College Is Fine, Everything's Fine - #55 Holding On and Letting Go: Relationship Shifts in College

#55 Holding On and Letting Go: Relationship Shifts in College

01/10/25 • 31 min

College can be a tough transition for many reasons; you’re on your own for the first time, have to find a new circle of friends, and you have an enormous amount of freedom that comes with being an adult. One thing that often is not thought about enough, though, is how being at college can cause shifts in your relationships off campus. Balancing personal growth and navigating relationship changes at home can become a source of tension and stress. In this week’s episode, we sit down with three college students who explore the complex relationship changes that happen as students transition to college life. Our guests reflect on their own journeys through these transitions and share their insights on:

Managing expectations with parents (e.g., frequency of communication)
Setting personal boundaries
Defining and adopting new values

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Managing expectations with parents (e.g., frequency of communication)
Setting personal boundaries
Defining and adopting new values

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Email: [email protected]
Music is Deadbeats by Rex Banner

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College Is Fine, Everything's Fine - #55 Holding On and Letting Go: Relationship Shifts in College

Transcript

Episode Draft

[00:00:00] I'm Dr. Sarah Olivo and I'm Dr. Liz Seidler and you're listening to College is Fine. Everything's fine.

[00:00:13] Sarah: All right, I just saw you take that big gulp of coffee and you should know that I lived on coffee yesterday. I don't think I had one drop of water unless it was the water that was holding the coffee stuff.

[00:00:24] Liz: I'm really trying, one of my New Year's resolutions, which I tend not to make