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Journalist and psychotherapist-in-training Moya Sarner goes on a journey into what growing up really involves, and how we do it again and again throughout our lives. She draws on case studies, as well as her training, and theories of child psychology, psychoanalysis, neuroscience and more, to explore what it means to be a ‘grown up’ and how we can meet the challenges and opportunities of every stage of our lives.

We’ve all been asked the question “what do you want be when you grow up?” Some of us may have that figured out, but do you know how do you get there? Nowadays, we all scour the internet for the perfect job description. But what does that job description really mean? There are so many jobs out there that we don’t understand, or even know exist. Every week I will be interviewing someone new, taking a deep dive into their job and career path. What they love, what they hate and what they do every day. So that you can decide, what you want to be when you grow up!

I am a 25-year-old with a degree in Philosophy but no desire to go to law school, a background in ballet without the stamina for a professional career, and a whole lot of other work and life experiences that were supposed to get me to the “next thing” (whatever that means) but came up short and burned me out. That’s why I decided to launch a project where I could pick the brains of the people who I find fascinating. I wanted to learn what gets them out of bed in the morning, how they stay passionate about what they do, and what life lessons they've learned along the way. I’m Emily...