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Helping Your Teen Choose College with Purpose, Not Pressure : Insights from a College Strategist :: Shellee Howard [Ep 529]
Don't Mom Alone Podcast
06/30/25
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Many of you have been on this journey with me since the potty-training days, and now you’re facing the incredible milestone of sending your kids off to college. In this episode, my friend Shellee Howard joins us to discuss the complexities of the college application process, the importance of early preparation, and strategies for securing scholarships and financial aid.
Shellee shares her journey into becoming a college strategist and offers insights on how parents can support their children in navigating their educational paths. Here is some of what we cover:
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Shellee shares her journey into becoming a college strategist and offers insights on how parents can support their children in navigating their educational paths. Here is some of what we cover:
- What to do if your teen doesn’t know what they want to be yet
- How to help your child discover their core values and articulate their “why” for college
- How to negotiate the cost of college like a pro (yes, it’s possible!)
- Pursue meaningful extracurriculars (music, leadership, service projects, and more)
- Which college stats matter most—and how to see through the sales pitch on college tours
Connect with Shellee Howard:
- Website: College Counseling Services | Graduate Debt-Free with Expert Guidance
- Facebook: Shellee Howard
- Instagram: College Ready Plan
Links Mentioned:
- College Ready Questionnaire (Shellee)
- Personal Values Assessment | Discover Your Values
- Podcast — College Ready | College Admissions Consulting
- The College Admissions PLAN Simplified: Shellee Howard
- How to Send Your Student to College Without Losing Your Mind or Your Money Shellee Howard
Related Episodes:
- Navigating Senior Year: College Prep, Family Talks, and Faithful Waiting :: Lee Cordon and Barrett Ball [Ep 523]
- Demystifying Financial Aid :: Kristi Steele [Ep 440]
- Long Game Parenting :: Melanie Shankle and Sophie Hudson [Ep 337]
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Knox and I recently had the incredible opportunity to go on a Compassion International vision trip to El Salvador. Today, I’m joined by my friend Nicki Koziarz to help recap this life-changing experience.
Nicki is an author, Bible teacher, and podcaster—and also a mom of six, including three boys adopted from Haiti. She brings a powerful perspective on the global impact Compassion is making and the heartbreaking reality that, in many cases, poverty is the only reason a mother has to give up her child.
We dive into how Compassion is partnering with local churches to go into the hardest places—providing food, medical care, and the hope of Christ to transform lives and futures. Nicki also shares about their amazing Survival Program, which walks alongside mothers from pregnancy through a child’s first year, ensuring families have the support they need to stay together when possible.
I’m so grateful for the chance to witness firsthand what God is doing through Compassion in El Salvador—and I can't wait to share more with you in this episode.
Connect with Nicki Koziarz:
- Website: Nicki Koziarz – Author | Speaker | Bible Teacher
- Facebook: Nicki Koziarz
- Instagram: nickikoziarz
Links Mentioned:
- Last time Nicki was on the show (Ep 121)
- *Join Heather and Help End Child Poverty*
- Compassion Survival - Compassion International
Related Episodes:
- Secure Borders and the Compassionate Christian :: Bri Stensrud [Ep 455]
- Exploring Global Cultures at Home :: Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young [Ep 327]
- Compassion Changes Everything :: Jonathan Almonte [Ep 264]
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Do you long to go deeper in your faith and help your children fall in love with Scripture — not just the stories, but the whole story?
Today Zach Windahl shares what led him to dedicate years to studying scripture. He emphasizes the importance of simplifying the Bible for others, particularly for those who feel overwhelmed or confused. After moving to Australia and enrolling in a transformative Bible study program, everything changed. He discovered how the entire Bible connects — from Genesis to Revelation — and how understanding Scripture through a Hebrew lens opens up a whole new depth of meaning. The Bible isn’t random. Every story, every verse, every command points to Jesus. Here is some of what we cover:
Today Zach Windahl shares what led him to dedicate years to studying scripture. He emphasizes the importance of simplifying the Bible for others, particularly for those who feel overwhelmed or confused. After moving to Australia and enrolling in a transformative Bible study program, everything changed. He discovered how the entire Bible connects — from Genesis to Revelation — and how understanding Scripture through a Hebrew lens opens up a whole new depth of meaning. The Bible isn’t random. Every story, every verse, every command points to Jesus. Here is some of what we cover:
- Why modeling your faith matters more than preaching to your kids
- The difference between a Greek vs. Hebrew mindset when reading Scripture
- What to do when Christian culture and actual Jesus living don’t align
- Website: Zach Windahl
- Facebook: Zach Windahl | Facebook
- Instagram: Zach Windahl (@zachwindahl)
- The Bible, Simplified: By Zach Windahl
- The Bible Study: By Zach Windahl
- See the Good: By Zach Windahl
- Practicing the Way: By John Mark Comer
- Revolutionary Parenting: By George Barna
- Zach Windahl – The Brand Sunday
- Consistency in Bible Study :: Katie Orr [Ep 352]
- Every Mom a Theologian :: Phylicia Masonheimer [Ep 389]
- Why Read the Entire Bible :: Tara Leigh Cobble [Ep 312]
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