The College Counseling Mom Podcast: It’s Fine, I’m Fine, My Kid’s in High School.
Real talk and real guidance for parents raising college-ready teens — without the stress.
Host Lindsay Phillips, a school counselor turned college consultant (and mom who’s been there), helps families navigate high school and college prep with clarity, calm, and humor. Grab your coffee (or wine) and join Lindsay each week to make this season feel a little lighter and a lot more doable.
The College Counseling Mom Podcast: It’s Fine, I’m Fine, My Kid’s in High School.
Latest Episodes
Episode 50 | The Conversations We Assume Already Happened
Content warning: this episode discusses sexual assault, drug use, and the deaths of two college students. Please take care of yourself. Support resources are listed at the bottom of these notes.Recorded September 29, 2026. ...
Episode 49 | What Your Kid's School Counselor Is Actually Doing All Day
You have a question about the college process. The answer is probably four minutes away in your kid's school counselor's inbox. And you don't send the email, because you're not sure it's a reasonable thing to ask.Lindsay is a former scho...
Episode 48 | Four Doors: What Your Kid Is Actually Applying To
Every spring Lindsay gets the same phone call. A kid got in, the family is celebrating, and somebody says "they put him in a different major, but he can just switch, right?" Sometimes that answer is yes and it is no big deal. Sometimes the scho...
Episode 47 | Will He Find His People? The Question Under "My Kid Won't Join Anything"
If your kid won't join anything and you have been quietly spiraling about it since school started, this one is for you. Lindsay takes apart the question underneath the question, the one that is never actually about the activities list, and give...
Six Ways to Apply to College. Most Families Only Know Two.
There's a mom in your group chat right now who just said "we're not doing early, we're just doing regular decision," and everybody agreed with her because it sounded like the calm, sensible choice. It isn't a choice at all. It's a default. And ...