Overview: * Mind mapping for your career* Also referred to as Vision boarding* Visual depiction of how the different big pieces of your life fit together (Major, minor, job, internship, volunteer, certificates, training, side hustles, hobbies/passions, research, brand building, pieces of your developing network* Plan for individual advancement* Can use whiteboard/post-its, or just draw with pencil/paper* How often should I look at/update my vision board?* What to do with things that...

Overview: * Welcome back! Fall 2020 Semester is here!* Online learning, Zoom is here to stay* All recent articles re: Zoom target teachers, not students* Difference between synchronous/asynchronous online courses* This is a Meta-episode → Learning how to learn* Following these strategies will work no matter the format of class Interview with Chase DiMarco Prioritizing/Planning * The Pareto Principle* Strategies for using a planner, To-Do list* Urgency vs....

* This is copy of a recent interview I did with Jack Spriko, a former guest of mine on this show. This past week I went on his show to talk about managing and improving your mental health. The talk is from a preparedness standpoint, and not limited to a discussion about college student mental health.* Housekeeping:* If you are a recent college grad or faculty member that’s in recovery for mental health issues, I’d love to interview you about your goal achievement quest, the...

* Key Info for this Podcast:  * Dissertation Update* Passion, Value, Leverage, Accountability, Sustainability (PVLAS) revisited* Leveraging opportunity vs. surviving, what will fall look like?* Remote learning self-assessment* Living arrangements* Internship planning* Replicating what’s missing from online learning* Video chat study groups* Professor’s virtual office hours* Accountability partner* Ace Your Online Class Update* No longer free to public, but podcast listeners will never pay for...

* Key Info for this Podcast:  * In this episode I discuss my dissertation topic, (College Re-Entry for Students with Mental Health Issues who leave school for reasons related to relapse) as well as some practical info if you’re approaching the dissertation phase of your degree. * Important links for today’s Episode:* Fountain House College Re-Entry Program* Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Niteo Program* Housekeeping:* If you are a recent college grad or faculty member that’s in recovery...

* Key Info for this Podcast:  * In this episode I discuss my recent medical recovery, and discuss ideas for future podcasts. * Important links for today’s Episode:* Dr. Christopher’s Bone & Tissue Ointment * Book I discuss that helped me: Performance Without Pain * Naval Ravikant: Twitter Handle * Housekeeping:* If you are a recent college grad or faculty member that’s in recovery for mental health issues, I’d love to interview you about your goal achievement quest, the...

* Key Info for this Podcast*  Update on my winter break, goal achievement * Online Learning, focus on Engagement * What is engagement? * Compare to traditional class * With instructor * With other students * Why does it matter? * Consider environment * Tangible (location) * Intangible (peers) * OLC Accelerate 2018: What did I come away with? * Keynote was awesome! * Dr. Jane McGonigal * Importance/value of today’s games, how they might inform us of what online learning will look like in the...

Key Info for this Podcast:  Join Tara and I today as we hear her recovery story, find out strategies Tara has used to help foster her recovery, and listen to how Tara landed an awesome job that she loves. * Important links for today’s Episode:* NAMI National Organization Website https://www.nami.org/# * In the US, there are state/local NAMI chapters in many parts of the country as well * NAMI – In Our Own Voice * American Foundation for Suicide Prevention...

Key Info for this Podcast:  From a Salon.com article  10 Simple Steps to a Happier You 1. GIVING (Occupational dimension) Do things for others. 2. RELATING (Social dimension) Connect with people. 3. EXERCISING (Physical dimension) Take care of your body. 4. APPRECIATING (Environmental dimension) Notice the world around you. 5. TRYING OUT (Intellectual dimension) Keep learning new things. 6. DIRECTION (All dimensions) Have goals to look forward to. 7. RESILIENCE...

Hi Everyone! So happy to be back recording again. Key Info for this Podcast:  * Triangulation * What is it? * Mathematical technique * Statistical technique * What do you use it for? * Navigation * News, what is the truth? * Narrow down what to explore further * How do you triangulate? * Look for life patterns * Notice elements/concepts that repeat across different walks of life * This is the universe trying to point you in the right direction Books I...

Hi everyone, hope you all are enjoying your summer! Thanks to Elice for the inspiration for this episode. Join Justin and I today as we discuss: * What it has been like managing autism while being a student in college * Some of the biggest school obstacles related to his disability that he had to overcome * Justin’s support network. * Some of the biggest life learning lessons discovered while in college * Some of Justin’s favorite tools/resources that helped make school more...

Key Info for this Podcast: Hi everyone! Happy to be back podcasting again, now in my irregular schedule.  Hey, this means you get new episodes in the summertime! Join Derek and Zube today as we turn the tables, and have Derek be the interviewee for once! We talk about all things recovery from alcoholism in this episode, as I celebrate a recent milestone. Hope you like it. Important links for today’s Episode: Smart Recovery Women for Sobriety Housekeeping: * If you...

