Side Effects

Participating in Back2Youth programs could result in the following possible long-term side effects (for youth and volunteers):

  • Smiling more often

  • An increased sense of peace + a calmer mind

  • Sore cheeks from frequent grinning

  • Spontaneous giggling

  • More optimism about the future

  • Decreased anxiety + depression

  • Walking taller

  • Feelings of empowerment + self-love

  • Increased curiosity, while releasing judgements

  • Dissolving limited belief patterns

  • Discovering hidden gems about yourself

  • Ease in making new friends

  • Becoming more boldly expressive, joyful + playful with life

  • Unapologetic happiness

  • Feeling more connected to yourself, other people + the planet

  • A strong desire to increase or expand on self-care practices

  • Powerful feelings arising from your heart that cannot be ignored or cast aside

  • Having a bigger, more positive effect on everyone around you

  • Setting healthier personal boundaries + sticking to them

  • Increased vitality + a sense of overall well-being

  • Becoming more magnetic to what you desire to experience

  • An urge to learn new things, explore opportunities + pursue adventure

  • Moving through challenges with greater ease, flexibility, resilience + stability

  • Increased feelings of sovereignty + freedom to be who you are

  • Finally tackling that personal list of “what I’d do if I weren’t afraid”

  • A contagious lightness of being

  • Expanding inner confidence + self-trust

  • Becoming the change you wish to see in the world - from the inside out