HeyJaredThe Twentysomething Whisperer
Clinical psychologist and best-selling author of The Defining Decade, Meg Jay shares expert secrets with moms and dads of young adults. It’s not about parenting. It’s about partnering. Partner with your twentysomething so everyone wins.
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10 Life Lessons From The Defining Decade (opens the original)
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Recently, I gave a talk to an audience with members of varying ages. There were twentysomethings, of course, but also lots of people in their 30s and 40s who were raising kids. And there were people in their 50s who were (mostly) done raising kids.Before I came, this is what they said they wanted to know: What can The Defining Decade Teach Anyone About Life? It’s a great question because, although our twenties are when we learn important lessons about adulthood, our thirties and beyond are often
Age 30 Deadline (opens the original)
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Have you ever heard of the Age 30 Deadline? It refers to the fact that there are lots of things that twentysomethings feel like they want to do–or at least get going on–by age 30. Maybe it’s marriage or finding a partner. Maybe it’s having their own business. Maybe it’s moving back closer to home. Read more
Don’t Ask About My Kid (opens the original)
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It’s almost Labor Day, which means a potluck might be in your future. What that also means is that questions about your twentysomething might be in your future too.How’s Sally?The Twentysomething Whisperer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input cla
What’s Your Major? (In College and Life) (opens the original)
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Today, it’s my honor to share a guest post from Betsy Wills. She is the co-founder of YouScience and co-author of Your Hidden Genius: The Science-Backed Strategy for Uncovering and Harnessing Your Innate Talents. Betsy has spent decades helping people uncover how they are naturally wired—and how to use that self-knowledge to make better decisions about what comes next. Both of my twentysomething kids read Betsy’s book and took the incredible career assessment that comes along with it. I took it
The Problem With Good Parents (opens the original)
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There’s a stereotype about therapy: That it’s a place where people go to complain about their parents.There’s also a stereotype about therapists: That they try to take the place of their clients’ moms or dads.So, let me say this loud and clear: That’s not what my work with twentysomethings is about. At all.In fact, I’ll say that one of my goals when I’m working with twentysomethings is to help them have good (or better) relationships with their
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