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If you're feeling overwhelmed by your young person's next steps—or unsure how to help them choose a college major or career path—you're not alone. The College & Career Clarity podcast equips you with expert insight and practical strategies to support your 15–25-year-old with confidence.

Each weekly episode with Lisa Marker-Robbins and her guests offers actionable takeaways to spark meaningful conversations and help your family move from confusion to clarity—one step at a time.

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24 Feb 2026
#215 Why “Follow Your Passion” Is Bad Career Advice—and What To Say Instead

In this solo episode, Lisa Marker-Robbins continues her series unpacking well-meaning career advice that unintentionally backfires. Following her previous episode challenging the phrase “you can be anything,” Lisa now tackles another cultural staple: “follow your passion.”  She explains that this advice often creates pressure, paralysis, and self-doubt rather than motivation, and why passion is rarely…

17 Jan 2023
#053 ACT Data & the Story It Tells for Your Student

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY You may have heard in the…

10 Jan 2023
#052 Demonstrated Interest: How It Can Help Guide Your College Search

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, Sylvia Borgo and…

03 Jan 2023
#051 Navigating the College Bound Journey: Tips for On-Time Completion

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY We’re halfway through the academic year!…

27 Dec 2022
#050 Best of 2022: ACT-SAT Test Optional Admission Data

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY Covid brought about the rapid growth…

20 Dec 2022
#049 A Game Changer – Career Counseling in High School

We all know that college is expensive, so parents don’t…

13 Dec 2022
#048 Best of 2022: Building Motivation & Stress Tolerance for Happy Teens with Ned Johnson

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY As parents, what we want the…