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Success is Subjective: Real People. Raw Stories. Embracing a Non-Linear Life!

Interviews of people who took a break from life at one point or another to get help, grow up, or just to reassess their life direction. Some guests struggled with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, a death in the family, or just decided college was not the place for them. These stories are all-to-real, and yet we don't talk enough about how common it is for those who took a gap year to defer college, went to college and took a break, or those who struggled launching into the workforce post-college graduation. This goes out to all the young adults and...

Episode 142 - College Degree or Bust: Is Your Degree with Your Mental Health? — Dr. Sarah Ketchen Lipson

54 mins; August 02, 2022

Episode 141 - Getting Past Unknowns —Tess Reardon

29 mins; July 26, 2022

Episode 140 - Bringing Lightness into Transitions —Halie Devlin

27 mins; July 19, 2022

Episode 139 - Raising Adults is Not a One Size Fits All —Deana Thayer

24 mins; July 12, 2022

Episode 138 - Overcoming Adversity in Secondary Education —Paul Taylor

22 mins; July 05, 2022

Episode 137 - From an Addict to a Multi-Business Owner —Alex Zemeckis

21 mins; June 28, 2022

Episode 136 - The Struggle is the Journey —Chris Kirby

45 mins; June 21, 2022

Episode 135 - What Are You You Going to Do About It?—Matt Nannis

61 hours 33 mins; June 14, 2022

Episode 134 - When You Compare, You Lose —Colin Cass

26 mins; June 07, 2022

Episode 133 - Can you Thrive AND Survive? —Tracy Hopkins

40 mins; May 31, 2022

Episode 132 - Creating Meaning in Your Life —David Weider

32 mins; May 24, 2022

Episode 131 - What is Driving Your Decisions? —Brian Tierney

30 mins; May 17, 2022

Episode 130 - Failure is Never Final —Kaysha Sorenson

30 mins; May 10, 2022

Episode 129 - Will a Degree REALLY Make Your Life More Comfortable?—Brennon Moore

41 mins; May 03, 2022

Episode 128 - Committing to Your Own Progress —Annie Gillis

32 mins; April 26, 2022

Episode 127 - Small Town Success to Town Degenerate —Larissa Stone

24 mins; April 19, 2022

Episode 126 - Leaning into the Discomfort of Your Unknown Path —Julie Wolfson

27 mins; April 12, 2022

Episode 125 - Dealing with ADHD in College —Brandon Slade

27 mins; March 29, 2022

Episode 124 - You Don’t Have to Know What You Want to Do Straight Out of High School —Megan Barker

28 mins; March 22, 2022

Episode 123 - Your Timeline Doesn’t Define You —Jason and Debbie Grygla

33 mins; March 15, 2022

Episode 122 - Accept the Call to Adventure —John Conway

49 mins; March 08, 2022

Episode 121 - Taking Advantage of the Most Formative Years of Your Life —Herb Crimp

21 mins; March 01, 2022

Episode 120 - Your Path Doesn’t Have to Be Linear to Achieve Your Purpose —Josh & Maureen White

48 mins; February 22, 2022

Episode 119 - Finding a New Sense of Success after Losing Your Dream Career —Jon Kaiman

36 mins; February 15, 2022

Episode 118 - Making the Most of Your Young Adulthood with a Gap Year —Danny Recio

27 mins; February 08, 2022

Episode 117 - Pursuing Your Interests Instead of Expectations —Brad Waldo

29 mins; February 02, 2022

Episode 116 - From Planning to Go to Jail to Owning Two Business —Chris Howard

50 mins; January 25, 2022

Episode 115 - From an Alcoholic in the Military to a CEO —Tripp Johnson

27 mins; January 18, 2022

Episode 114 - Creating a Life Worth Living After Being on Substances Since 14 Years Old —Jordan de Haan

31 mins; January 11, 2022

Episode 113 - The “Fast Track” and Why it’s Not All That’s It Made Out to Be —Guy Sutherland

25 mins; January 04, 2022

Episode 112 - Establishing Deep Roots When You Feel Completely Uprooted —Bernie Zimmerman

28 mins; December 28, 2021

Episode 111 - From a Homeless Drug Addict to a Substance Abuse Counselor and Husband —with Cole Szabo