Key Info for this Podcast:  * Goal check-in * 13 Things I’ve Learned About College Students with Mental Health Issues…. and Myself * Hard skills * Difficulty of attracting listeners and promoting participation * My own (physical) recovery * How to use a network * Freedom to do your own thing… when it’s yours * Skin in the Game * Writer’s bloc * Most downloaded episodes not what I expected * Giving students a voice is the best feeling * Pattern recognition * The importance...

Key Info for this Podcast:  I have a few topics I’ve been meaning to cover but never got a chance because they wasn’t enough content to fill an entire episode, so I’m combining three of those topics together today into a potpourri episode of sorts! Join me today as we discuss: * Photovoice and why it’s an interesting way to enact positive social change for disadvantaged populations * My review of the book Skin in the Game, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb * What does it mean to have Skin...

Key Info for this Podcast:  I’m very excited to bring back Brittany Stone for this discussion, and also welcome Emily Grossman. Emily is a person with the lived experience of having a mental health condition, and is now working in the field as a trainer as well as running her own Peer Life Coaching Business. Join Emily, Brittany and I today as we discuss: * Emily’s personal recovery story, with a focus on how it impacted her college years * Emily’s side business as a Peer Life...

Key Info for this Podcast:  Something we used to do a lot in my days working in the community mental health field was assess readiness to change. We used a formal assessment from developed by Boston University, but that’s not needed for you to self-assess how ready you are to make a big change in your life. In today’s episode, we will look at the different dimensions that make up readiness to change, and the questions you should ask yourself in order to assess yourself. We’ll use my...

All Student and Instructor Strategies for this four-part series are contained in a matrix that can be downloaded by clicking here. Key Info for this Podcast:  Student Strategies * Brainstorming, Pro/con list * Payoff Matrix * Talk through problem out loud * Accommodation request * Clarify questions with instructor * Batching tasks * Puzzles & games Instructor Strategies: * Encourage registration with ODS * Set limits on open-ended assignments * Multiple methods of...

Key Info for this Podcast:  Today we welcome Brittany Stone, a friend of mine and colleague in the Department where we work together. Today we will tackle some scenarios in which students/faculty may find themselves when requesting/interpreting academic accommodations through your school’s Office of Disability Services (ODS). * Often what it comes down to is communication- a miscommunication or a lack of communication between students, faculty, and ODS. When a student knows their...

Key Info for this Podcast:  An important strategy I forgot from last week: To improve attention, use Self-Talk This week we will focus on Memory strategies * Summarizing *   Flash Cards *   Visualization *   Don’t rely on PowerPoint *   Encode content on multiple levels Instructor Suggestions re: Memory * Organized lectures *   “Mind the gap” *   Restate important points *   Use PowerPoint effectively Housekeeping: * If you are a recent college grad or...

* A few opening thoughts on the recent school shooting in Parkland, FL. Key Info for this Podcast: * Attention: Needed in order to remember things * Conversational Attention * Ask Questions * Paraphrase * Recognize/minimize distractions * Task Attention * Active Breaks * Shorter study sessions * Consider your study environment * Leverage your supports/resources * Mind your circadian rhythm * Instructors * Make use of multi-media * Increase # of smaller...

Key Info for this Podcast:  Join Kristen and I today as we discuss: * How Kristen and I met, and her story of recovery * The concept of the term “recovered” as it’s not one we use on the show much * Coping strategies, both ones she used early in her recovery as well as ones she uses now, and how coping strategies have evolved over time * Kristen’s Recovery Coaching Business, and tools she used to help get her started in entrepreneurship * What faculty can do to better support...

Key Info for this Podcast:  Join me today with Dr. Greg Townley as we discuss: * A little bit about Greg and how he came to study distal supports for people with mental illness * What are distal supports? * The evidence that you’ve been able to learn about distal supports * Why in particular can college students benefit from strenthening our distal relationships. * How can these supports help us in our quest to achieve goals that are important to our recovery? * How can we tie...

Today’s Topic: Part 1 of 4 part series on Executive Functioning for College Students But first… I’m changing up my goal! Discussion about why and how it fits in with my long-term goals (task-oriented vs. process-oriented) as well as why it serves as a good segue into today’s topic. Cognition – A set of mental processes that underlies learning, including attention, memory, comprehending language, verbal and visual recognition, computation, reasoning, and problem solving. Executive...

Today’s Topic:  * How I spent my winter break, as illustrated by the four tenants of the College Student Success Podcast! * Mental Health * Wellness * Mentorship * Entrepreneurship My online course, Ace Your Online Class, is now available free on Udemy.  My goal for this semester Housekeeping: * If you are a recent college grad or faculty member that’s in recovery for mental health issues, I’d love to interview you about your goal achievement quest, the struggles/adversity you...