If you've just finished your exams and your mind is still revving like it's racing to the next question—you’re not alone. Still reviewing answers in your head? Mentally listing essay points while brushing your teeth? Yep, we get it. And so this podcast is exactly what you need.

Join Elizabeth and Louise as they dive into the post exam state of mind. In this podcast, they explore

• Why is hard to leave the exam world behind and why this might be the case
• How finishing exams marks another ending in the midst of other changes
• Our mind’s negativity bias and how to get some short term distraction or longer term relief from nagging thoughts
• The power of asking for help as a positive move.

Learn more about our upcoming course: Thrive in Your Transition to University HERE

Want to think more about Minding Your Mind listen to Episode 3 HERE

Want to discover more about Self-Compassion listen to Episode 4 HERE

Want to learn more about transitions then Episode 1 Beat the Transition Blues HERE and Riding the Waves of Change Episode 2 HERE

Whether you're a parent guiding your young adult going to university, a teacher working in transition care, or a student standing on the edge of life beyond school — this is the podcast for you.

In the podcast, Elizabeth interviews, Lindsay, a very experienced Head of Sixth Form.

Together they discuss

• How to support school leavers in ways that genuinely resonate with them
• Learning about the evolving needs of university students and bridging this gap
• Using resources to create opportunities for group discussion and shared experiences
• Building a strong community with transition taking a central role.
• And, generously, she shares her own change mindset

Register for our free webinar: A Blueprint for Successful University Transitions, mentioned in the podcast HERE

Learn more about our upcoming course: Thrive in Your Transition to University HERE

Listen to our Student Voices Episodes starting HERE and HERE

Are you a parent whose child will leave home this autumn to go to university? Or maybe your child is preparing or has even left on a gap or placement year abroad?

We know this can be a challenging time of transition for our teens and young adults. And it also represents a time of significant transition for parents too.

For parents this marks the end of one life stage and the beginning of another. Often, parents have mixed emotions about the experience as they juggle this ending alongside career pressures, elderly parents and other children all at the same time.

In this episode Louise speaks to Kim Stokes from Kindness for Success about how parents can support themselves through this time of transition with kindness.

In this episode we discuss:

• The importance of recognising that this is a transition for both parents and their young adults.
• Why times of transition like this can feel challenging.
• What parents can do to show themselves kindness.
• Why it is important that this is modelled for our children.
• Kim shares her K.I.N.D framework helping parents to balance encouragement, support and self-care, ensuring kindness remains at the heart of this transition journey.

You can download a copy of Kim’s K.I.N.D framework HERE for free and learn more about Kim HERE

Other episodes which may be of interest to parents:

• Empty Nest Reflections: Fresh perspectives with Professor Paul Grantham Episode 89 HERE
• A Parents Story: Pippa. Navigating the Waters of University Transitions, Episode 88 HERE
• Caring for Yourself When You’re the One Who Remains: A Message for Stayers In Times of Change & Transition Episode 79 HERE