The College Student Mental Health Crisis with Prof. Jeff Wilks and Parent Coaching Expert Andrea Rowley

“I'm only echoing what we've all heard, but this is the loneliest generation...”

--Dr. Jeff Wilks

This week's episode features Professor Dr. Jeff Wilks: an associate dean at BYU Marriott School of Business,

And Andrea Rowley: parent coaching expert and chief clinical coaching officer at Noble Health. (https://noble.health/)

Together, they help us understand and respond to the college student mental health crisis.

We learn of the increasing rates of depression, anxiety, unrelenting performance pressure and the epidemic of loneliness-- as part of the college students' experience and we explore the initiatives being undertaken to address them.

We also discuss how parents can prepare their children NOW for their young adult years. AND loads more. So please--

Join us this week on Finding Noble!

00:00 Introduction to Finding Noble Podcast
00:23 Meet the Guests: Dr. Jeff Wilkes and Andrea Rowley
02:21 Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses
02:45 Jeff's Insights on Student Mental Health
09:16 Andrea's Perspective on Coaching Young Adults
10:41 The Pressure of Performance and Comparison
12:59 Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Goals
14:39 Reframing and Building Self-Efficacy
23:59 The Impact of Loneliness
28:46 Favorite Books and Their Impact
29:10 BYU's University 101 Course
30:09 Building Deep Relationships
33:26 Hope for the Future
35:08 Mental Health in Professional Settings
38:38 The Role of Coaches and Safe Spaces
46:27 Mindfulness and Technology
48:03 Advice for Parents
55:28 Final Thoughts and Resources

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