Stand4kind Talks

Season 04 Episode 18: Being Your Best Self vs. Being Perfect PART TWO (with Special Guest Drew Young)

In part two of this two part series with life coach and author Drew Young, our teen hosts Ethan and Cole discuss with Drew the influential benefits and experience of striving for goal, even if the goal is not met. Drew also shares his advice to teens who are being bullied and feeling lonely and depressed. 

Season 04 Episode 17: Being Your Best Self vs. Being Perfect PART ONE (with Special Guest Drew Young)

"There is purpose behind our pain, and there is hope in our struggle. It's up to us, are we going to GO through life or GROW through life? Some of us strive so much for perfection that we don't GROW through life and that makes us miserable." - Drew Young. In the first part of this two part series with life coach and author Drew Young, our teen hosts Ethan and Cole discuss with Drew how teens can work to be their best selves without the expectations of perfection.

Season 04 Episode 16: Bouncing Back With Resiliency PART TWO (with Special Guest Duncan Kirkwood)

In part two of this two part series with global resiliency advocate and author Duncan Kirkwood, our teen hosts Everet and Cole discuss with Duncan several keys to keeping a positive state of mind when in the midst of adversity.

Season 04 Episode 15: Bouncing Back With Resiliency PART ONE (with Special Guest Duncan Kirkwood)

"To create change it takes a level of mental agility and a strong ability to 'bounce back' in the face of adversity" - Duncan Kirkwood. In the first part of this two part series with global resiliency advocate and author Duncan Kirkwood, our teen hosts Everet and Cole discuss with Duncan how teens can develop a mental toughness to bounce back in the face of adversity.

Season 04 Episode 14: Your Mental Health (with Special Guest Kengo James)

To label someone who is depressed as "lazy," someone who is constantly anxious as "cowardly" or someone who is bi-polar as "crazy" are examples of the stigmas surrounding mental health. These characterizations are misinformed and invalid. In this podcast, Ethan and co-host Skyler visit with suicide survivor and mental health advocate Kengo James about the stigmas of mental health.

Season 04 Episode 13: Talk To Me (with Special Guest SM6)

Many kids in today's society feel alone. They bottle their feelings inside because they feel they have no one to talk to, or they are too afraid to talk to anyone. In this episode, Ethan and Skyler talk with the six-sibling pop-rock band SM6 about their new single, "Talk to Me," a song which encourages listeners that they are never alone and always have someone to talk to.

Season 04 Episode 12: The Stigma Around Autism (with Special Guest Jacob Velazquez)

Autism effects people in different ways from mild social issues to being completely non-verbal and very low-functioning. In this episode Ethan and co-host Skyler talk with Summer, a mom with kids on the spectrum, and 13-year old musical prodigy Jacob Velazquez and his dad Willie, about the spectrum and the stigma surrounding the label of autism.

Season 04 Episode 11: Rising Above Life's Challenges (with Special Guest Ryan Niemiller)

Life isn't easy, especially for teenagers. Whether physical, mental, emotional, spiritual or social, no one is immune to the challenges life brings. In this episode, hosts Ethan and Everet talk with comedian Ryan Niemiller. Although born with a disability in both his arms, the "Cripple Threat of Comedy" has risen above life's given challenges as he finished third overall in Season 14 of America's Got Talent and continues to make people laugh in his comedy shows across the country.