{"podcast":{"title":"Parents: Is Your Teen College Ready?","slug":"parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024","podcast_index_feed_id":5437024,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/HyXhW3hM","website_url":"https://parents-is-your-teen-college-ready.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cd94a5e4-8afc-4acb-8ee9-02061f76ae23/9aae2399-5dd3-4f6c-829e-6466b0ae9eed/3000x3000/logo-podcast.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Shellee Howard","episode_count":153,"summary":"Your teen is in middle school or high school, and college is on the horizon! Do you know where to begin? It can be overwhelming! Which college will be a good fit? Can you afford it? What is my teen passionate about? This can be an exciting time, but a stressful one! College admission is at an all time high in both competitiveness and cost. How do you navigate this? Your host Shellee Howard with College Ready has helped countless families in the college admissions process while saving them thousands of dollars in tuition! In her podcast, she sits down with new and past clients to share their experiences with College Ready, along with financial advisors and other experts who understand the importance of financial awareness when it comes to graduating from college debt free. This year's College Ready seniors earned over 17 million dollars in scholarships and grants! The information you hear on this show is priceless, you really can’t afford to not tune in!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:19:40.945796+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024"},"episode":{"title":"How to Help Teens Find Direction with Dr. Susan Belangee & Yogi Patel","slug":"how-to-help-teens-find-direction-with-dr-susan-belangee-yogi-patel","published_at":"2026-06-11T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024/how-to-help-teens-find-direction-with-dr-susan-belangee-yogi-patel","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024","url":"https://parents-is-your-teen-college-ready.simplecast.com/episodes/helping-teens-find-direction-with-with-dr-susan-bulangi-yogi-patel-3dYJmtoI","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/1cacd739-1e10-4d6a-8800-3970a12d1545/81be547e-cd65-4642-9b32-8c344b462e0f/episodes/audio/group/eb911648-3350-43ba-ae95-cc418ccd8c78/group-item/bc94a618-6756-4409-9934-65cefa001aea/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HyXhW3hM","summary":"What should parents do when their teen has no idea what they want to do after high school? In this episode, Shellee Howard is joined by Dr. Susan Belangee, licensed professional counselor and assessment specialist, and educator and parent coach Yogi Patel to discuss one of the biggest challenges families face: helping students find direction before making major college and career decisions. Together, they explore why self-awareness is the foundation of successful college planning, how personality and strengths influence career fit, and what parents can do to support their teens without taking over the process. The conversation also covers career exploration, job shadowing, gap years, independence, resilience, and why students don't need to have everything figured out; they just need a path forward. If your teen is struggling to choose a major, career, or college direction, this episode offers practical guidance to help your family move forward with greater confidence.","meta_description":"What should parents do when their teen has no idea what they want to do after high school? In this episode, Shellee Howard is joined by Dr. Susan Belangee…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1744,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024/episodes/how-to-help-teens-find-direction-with-dr-susan-belangee-yogi-patel/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024/how-to-help-teens-find-direction-with-dr-susan-belangee-yogi-patel.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}