Whether you’re a student about to start university, a parent, an educator, a counsellor, or a mentor, this episode is packed with honest insights and real talk to help navigate the transition to university.

Corinne, now heading into her third year, takes us back to where it all started. She shares what the early days really felt like and the choices that made a difference for her.

Listen as we discuss:

• The value of different friendships and tips for finding your people in those early weeks
• Getting the academics working well with subjects that motivate you and study routines that work
• Living at home while studying; the pros, cons and what to consider
• Some tough stuff: adjusting to new academic demands, burnout, thoughts about dropping out, setting realistic expectations about university, resists, joining clubs or not.
• Taking care of yourself when life is full on and when it suddenly isn’t.

Go to our blog to read our associated blog post summarising the key points from this conversation HERE

If this podcast has sparked an interest in preparing well for your starting university, Learn more about our online course Thrive in Your Transition to University HERE

Listen to the Nurturing Relationships episode mentioned in this episode HERE

To hear Lindsay, a Sixth Form Head share ideas for supporting university transitions go HERE

This episode of "Successful Student Transitions: A Time to Thrive" features Jillian Reilly, author of the upcoming book: The 10 Permissions, in a discussion about navigating profound change in today's unpredictable world. The conversation directly addresses how traditional models of security and success no longer serve us, particularly for young people transitioning from education to early adulthood.

The conversation provides crucial insights for both students feeling lost and parents grappling with their fears about their children's future, urging them to foster space for individuals to find their own path.

Listen as we discuss:

• The career and choices that informed Jill’s current work and insights on navigating change
• Why the old script is broken and what this will mean for how we move forward in the future
• The declining tole of tradition and the need to embrace an unfamiliar future
• The need for individuals to cultivate internal security and the role of personal agency and choice as one’s ‘greatest power and tool’.
• The importance of listening to intuition and building a ‘toolkit’ of capabilities and experiences rather than seeking a fixed ‘lifetime identity’.
• The Ten Permissions created by Jill that offer practical framework for individuals to "flip the script" from "following the way to finding your own way,"

Learn more about Jillianl and her work HERE, Pre-order her book The Ten Permissions HERE

Subscribe to Jillian's Substack account HERE

Learn about our course: Thrive in Your Transition to University HERE

If you've just finished your exams and your mind is still revving like it's racing to the next question—you’re not alone. Still reviewing answers in your head? Mentally listing essay points while brushing your teeth? Yep, we get it. And so this podcast is exactly what you need.

Join Elizabeth and Louise as they dive into the post exam state of mind. In this podcast, they explore

• Why is hard to leave the exam world behind and why this might be the case
• How finishing exams marks another ending in the midst of other changes
• Our mind’s negativity bias and how to get some short term distraction or longer term relief from nagging thoughts
• The power of asking for help as a positive move.

Learn more about our upcoming course: Thrive in Your Transition to University HERE

Want to think more about Minding Your Mind listen to Episode 3 HERE

Want to discover more about Self-Compassion listen to Episode 4 HERE

Want to learn more about transitions then Episode 1 Beat the Transition Blues HERE and Riding the Waves of Change Episode 2 HERE