Today's episode features an interview with Prasant Nukalapati, founder of What Comes Next Ed Consulting, which supports young people launching into adulthood.

This is the second time Prasant has joined the podcast to talk about life after high school and some of the different paths that are available, and in this episode he shares his own personal journey of taking a nontraditional path through college.

You'll hear how an unplanned year off became a turning point, helping Prasant shift from following others' expectations to pursuing what felt personally meaningful to him. He explains how that change in perspective shaped his academic experience and eventually led him to his personal purpose and career.

And while his path wasn't without obstacles, Prasant challenges the idea that choosing a different route is the second-best option.

Instead, he invites listeners to see alternative paths with the same excitement and possibility often associated with a traditional four-year college experience.

For more information on Prasant, check out his website whatcomesnextconsulting.com.

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Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective.

Today's topic explores the idea of naming your brain and why this can be a helpful strategy for reducing stress and even improving self-confidence.

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*Disclaimer: The information contained in this episode is for the sole purpose of being informative and is not considered complete. It should not replace consultation with a qualified professional.

Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective.

Today's topic explores self-compassion and how we can use it to motivate ourselves, in spite of the misperception that if we're too nice or lenient with ourselves, then we'll never achieve anything.

Research cited: Resilience and Enhancement in Sport, Exercise, & Training (RESET): A brief self-compassion intervention with NCAA student-athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective.

Today's topic explores three different ways to practice mindfulness that don't involve sitting down to meditate.

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Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective.

Today's topic explores some of the different ways that spending time in nature can help expand creativity and problem-solving abilities.

Research cited: "The great outdoors? Exploring the mental heatlh benefits of natural environments." Front. Psychiatry

"Physiological Benefits of Viewing Nature: A Systemic Review of Indoor Experiments." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective.

Today's topic explores the word "should" and how using "should statements" can lead to things like anxiety, feeling down about ourselves and even feeling less motivated. We'll also explore a strategy to help move away from these types of statements.

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Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective.

Today's topic looks at the difference between self-care and coping and how both are beneficial but play different roles in helping to maintain wellbeing.

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Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective.

Today's topic is a further exploration of multitasking but this time specifically looking at media multitasking and some of its effects on brain and mental health.

You can check out more on the truth behind multitasking and why it doesn't always reap the rewards we think it does in the episode right before this one.

Research cited: "Cognitive control in media multitaskers." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

"Media multitasking, depression, and anxiety of college students: Serial mediating effects of attention control and negative information attentional bias." Front. Psychiatry

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*Disclaimer: The information contained in this episode is for the sole purpose of being informative and is not considered complete. It should not replace consultation with a qualified professional.

Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective.

Today's topic explores the truth behind multitasking and why it's not always providing the productivity rewards you might expect.

Research cited: https://www.apa.org/topics/research/multitasking

The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel Levitin

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Here's a three-minute, quick tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective.

Today's topic explores what is sometimes called the negativity bias and how to challenge it.

Research cited: Positivityratio.com

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