Episode 246 - Give Yourself Permission to Exit with Olivia Heffernan Artwork

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

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 parents of young adults who are struggling and contemplating what will happen if they walk away right now.

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

Episode 246 - Give Yourself Permission to Exit with Olivia Heffernan

August 27, 2024 • Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC • Season 3 • Episode 246

On today’s episode of Success is Subjective Joanna welcomes Olivia Heffernan, currently the Events, Communications & Youth Services Manager at NAMI San Mateo. Olivia shares her struggles while going through high school: depression, anxiety, an eating disorder, and going to 6 different high schools - ultimately realizing that school wasn’t for her. Through extensive travel during a gap-year program (which she jokes never really ended), Olivia has found success in her work and peace in the journey that brought her to it.

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