College Is Fine, Everything's Fine

If you have ever felt like everyone else has college figured out except you, this podcast is going to feel like a huge relief. Dr. Sarah Olivo and Dr. Liz Seidler are clinical psychologists who actually get the contradictions of student life — how it can be wildly social and deeply lonely at the same time, how you can love your major but dread the workload, how independence is exciting until your dorm room feels empty at 2 AM. They bring years of clinical experience working directly with college-age students, and their approach lands somewhere between your cool older sister and your therapist. Each weekly episode tackles something specific — navigating conflict in polarized times, bouncing back from a rough semester, managing executive functioning when everything feels overwhelming. They also bring in real students and parents for honest back-and-forth conversations. With over 80 episodes and a perfect 5.0 rating, they have built a genuine community of listeners who appreciate that the show never talks down to them. If you are dealing with the mental health side of being a student, whether that is exam anxiety, homesickness, or just the general weirdness of growing up in real time, this one belongs in your rotation.