit interviews, and discuss some of our favorite exit interview questions and strategies.
In this episode, we define adultism and provide examples and strategies for being anti-adultist in our work with youth.
In this episode, we explore the ever-elusive ideal of work/life balance, including strategies to help us move towards it.
Ideas/Creators/Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
- Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk, authors of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others: https://traumastewardship.com/inside-the-book/
- Tonya Dalton, creator of Productivity Paradox and founder of Inkwell Press: https://ppx.inkwellpress.com/blog/8-top-productivity-tips-wrong-instead/
- Laura Vanderkam, author of Off The Clockand other productivity and time management books: https://lauravanderkam.com/
Happy fiscal new year! Today we are talking about why and how to create strategic plans for programs, individuals, and organizations.
Creators, Ideas, & Tools from this Episode:
- 5 Bold Steps: https://grovetools-inc.com/collections/five-bold-steps
In this episode, we explore how we support young people as they graduate and transition into new roles in life and programs.
Content Note: brief mention of youth suicidal ideation
In this episode, we'll discuss boundaries in digital and phone communication, including some of our favorite tools and strategies for managing difficult digital situations.