EPS 348: How to be an adult with Julie Lythcott-Haims

My guest today is Julie Lythcott-Haims.  

Casey and Julie chat about Julie’s newest book, “Your Turn: How to Be an Adult,” including what topics are covered, reactions from young adults & parents, and what Julie was hoping for while she wrote this book.  They talk on how young adults learn to “fend for themselves” and find self-acceptance.  Casey and Julie dig into how and when young adults claim their own narratives and the challenges of when that’s different from your vision for them.  They get into the unknown and lifelong effects of Gen Z and the pandemic and wrap-up by touching on how great self-agency and problem-solving feels for everyone, especially these young adults.

 

Takeaways from the show

• How young people learn to “fend for themselves” 
• What surprises young adults when they move away from home 
• Using Julie’s new book “Your Turn: How to Be an Adult” as a roadmap for adulthood 
• Young adults claiming their own narratives (and when that’s different from your own vision for them) 
• Young adults finding self-acceptance 
• COVID-19 impacting Gen Z 
• Self-agency & problem-solving

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