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

Special Parent Series: Episode 223 with “Allison”

May 20, 2024 Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC Season 3 Episode 223
Special Parent Series: Episode 223 with “Allison”
Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay
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Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay
Special Parent Series: Episode 223 with “Allison”
May 20, 2024 Season 3 Episode 223
Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC

For the entire month of May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Joanna is bringing you a special parent series, where she interviews parents whose children have overcome a variety of mental health challenges. As a teacher, Allison chose her career path in part to be able to have more time with her children. She never imagined she’d be sending her 12-year-old son off to wilderness therapy and therapeutic boarding school for two years. But that is exactly what happened. As a 2-year-old who was bouncing off the walls and reckless in thought and action, his challenges were apparent from an early age and only grew in magnitude the older he got. On today’s Success is Subjective episode, Joanna and Allison discuss the treatment path of Allison’s son, and how his journey encouraged Allison to become a parent coach for those with children who also struggle.

Allison’s Resources: 

Parent Coaching with Allison 

The Parallel Process (book)

The Journey of the Heroic Parent (book) 


Connect with Joanna Lilley  

Therapeutic Consulting Association

Lilley Consulting Website

Lilley Consulting on Facebook 

Lilley Consulting on YouTube
Email joanna@lilleyconsulting.com

#therapeuticconsulting #lilleyconsulting #successful #youngadults #therapeuticprograms #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #therapy #mentalhealth #podcast #podcastcommunity #studentmentalhealth #thejourney #successissubjective #theunpavedroad #wildernesstherapy

Show Notes

For the entire month of May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Joanna is bringing you a special parent series, where she interviews parents whose children have overcome a variety of mental health challenges. As a teacher, Allison chose her career path in part to be able to have more time with her children. She never imagined she’d be sending her 12-year-old son off to wilderness therapy and therapeutic boarding school for two years. But that is exactly what happened. As a 2-year-old who was bouncing off the walls and reckless in thought and action, his challenges were apparent from an early age and only grew in magnitude the older he got. On today’s Success is Subjective episode, Joanna and Allison discuss the treatment path of Allison’s son, and how his journey encouraged Allison to become a parent coach for those with children who also struggle.

Allison’s Resources: 

Parent Coaching with Allison 

The Parallel Process (book)

The Journey of the Heroic Parent (book) 


Connect with Joanna Lilley  

Therapeutic Consulting Association

Lilley Consulting Website

Lilley Consulting on Facebook 

Lilley Consulting on YouTube
Email joanna@lilleyconsulting.com

#therapeuticconsulting #lilleyconsulting #successful #youngadults #therapeuticprograms #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #therapy #mentalhealth #podcast #podcastcommunity #studentmentalhealth #thejourney #successissubjective #theunpavedroad #wildernesstherapy