Hey, It’s OK… (30s Edition)
What does that mean? Glamour Magazine used to have a column called “Hey, Its OK” where they reassured people that the things they did/felt were OK, even if society suggested otherwise. I spoke to some...
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Why Birthdays Are Better After 30
Throughout my twenties, my birthdays were always well celebrated, but they were also a source of fear about getting closer to 30. I started having full blown panic attacks about each birthday after the age...
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5 Reasons it’s Great to Take a Gap Year at 30
Traditionally, gap years were just reserved for those graduating from high school or university. Fortunately, that is changing and it’s now more common than ever for people of any age to pop their lives on...
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Single at 31? Here’s why it’s OK!
#PEPTALK When I went through a breakup at age 29 I was worried that I was too old to be newly single. Well, I’m now 31 and newly single again, but I’m no longer worried...
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Torschlusspanik: The Fear of Running Out of Time
I love learning words from other languages that perfectly describe a feeling for which English has no equivalent word. Last week I came across a new one and it slapped me right across the face....
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Changing Friendships in Your 30s
The most unexpected part of navigating life in my early 30s has been the changing friendships, and the social scene in general. I definitely wasn’t given adequate warning about this aspect of growing up. Or...
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Is 30 too old to take a gap year?
Spoiler alert: 30 is NOT too old to take a gap year. Far from it. Society suggests that by 30 we should have got all our frivolity, travelling, and living, out of the way and...
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