Allie Birdseye-Hannula: Bonus Edition - How to Talk to Porcupines

October 5, 2023 Season 4 Episode 10 Minnesota, United States: Allie Birdseye-Hannula has the heart of a teacher and a curious nature that helps her keep learning and growing. Self-awareness and practical self-reflection are strengths she relies on to improve her youth work skills. Through trial and error, she developed communication tools to engage more effectively with youth who are demonstrating prickly personalities in the moment. And she’s turned her learning into a book she hopes will he...

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After 20,000 downloads, four seasons, and 107 incredible guests, we have stopped producing new podcast episodes. While we're sad it's over, we're eager to focus resources on new learning opportunities. Thanks for understanding and listening! - Your friends at YIPA The Passionate Youth Worker podcast is your invitation to explore your own life experiences by listening to other’s personal stories. Join me, Paul Meunier, the executive director of the Youth Intervention Programs Association (YIPA), as I interview youth workers from around the globe to reveal how their unique life experiences impact their work. Tune in and be inspired to consider how your story uniquely impacts your youth work. Do you have feedback about the show? I'd love to hear from you. Just send an email to paul@yipa.org.