University Overwhelm
A podcast from Liberty University’s Center for Student Thriving, created to help students navigate the challenges of college life with wisdom, faith, and practical tools.
Episodes
In this episode Alexa and Scott talk about the thriving element Social Connectedness, what it is and how you can cultivate it.
In this episode, Scott and Alexa dive into barriers to thriving and how to thrive while juggling responsibilities.
In today's episode we dive into what is Thrive Coaching and why you might need it more than you think.
Scott and Alexa welcome you back to the University Overwhelm Podcast!
Scott and Sophia spent a year diving in to the topic of Building Healthy Community.
They share their takeaways and what conversations they've had with parents and students thanks to this podcast.
Give this episode a listen to hear a bird's eye view of how this season of the podcast was and then go back and listen to the whole thing!
A tough part of building healthy community, is navigating when a friendship needs to end and how to end it.
Scott and Sophia talk through the ins and outs of determining an end to a relationship. This is not something to take lightly, and you'll hear that in the hesitation they take to definitively determine what constitutes a needed "break".
Give this episode a listen if you struggle to know when things need to end, or...
Often times, when talking about building healthy community, we can look around and "judge" those around us. They're not healthy, they lack integrity, they don't show up for us in ways we'd like, etc.
But when it comes to building healthy community, we need to start with looking at ourselves and checking to see if our character is solid. Do we have integrity? Are we striving to do the right thing, even when no ...
Often times, when people are suffering, they tend to experience isolation. Those around them are uncomfortable with their hardship or feel unable to help in a meaningful way, and the person is pushed to the side and left to navigate things alone.
Romans 12 is where Scott and Sophia start today's episode. It gives context to God's expectation for us Christians in how to handle grief and suffering in the lives of our friends.
H...
Part of what is so hard in making friends and building healthy community, is we often struggle to know who we are. Not knowing where to place our identity can negatively impact the type of friend we are to others, as well as knowing what types of people we need in our lives to help us grow.
This episode dives in to a biblical perspective on identity, and applies that to this season's theme of building healthy community!
In a day and age where "living your truth" and "who am I to judge?" are phrases used to dismiss the importance of holding one another accountable, Scott and Sophia spend time sharing why these mentalities are dangerous.
As Christians, building healthy community cannot happen apart from honesty and accountability.
What does it look like to hold people in your community accountable? How do you ask someone to help ...
"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens" - J.R.R. Tolkein
On this week's episode, Scott and Sophia spend time discussing the concept of what it means to be a faithful and loyal friend.
Loyalty and faithfulness tend to be used in contexts where hiding someone's secrets or shying away from honesty to our friends are what's expected. But what if those two traits are actually require us to ...
This season, Scott and Sophia are talking about Building Healthy Community. And this week, they dive into the topic of forgiveness.
What does forgiveness have to do with community? Well, when (not if) those in your community let you down.....how are you going to handle it? How would you like others to handle it when you let them down?
Scott and Sophia dissect forgiveness and how to develop this vital skill for life and for buildin...
Doing an episode on boundaries in the middle of our season on Building Healthy Community may seem odd. However, boundaries are so important if you want your community to truly be "healthy"!
Scott and Sophia dive into this topic and discuss how boundaries can be a solid tool for you to use in your journey of building healthy community.
Give this episode a listen if you struggle with people crossing lines with you, not knowing where ...
Making friends can be so tough. Where do you even start?
Scott and Sophia take the time this episode to explain how to make friends. They give practical examples and tips/tricks.
Give this episode a listen if you would like to grow in the skill of making friends!
Forgiveness is an underrated aspect of building healthy community.
Scott and Sophia dive into this trait through the lens of community building and maintaining healthy friendships.
Human beings will hurt us, let us down, and disappoint us. How can we handle those moments as Christians and as people that desire to extend what we would like to receive?
Give this episode a listen if you struggle with growing close to others, letting ...
Scott and Sophia spend this episode interviewing Liberty University's Dean of Students, Mark Hyde, and his wife, Kathy Hyde.
Mark and Kathy have been married for 29 years and have experienced their fair share of hardships and hurdles. Mark and Kathy spent years being foster parents together, as well as adopting kids out of foster care. Mark got Covid in 2021 and was on the brink of death several times.
To say they have experience...
In this day and age, it is common to have friendships and communities that are exclusively online.
Scott and Sophia ask the question: Can online friendships/communities be healthy? Are they authentic?
Real life friendships are defined by Scott and Sophia as in person, face to face, relationships.
The theme for Season 3 is Building Healthy Community. If you are finding that the majority of your friendships are online, give this ep...
Building Healthy Community is the theme for Season 3! Scott and Sophia kick things off by defining friendship and talking about what THEY mean when they use that term.
If you struggle with any of these things, you need to give this episode, and season, a listen:
Making friends
Keeping friends
Being honest in friendships
Stating your needs to your friends
Going through hard times and needing support, but having none
Not having a &...
Scott and Sophia sit down to recap Season 2. They discuss themes they noted in each pastor interview episode, as well as individual nuggets that really resonated with each of them.
If you've skipped around and listened to a few of the episodes, this will be a great listen to you to inspire listening to more episodes. If you've listened to all of the episodes, this will be a great listen for you as they'll likely mentio...
Mike Kunzinger is the Pastor of The Church of the Good Shepherd. It is an Anglican Church here in Lynchburg. Scott and Sophia talk with Mike about the importance of traditions that have been honored and passed down for generations. The importance of reading through the scriptures, as a congregation, on a regular basis. And the purpose behind certain practices during a church service such as baptism and liturgical prayers.
See bel...
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