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

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

September 29, 2021 Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC Season 1 Episode 98
Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay
Episode 98 — Getting into a Good School isn’t The Concern, it’s Whether You Can Get Through It —with Dr. Sarah Parlier
Show Notes

Sometimes just going to college because you were told to or because everyone else is, or because it’s what you just do, isn’t enough. Applying and getting into a college is a completely different thing from completing a degree and finding your own success in that career path. 

Dr. Sarah Parlier, Director of Student Development at Trails Momentum, had a very concrete idea on what her academic and career journey would look like as a teacher. While a lot of it looked like her plan, a lot of it didn’t as well. After years of working as a teacher, Sarah was introduced to the world of wilderness therapy and has been engulfed in it ever since. In this interview you will be sure to hear how passionate she is about the work she does at Trails Momentum, a co-educational, young adult therapeutic adventure program.

On this episode of Success is Subjective, Sarah joins Joanna to share her career journey as a teacher and how that shifted for her into something she never imagined. Now Sarah gets to incorporate all of her passions in the work she does with young adults and their families. Listen in for Sarah’s insight regarding college and how oftentimes a shift in your original plans can turn into something better than you would’ve imagined.

What You Will Learn

  • College not being an option and something you just do
  •  Deciding to pursue being a teacher because it was a family tradition
  • Sarah’s positive experience at a private college
  • Where Sarah has worked as a teacher and the experience she’s gained 
  • Sarah’s time in grad school while having a family
  • When Sarah got introduced to wilderness therapy and decided to make a shift in her career 
  • How Sarah has found a career where she can incorporate all of her passions
  • What all Trails Momentum provides for a young adult
  • Sarah’s advice to parents navigating changes in their young adult’s path

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