The Third Space
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.
- 55 minutes 57 secondsS3E5: Early Childhood Approaches
Lizzy & Nat welcome aj (they/them) to discuss early childhood approaches and how they can be used across various developmental stages.
7 April 2025, 5:01 am - 58 minutes 54 secondsS3E4: Loss
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.
24 March 2025, 5:01 am - 2 minutes 33 secondsPardon our Break
Nat stops by to explain the show's hiatus and share some resources for having difficult political conversations with youth.
3 February 2025, 10:56 pm - 59 minutes 34 secondsS3E3: Youth Feedback
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.
4 November 2024, 6:00 am - 47 minutes 57 secondsS3E2: Group Development Stages - Storming
Lizzy & Nat discuss the "Storming" stage of Group Development and important considerations to hold before, during, and after.
7 October 2024, 5:00 am - 44 minutes 31 secondsS3E1: Building Buy-In
Lizzy & Nat discuss the meaning of "buy-in" in youth programming and how group leaders can increase engagement and participation.
2 September 2024, 5:00 am - 47 minutes 23 secondsSummer Programming
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.
15 August 2024, 8:51 pm - 53 minutes 53 secondsDiverse Social Abilities
Lizzy and Nat welcome Jess Levine (she/her) to share best practices and considerations when working with youth participants with various social abilities.
1 April 2024, 5:00 am - 38 minutes 37 secondsSetting Boundaries
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.
25 March 2024, 5:00 am - 42 minutes 38 secondsLove StoriesJoin Lizzy and Nat as they share some tales of young love and how these relationships sometimes play out in various programming spaces.5 February 2024, 6:00 am
- 34 minutes 24 secondsSocial Discipline Window
Lizzy shares one of her favorite tools in thinking through expectation-setting with young people.
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