What is Happening to Us in Our 20s!? How to navigate the pressure of your twenties for joy and success (with research)

Hiiiii friends, welcome back to this lil corner of the internet!!! The third episode of ✨Finding your Casual Magic✨  (it still doesn’t feel real ahhh). Thank you so much for all the love on my first two episodes, the launch of episode 1 was incredible and I had the most amazing time chatting with Ruby in episode 2. It means the world to feel so supported, so grateful for you all    But in TODAYS episode I am back with another solo episode and this time we are tackling our 20s!! The grand topic that is the stress and pressure of being in your twenties and the pressure to be and do everything all the time, all at once. No matter who you are, where you're from, what your cultural background is, I think your twenties universally feel like a very stressful time.   As always, I open with a short guided meditation which allows you to settle in and feel grounded in the otherwise hectic, whirlwind of our lives. I start the episode with some facts, studies show that young people now have the poorest mental health of any age group, which is actually a reversal from two decades ago when they had the lowest incidence of common mental disorders. That’s wild!!! I also talk all about post-graduation life, dealing with burnout, the impact of social media, cultural and societal pressures and how to live more intentionally in your twenties.   I close the episode with my ‘Casual Magic of the Week’ and a Casual Magic from one of you guys followed by intention setting for the week ahead. Grab a journal or open your notes app and join me as we ask ourselves…   What is something I’m proud of this week? What went well this week? What is a little win that I can celebrate? What is something that didn’t go well this week? What is something that challenged me this week? Based on these reflections, choose a one word intention for your coming week. I am so grateful that you’re here and I hope you love this first episode, and if no one has told you today, you are enough. 💛

Links:

Productivity Culture and why we are getting “burnout” in our 20s

More people in early 20s out of work from ill health than early 40s - study

The Data Confirms It: Your 20s Will Probably Be The Worst Years Of Your Adult Life

Timestamps

00:00: Introduction to the episode

00:46: The Stress and Pressure of Being in Your 20s

02:47: Guided Meditation Session

04:27: What's Happening to People in Their 20s?

07:00: The Impact of Social Media

09:04: The Challenge of Comparison

11:26: Statistical Insights on Mental Health

13:00: The Hopeful Future

14:38: Society's Emphasis on Early Success

16:08: The Myth of Meritocracy

18:22: Personal Examples and Challenges

21:19: Hard Work and Class Ceiling

22:16: The Importance of Art

23:07: Challenges in dreaming big

23:52: Importance of artistic education for children

24:25: Personal experiences with education and support

25:17: Book recommendation: The Defining Decade 

25:57: Intentionality in your 20s

27:25: Love as a skill

28:51: The importance of intentionality in love life

30:07: Post-graduation challenges and burnout

33:10: Pressure and uncertainty after university

36:02: Life as a series of chapters

37:46: Conclusion: Living in the present with long-term thinking

39:35: Casual Magic of the week

41:00: Reflecting on the week and setting intentions

If you’d like to be featured as the Casual Magic of the week:

💌 Notice a moment of casual magic in your week. What was something beautiful in your daily life? A special