Harvard Psychologist: College Students Have Always Struggled. So What Has Changed? | Alexis Redding – EP 838
27 October - 59 minsWhat if today's young people aren't as different from previous generations as we think?
When Alexis Redding and her colleagues uncovered interviews with college students from the 1970s, they found familiar stories of loneliness, academic pressure, family expectations, and uncertainty about the future.
In this episode of Passion Struck, the Harvard developmental psychologist and editor of Mental Health in College: What Research Tells Us About Supporting Students explores what has changed across generations, why belonging matters to student well-being and success, and how parents, educators, and institutions can create environments where young adults feel seen, heard, valued, and encouraged....
Series Episodes
The Tapes You’re Still Playing: How to Rewrite the Stories That Hold You Back | John R. Miles - EP 840
How to Recognize the Beliefs You Inherited, Challenge the Stories Holding You Back, and Choose What Happens Next
25 mins
30 October Finished
Procrastination Expert: The Real Reason You Keep Getting in Your Own Way | Jon Acuff - EP 839
Jon Acuff, bestselling author of Procrastination Proof, explains why fear, overthinking, and limiting beliefs keep us from pursuing the lives we want, and shares a practical framework for turning intentions into action by giving ourselves permission to dream, plan, do, and review.
52 mins
29 October Finished
3 Questions to Stop Letting Other People Define Your Worth | John R. Miles - EP 837
In this episode, John R. Miles explores how external scorecards become internal judgments and how to reclaim agency through self-compassion, intentional choices, and healthier environments.
24 mins
23 October Finished
Why You Keep Doubting Yourself and How to Rebuild Your Confidence | Heather Monahan - EP 836
Heather Monahan, bestselling author, speaker, and former chief revenue officer, joins Passion Struck to explain how self-doubt, toxic environments, and other people’s opinions can undermine our confidence and limit what we believe is possible.
59 mins
22 October Finished
Why Your Workplace Turns Colleagues Into Competitors | Dr. Nir Halevy – EP 835
Dr. Nir Halevy, Stanford professor and author of Level Up, explains how workplace hierarchies, forced rankings, and social comparison can turn colleagues into competitors, undermine trust, and damage performance and how leaders can redesign systems to build fairer, more collaborative teams.
59 mins
20 October Finished
