Navigating Quarter-Life Crisis: Unpacking the Psychology of Your 20s - Jemma Sbeghen

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

June 22, 2023

Duration

1h 33m

Channel

Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Jemma Sbeghen

  guest

  Podcast host and creator focused on the psychology of your 20s and quarter-life crises, with a background including consulting and mental health policy.

• Ali Abdaal

  host

  Doctor-turned-YouTuber, author, and productivity creator who hosts the interview podcast Deep Dive.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, featuring Jemma Sbeghen and Ali Abdaal, Navigating Quarter-Life Crisis: Unpacking the Psychology of Your 20s - Jemma Sbeghen explores Quarter-life crisis: choosing your path, balancing life, and finding values Jemma Sbeghen defines a quarter-life crisis as an anxiety-filled “fork in the road” experience common roughly between ages 20–30, often expressed as feeling lost about what to do next.

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