The Third Space

Pardon our Break Feb 03, 2025

Nat stops by to explain the show's hiatus and share some resources for having difficult political conversations with youth.

How Should Staff and Mentors Discuss the Recent U.S. Election with Youth: Leading Experts have Answers

S3E3: Youth Feedback Nov 04, 2024

Lizzy and Nat welcome Dr. E Chico (they/them) to discuss the goals of, obstacles to, and strategies for collecting Youth Feedback and evaluating programs in a meaningful way.

S3E2: Group Development Stages - Storming Oct 07, 2024

Lizzy & Nat discuss the "Storming" stage of Group Development and important considerations to hold before, during, and after.

S3E1: Building Buy-In Sep 02, 2024

Lizzy & Nat discuss the meaning of "buy-in" in youth programming and how group leaders can increase engagement and participation.

Summer Programming Aug 15, 2024

Lizzy shares her experience running summer programming for high school youth and Nat & Lizzy discuss the particular challenges and joys of youth programming during the summer season.

Diverse Social Abilities Apr 01, 2024

Lizzy and Nat welcome Jess Levine (she/her) to share best practices and considerations when working with youth participants with various social abilities.

Setting Boundaries Mar 25, 2024

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.

Love Stories Feb 05, 2024

Join Lizzy and Nat as they share some tales of young love and how these relationships sometimes play out in various programming spaces.

Social Discipline Window Jan 08, 2024

Lizzy shares one of her favorite tools in thinking through expectation-setting with young people.

Social Discipline Window resource

Middle Schoolers! Dec 18, 2023

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.

Aaaand we're back! Oct 30, 2023

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

13: Parent Engagement Sep 27, 2019

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 :)

12: Group Dynamics During Forming Sep 16, 2019

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

11: Onboarding Sep 10, 2019

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!

10: Hospitality in Youth Programming Aug 20, 2019

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.

9: Exit Interviews Jul 30, 2019

In this episode, we explore the value and purpose of exit interviews, and discuss some of our favorite exit interview questions and strategies.

8: Adultism Jul 23, 2019

In this episode, we define adultism and provide examples and strategies for being anti-adultist in our work with youth.

7: Work/Life Balance Jul 09, 2019

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/

6: Strategic Planning Jul 02, 2019

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

5: Graduations & Transitions Jun 25, 2019

In this episode, we explore how we support young people as they graduate and transition into new roles in life and programs.

4: Boundaries in Digital Communication Jun 17, 2019

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.

Episode 3: Time & Space Nov 20, 2018

In this episode, we explore the impact of time and space on youth programming.

Episode 2: Openers and Closers Oct 16, 2018

We're exploring openers, closers, check-ins, and check-outs!

Intro: Welcome to The Third Space! Oct 16, 2018

Welcome to The Third Space, a production of air&water work.