Breathe Life Podcast

“Their Space. Their Voice. Their Rules.”  In collaboration with StandUp SpeakOut-NC, this 8 episode series is co-hosted and led by youth, who lead unfiltered discussions with peers, mentors, and elders. 

Coming in 2025:

• EPISODE 1 – "We Been Here: Why Youth Voices Matter"- This opening episode centers youth power, presence, and purpose.  Guests from SUSO-NC share what they’ve lived through, why they’re speaking up now, and what the world needs to hear.  This episode is a reminder that youth have always had something to say. Now, we’re listening.
• EPISODE 2 – "For the Boys: Brotherhood & the Pressure to Be Strong" - An unfiltered conversation about masculinity, mental health, and identity. A panel of young men — joined by a mentor or elder — unpack what it means to grow up in a world that expects them to be emotionless and invincible.  This is a sacred space for vulnerability, healing, and redefining strength.
• EPISODE 3 – "For the Girls: Sisterhood, Survival & Softness"-Young women speak truth about love, loyalty, body image, and resilience.  With an older sister or mentor joining, the panel reflects on:  “What do we wish someone had told us about being a girl?” This episode is a mirror, a love letter, and a survival guide — full of softness, strength, and sisterhood. 
• EPISODE 4 – "Let’s Be Real: Co-Ed Talk on Love, Trust, and Respect" - An honest, necessary dialogue between young men and women on relationships, boundaries, and miscommunication.  A mixed panel breaks down myths, calls out double standards, and asks:  Can we love each other better in a world built to divide us? 
• EPISODE 5 – "The Algorithm vs. The Authentic: A Social Media Reality Check" - Where does the performance end and the real self begin?  Youth content creators and digital natives join an adult who remembers life before the internet to explore the mental toll of always being “on.” This episode challenges the clout, the filters, and the fear of being unseen in a hyperconnected world. 
• EPISODE 6 – "School Ain’t Life… But It Feels Like It" - Students and educators come together to ask hard questions about education, success, and mental health.  Is school preparing us for real life?  What does success even mean — and who gets to define it?  This episode looks at what the system teaches, what it leaves out, and what youth would change.
• EPISODE 7 – "Dear Grown Folk: A Generational Truth Circle"- Youth and elders sit down for the conversation that rarely happens. In this intergenerational circle, they share questions that youth never get to ask — and reflections adults never got to voice.  Letters, dialogue, and vulnerability bring us to a powerful place: connection. 
• EPISODE 8 – "What the Youth Want the World to Know" - The final mic drop.  Returning youth guests share their unfiltered truths — what they want the world to know, feel, remember, and do.  This episode is a declaration. A call. A vision. 

Downloads:

• Letter to Youth Partners.
• Parent permissions form.

Contact us to learn more. 

 You're Invited to Join the Conversation! We’re reaching out to local community leaders, artists, educators, therapists, coaches, and creatives who are deeply committed to healing, justice, and transformation.

Your voice, your story, and your presence have the power to spark real, honest conversations that resonate — and ripple across generations. Whether you’re inspiring through art, leading in your neighborhood, holding space for others to heal, or guiding the next generation through education, we believe your perspective matters.

Breathe Life Podcast is a space where truth meets healing, and where lived experience becomes a source of empowerment. We’d love for you to be part of it. 

Let’s breathe life into conversations that build bridges, shift narratives, and speak to the soul. Contact us to learn more. 

Downloads:

• Guest Invite Kit