YOUTH VOICES MATTER: Season 1 of the Breathe Life Podcast (Ep 2 - For the Boys)

WATCH YOUTH VOICES MATTER: Season 1 of the Breathe Life Podcast.A Youth-Led Podcast Series in partnership with StandUp SpeakOut-NC (SUSO-NC).

Welcome to Season 1 of the Breathe Life Podcast: YOUTH VOICES MATTER — the official launch of our new youth-led series, created through SUSO-NC’s Creating Youth Voices initiative. This debut season centers the perspectives, truths, and experiences of young people, making it clear: their voices don’t just matter — they lead. Season 1 amplifies the honest, bold, and healing conversations youth are already having, yet are too often overlooked.

Guided by the lived experiences of middle and high school students, each episode creates intentional space for truth-telling, leadership, and community transformation. Through unfiltered dialogue, youth explore identity, pressures, relationships, safety, and what it truly means to grow up in today’s world.

This first season would not have been possible without the support of:

InvolvHER
POOF Center
Carolina Sports Entertainment
New Level Basketball

A special thank you to our funded partners: United Way of Greater Triangle, Bull City Future Fund, City of Durham, and Triangle Community Foundation.
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EPISODE 2 | YOUTH VOICES MATTER: “For the Boys: Brotherhood & the Pressure to Be Strong

”What does it mean to grow up being told to “man up” — even when you’re hurting? In this unfiltered conversation, a panel of young men explores masculinity, mental health, brotherhood, and the pressure to appear strong in a world that often leaves no room for vulnerability. This episode creates space for honesty, reflection, and healing — led by youth, for youth.

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More YOUTH VOICES MATTER episodes coming soon. Future seasons with new themes are coming soon. Stay tuned.

Learn more at BreatheLifeWell.com (podcast) or SUSONC.org.