Episode 97 — Why Young Adults Need Non-Parent Mentors —with Andrew Chapman

Young adults make some of their biggest life decisions between the ages of 18 to 24. As a parent, it’s easy to feel so much pressure to not let your young adult mess up during this time and to make sure they ‘succeed’ in life. Though, that pressure doesn’t have to be all on you. As some of the most crucial times of their life, it’s so important that your young adult has other mentors in their life besides just you. You as a parent can only do so much of that.Andrew Chapman, founder of True North and Belay Wellness, works to mentor college students and their parents. His goal is to fill in the gaps that many colleges have regarding guidance and direction. When Andrew was a student he longed for adventure and excitement and made sure to prioritize that in every route he took. As college continues to change for young adults, Andrew works to navigate them through the most exciting and fulfilling routes unique to each individual.On this episode of Success is Subjective, Andrew joins Joanna to share his journey as he navigated his passion for adventure and thrill, and how he turned that into a full time career in wilderness therapy. His story is nothing but exciting and empowering for not only you as a listener but also the many clients he works with, including young adults and their parents. Listen in for Andrew’s insight on how important it is for young adults to have mentors and people alongside them as they navigate early adulthood, and how that can affect their sense of success tremendously.What You Will LearnGoing to college because it’s what everyone else was doing. College can wait if it needs to!Taking the time to traveling and explore during collegeLearning to ask the right questions How Andrew would look at other people’s experiences and learning from them and created his own path with that knowledgeThe push from Andrew’s parents that helped him start searching for something where he could make more of a difference with peopleAndrew’s time in wilderness therapyGoing back to school to become a therapistWhen Andrew started mentoring college students and parents of college studentsHow the pandemic can be causing more stress for studentsThe importance in parents allowing their young adult to have a mentor that’s someone besides themConnect with Andrew ChapmanBelay WellnessCall (619) 721-9610True North WildernessCall 802.583.1144Email [email protected] with Joanna Lilley  Lilley ConsultingLilley Consulting on Instagram Lilley Consulting on Facebook Sponsored by: College Parent Survival NetworkEmail [email protected]