Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay

Episode 122 - Accept the Call to Adventure —John Conway

March 08, 2022 Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC Season 2 Episode 122
Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay
Episode 122 - Accept the Call to Adventure —John Conway
Show Notes

Accept the call to adventure –that’s really all that being a young adult is. A time full of trial and error, exploration and growth. For many, these years are the foundation that transforms you as a person and impacts the trajectory of your life. So, take action and accept the call to adventure!

Licensed Social Worker, John Conway, did just that –accepted the call to adventure every chance he got. From taking advantage of just about every opportunity college had available, to traveling to adventure therapy programs all over the country, and internationally. John was even part of the founding team for one of the first transitional living programs located in a major metropolitan setting! You can now find him doing what he does best teaching and working with young adults as a therapeutic educational consultant.

In this episode of Success is Subjective, John joins Joanna to share the most transformational years of his life as a young adult and how they have shaped where he is now. From studying to be a marine biologist to working in psychiatric care, community mental health, wilderness therapy, adventure therapy for 25 years, John has quite the story! Listen in for insight on how vital embracing the adventure and trials of your young adulthood is on your future as a whole.

What You Will Learn

John’s high school experience and how it prepared him for college

How helpful having a good guidance counselor was on John’s college exploration process

What made John want to become a marine biologist

Why liberal arts schools can be so beneficial

What ignited John’s interest in psychology and adventure therapy

John’s first job after college as a psych tech at a psych hospital

What the next 25 years looked like for him in the psychology field 

How the first ever city based program came about 

Accepting the trials in life as a young adult and as the parent of a young adult

Connect with John Conway

Conway Therapeutic Consulting 

Email john@conwaytherapueticconsulting.com 

Call 815-814-1469

Connect with Joanna Lilley  

Lilley Consulting

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