The Third Space

Latest Episodes:

S3E5: Early Childhood Approaches Apr 07, 2025

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Lizzy & Nat welcome aj (they/them) to discuss early childhood approaches and how they can be used across various developmental stages.

S3E4: Loss Mar 24, 2025

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Lizzy and Nat welcome Lindsay (she/her) to discuss one of the hardest parts of being a youth worker - death and loss in the professional realm.

Pardon our Break Feb 03, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Love Stories Feb 05, 2024

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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.