{"podcast":{"title":"Healthy Teen Life","slug":"healthy-teen-life-5687022","podcast_index_feed_id":5687022,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/healthy-teen-life/","website_url":"https://www.leslierosecoaching.com/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6622eeeb-80f7-4a81-a871-410ca35ad405/healthy-teen-life-podcast-cover-art-1400-uyyh6t.jpg","author":"Leslie Rose | Life Coach for Teenagers and College Students","episode_count":206,"summary":"The first podcast dedicated specifically to helping teens, college-age young adults (and their parents), seeking health, nutrition and mental wellness information that is based on their unique phase in life. Hosted by Leslie Rose, along with guest experts, the show provides healthy lifestyle information, self-help tools and inspiration, all specific to teens’ developing minds and bodies.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T16:22:22.668271+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/healthy-teen-life-5687022"},"episode":{"title":"187. Why Nearly 30% of College Freshmen Drop Out — and How to Avoid It","slug":"187-why-nearly-30-of-college-freshmen-drop-out-and-how-to-avoid-it","published_at":"2026-05-13T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/healthy-teen-life-5687022/187-why-nearly-30-of-college-freshmen-drop-out-and-how-to-avoid-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/healthy-teen-life-5687022","url":"https://www.leslierosecoaching.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/11006441-3658-4d65-9f9f-c766feb84e70.mp3","summary":"If you're a high school senior who just committed to a college, or you've already graduated and you're heading to your freshman year, this one is for you. You did it. You got in. You made the call. And the next chapter is genuinely one of the wildest, most growth filled seasons of your entire life. New city, new people, new freedom, new version of you. It's exciting. Here's what almost nobody is telling you. The academic prep, the dorm shopping, the roommate matching, all of that gets covered constantly. The part that actually trips most freshmen up has nothing to do with classes or grades. Nearly 30% of college freshmen do not return for their sophomore year. The reasons usually aren't grades. They aren't money. It's mental health. It's loneliness. It's feeling like they don't belong on that campus. And almost none of those students were less capable than anyone else. They were just unprepared for the LIFE part of college. This episode is about the five pillars that change everything. The exact things that separate the freshmen who thrive from the ones who quietly struggle. You'll hear why those first six weeks set the entire tone, why the habits that worked in high school are about to stop working, and what you can actually build right now before you ever step on campus. If you're somewhere between \"I cannot wait\" and \"I'm low key terrified,\" that's exactly where you're supposed to be. The goal is not to feel less of either of those. The goal is to walk in with the tools to handle both. Why being both excited and nervous about college is exactly where you should be What changes overnight the day your parents drive away from your dorm The real reason nearly 30% of freshmen don't return for sophomore year and how to not be one of them How to actually make real friends…","meta_description":"If you're a high school senior who just committed to a college, or you've already graduated and you're heading to your freshman year, this one is for you.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1700,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/healthy-teen-life-5687022/episodes/187-why-nearly-30-of-college-freshmen-drop-out-and-how-to-avoid-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/healthy-teen-life-5687022/187-why-nearly-30-of-college-freshmen-drop-out-and-how-to-avoid-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}