34 mins; December 21, 2021

Episode 110 - After Losing A Father and Ending up in Rehab, Jack & Zack Decided to Turn their Lives Around & Start a Men’s Sober Living Program —with Jack Shain and Zack Young

40 mins; December 15, 2021

Episode 109 - Redefining Success to Meet Your Unique Function —with Zach Mercurio

44 mins; December 08, 2021

Episode 108 — Hitting the Reset Button to Identify Your Purpose —with Andrew Bryan

32 mins; December 01, 2021

Episode 107 - There is Nothing to Prove! —with John Tucker

28 mins; November 24, 2021

Episode 106 — You Don’t Have to Sacrifice Everything to Find Success —with Kaylyn Blair

40 mins; November 17, 2021

Episode 105 — You CAN Live the Life You Want to Lead —with Julie Lythcott-Haims

32 mins; November 10, 2021

Episode 104 — Dealing with College Debt —with Josh Hastings

38 mins; November 03, 2021

Episode 103 - Stop Waiting For Things to Come to You —with Enzo Narciso

37 mins; October 26, 2021

Episode 102 - Let Your Light Shine —with Andre Wright

31 mins; October 19, 2021

Episode 101 — Changing Your Perspective and Story —with Wendy Adamson

29 mins; October 13, 2021

Episode 100 — College will Always Be There —with Shayna Abraham

23 mins; October 06, 2021

Episode 99 — Life Itself is School —with Robert Trout

49 mins; September 30, 2021

Episode 98 — Getting into a Good School isn’t The Concern, it’s Whether You Can Get Through It —with Dr. Sarah Parlier

32 mins; September 29, 2021

Episode 97 — Why Young Adults Need Non-Parent Mentors —with Andrew Chapman

35 mins; September 28, 2021

Episode 96 — Rebuilding a Life From Nothing —with Ginny Burton

37 mins; September 27, 2021

Episode 95 — Finding a New Way of Life After Childhood Trauma —with Mike Zweifel

36 mins; September 24, 2021

Episode 94 — Life is Too Short to Limit Yourself —with Erica Nelson

47 mins; September 23, 2021

Episode 93 — Doing What it Takes to Do What You Love —with Steve Leonard

31 mins; September 22, 2021

Episode 92 — Taking Risks Sooner than Later —with Jake Summers

30 mins; September 21, 2021

Episode 91 - You are Capable of Doing the Hard Things —with Natalie Real

50 mins; September 20, 2021

Ep 90 — You Don’t Have to Conform to Be Successful —with Mike Segovia

48 mins; September 17, 2021

Episode 89 — It’s Okay to Be a Beginner —with Kellyn Smythe

25 mins; September 16, 2021

Episode 88 — It May Pay the Bills But Does it Fill You Up? —with Cassidy Brown

34 mins; September 15, 2021

Episode 87 — Getting Off the Traditional Conveyor Belt Path —with Kai Johnson

43 mins; September 14, 2021

Episode 86 — Doing All the ‘Right’ Things and Still Feeling Unfulfilled —with Danielle Ryan

21 mins; September 13, 2021

Episode 85 — Navigating Personal Differences and Challenges —with Gerene Keesler

30 mins; September 10, 2021

Episode 84 — Taking Risks is Imperative to Your Journey —with Jillian Allen

35 mins; September 09, 2021

Episode 83 — There are Far More Options After High School than Just College —with Julia Rogers

26 mins; September 08, 2021

Episode 82 — Without Passion, Talent Will Only Take You So Far —with Lexy Spett

33 mins; September 07, 2021

Episode 81 — There’s No Such Thing as Lost 20’s as Long as You’re Doing What Works for You —with Ashley Dickson

26 mins; September 06, 2021

Episode 80 — There’s Infinite Possibility When You Go Into Life Full of Questions and Curiosity —with Jeremy French

68 hours 43 mins; September 03, 2021

Episode 79 — The Importance in Being Exposed to Different Worldviews —with Dr. Christine Norton

