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Contemporary culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter. Clinical psychologist Dr Meg Jay argues that this could not be further from the truth. In fact, your 20s are the most defining decade of adulthood. The Defining Decade weaves the latest science of the twentysomething years with real-life stories to show us how work, relationships, personality, social networks, identity and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood.

New York Times bestselling psychologist Dr. Meg Jay uses real stories from real lives to provide smart, compassionate, and constructive advice about the crucial (and difficult) years we cannot afford to miss. Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter...

Clinical psychology Dr Meg Jay sounds the alarm about a problem which has reached epidemic proportions: the over-prescription of antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs to young people who are in many cases going through normal developmental challenges. Psychologist, Dr Meg Jay makes the point that our twenties are the most challenging time of life and why over-medicating isn’t the answer to the mental health problems facing young people. She goes onto advise how young people can develop the skills needed to navigate work, love, friendship, mental health, and more during that decade and beyond.

In this seminal new study of resilience, Meg Jay tells the stories of a diverse group of people who have overcome trauma in their childhoods to go on and live successful lives as adults. These are the 'supernormal', who having shouldered greater than average hardship as children defy expectation...

Psychologue clinicienne, Meg Jay s'appuie sur plus de vingt années de travail auprès de patients et d'étudiants entre 18 et 29 ans, souvent perdus et ne sachant pas se prendre en main. Or les relations, la personnalité, l'identité et même le cerveau peuvent changer davantage au cours de cette décennie qu'à n'importe quel autre moment de l'âge adulte. Sans injonction culpabilisante, ce livre s'adresse à tous ceux et toutes celles qui se sentent perdus à l'aube de leur vie d'adulte mais aussi à leur entourage, et donne des conseils pratiques pour réussir cette décennie décisive.