33 mins; September 02, 2021

Episode 78 — Dealing with Social Anxiety In the Real World —with Mike Swenson

52 mins; September 01, 2021

Episode 77 - It’s Okay to Question Things Along The Way —with Michael Gilpin

34 mins; August 30, 2021

Episode 76 — Viewing Every Experience as an Opportunity —with Dr. Claire Chase

27 mins; August 24, 2021

Episode 75 — Give Yourself Permission to Explore Yourself First —with Nick Bonin

19 mins; August 17, 2021

Episode 74 — Life is Not Linear —with Chrissi Gillispie

41 mins; August 10, 2021

Episode 73 — Your Wellbeing Matters More Than Finishing A Degree — with Robert McCaslin

24 mins; August 03, 2021

Episode 72 — Trusting The Journey — with Joshua Cluff

34 mins; July 27, 2021

Episode 71 — It's Not About What Others Want For You, You Have To Want It For Yourself — with Cannon Kristofferson

53 mins; July 20, 2021

Episode 70 — Discovering YOUR Path — with Sheri Gallagher

53 mins; July 13, 2021

Episode 69 — Treating Mental Health Equivalent to Physical Health — with Jay Shifman

44 mins; July 06, 2021

Episode 68 — Being Okay With The Unknown — with Kevin Molloy

47 mins; June 29, 2021

Episode 67 — Life is So Much More Than That Degree — with Betsy Jewell

33 mins; June 22, 2021

Episode 66 — Channeling Desire Into Purposeful Action — with Ethan Fisher

24 mins; June 15, 2021

Episode 65 — Becoming Less Attached to the Outcomes In Life — with Bekah Puccia

23 mins; June 08, 2021

Episode 64 — Balancing Happiness Alongside The Pressure of Being a First Generation College Student — with Nikki Navio

37 mins; June 02, 2021

Episode 63 - Don’t Be Afraid to F Things Up —with Weston Robbins and Zac Sweat

49 mins; May 26, 2021

Episode 62 - Life Hiccups are Just as Important as Successes —with Sarah Watkins

25 mins; May 18, 2021

Episode 61 - Finding a Way to Make Your Passion Work as a Career —with Zoe Bentyne

20 mins; May 11, 2021

Episode 60 - It’s Okay to Not Know What You Want to Do With Your Life —with John Sykes

37 mins; May 04, 2021

Episode 59 - Do Something Even if it’s Wrong — with Guy Dumas

33 mins; April 27, 2021

Episode 58 - Being Flexible with the Idea of Success —with Emma Byers

33 mins; April 20, 2021

Episode 57 - Dream Create Inspire — with Wayne Watts

41 mins; April 14, 2021

Episode 56 - The Importance in Finding What You Love to Do —with Kelly Dunbar

18 mins; April 06, 2021

Episode 55 - Doing What it Takes to Make Your Passions Work — with Shayne Gallagher

54 mins; March 30, 2021

Episode 54 - When College Doesn’t Feel like a Fit —with Aubrey Sutton

25 mins; March 23, 2021

Episode 53 — Take The Chance On Yourself — with Eric Rydzewski

35 mins; March 16, 2021

Episode 52 — Shifting From Living A Life Of Default — with Andrew Taylor

43 mins; March 09, 2021

Episode 51 - Taking a Gap Year During Uncertain Times —with Beatrice Naujalyte

19 mins; March 02, 2021

Episode 50 — When Life Interrupts... —with Johnnie Alexander

63 hours 18 mins; February 23, 2021

Episode 49 — It’s Okay to Crash Your Way to Success —with Jared Stewart

40 mins; February 16, 2021

Episode 48 —When Things Don’t Go As Planned —with Maria Heilner

30 mins; February 09, 2021

Episode 47 — Just Because it Worked Then Doesn’t Mean You Have to Make it Work Now —with Pete Kadushin

38 mins; February 02, 2021

Episode 46 — The #1 Key In Helping Struggling Students — with Seth Perler

51 mins; January 26, 2021

Episode 45 — When Everything Will Fall Into Place —with Ken Gilbert

26 mins; January 20, 2021

Episode 44 — College Should Be a Safe Place to Fail —with Dr. Jeff Ederer

47 mins; January 12, 2021

Episode 43 — Success Grows with You —with Lily Wilkinson

19 mins; December 29, 2020

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