How To Turn 30 Podcast

Why do we feel the pressure around The Big Three Oh? Where does it come from? What should we be focusing on in instead of beating ourselves up? Today we're speaking to podcaster, therapist & writer - Jana Firestone.  She is very generous with not only her thoughts around 30 but also her own experience of turning 30.  We talk about love, we talk about babies, we talk about career. AND she shares some very helpful ways in which we can combat the anxiety around turning 30. For more on Jana Firestone you can find her writing & her podcast here Follow her on Instagram here Got some feedback or have an episode request? Get in touch with me on Instagram @rileyroseharper or @howtoturn30podcast  How To Turn 30 is hosted and produced by Riley-Rose Harper   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dating can be fun, it can be exciting, it can be.. Rewarding. It can also turn into a chore, be emotionally taxing & disheartening. But what if you had a whole community of people to share your experience with? That is how Bad Dates Of Melbourne started for Alita Brydon - she was sharing her stories & thought maybe these should be online. Now she has a huge following spanning thousands of people across social platforms. As a dating expert, what does Alita think about the difference in dating in your 20s ve dating in your 30s? You can see Alita's work & join the community here Got some feedback or have an episode request? Get in touch with me on Instagram @rileyroseharper or @howtoturn30podcast  How To Turn 30 is hosted and produced by Riley-Rose Harper   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember when we’d pride ourselves on our Top Friends list on Myspace? Or when you clocked up 100 friends on Facebook and you felt just as popular as Regina George on Mean Girls? Well you’ve probably noticed that changes as you get closer to 30… Turning 30 can give us a little nudge to look up and assess who we are spending the most time with - do they make us feel good? Are we happy after we've had brunch with them? Or.. have we just remained friends out of habit & maybe they aren't that good for us after all..? Thank you to special guest Dr Hannah Korrel - clinical Neuropsychologist,  psychologist and author of the book How To Break Up With Friends. Purchase a copy of How To Break Up With Friends here Got some feedback or have an episode request? Get in touch with me on Instagram @rileyroseharper or @howtoturn30podcast  How To Turn 30 is hosted and produced by Riley-Rose Harper   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So, what if you don't want kids? Or maybe you’re leaning more towards not wanting to have kids but you’re worried about the stigma that surrounds the decision? You’re worried about changing your mind later in life? You're worried about what your family will say? It’s almost a scary prospect, isn’t it? Deciding not to have kids feels a bit like you’re zigging while maybe other people around you are zagging.  Today we’re speaking to Australian journalist & author - Tory Shepherd.  Her book ‘On Freedom’ explores how women's freedom to choose motherhood is reshaping their own lives as well as society. You can buy a copy of On Freedom here. Got some feedback or have an episode request? Get in touch with me on Instagram @rileyroseharper or @howtoturn30podcast  How To Turn 30 is hosted and produced by Riley-Rose Harper See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever considered buying a house? A unit? A little piece of land to call your own? It seems like a veryadult thing to do. And maybe something your friends have already done or your parents have hinted at you to do throughout your 20s.  BUT! It's such a huge thing, right? And often chucked in the too-hard-basket.  Nicole Haddow knows about the 'too-hard-basket' but she did it and she wrote a book about how you can do it too. The beauty of her story? She essentially started from scratch at 30 too.  You can purchase Nicole's book Smashed Avocado here. Got some feedback or have an episode request? Get in touch with me on Instagram @rileyroseharper or @howtoturn30podcast  How To Turn 30 is hosted and produced by Riley-Rose Harper   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we were younger it was easy to dream about what we wanted to be when we ‘grew up’. And now we are grown ups *most of the time* and work may have just become... work.  We also may have spent most of our 20s chipping away at a career so much that we have forgotten to ask ourselves - does this really bring me 'YAY'? Sarah Davidson is yay personified and her career pivot from lawyer to 'funtrepreneur' is fascinating. By the end of this interview, you'll want to go Seize The Yay in any way you can.  You can buy a copy of Seize The Yayhere & listen to the podcast Seize The Yayhere. Got some feedback or have an episode request? Get in touch with me on Instagram @rileyroseharper or @howtoturn30podcast  How To Turn 30 is hosted and produced by Riley-Rose Harper     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you consider yourself 'bad with money'? Chances are, you're not actually bad with money but there's only one way to figure that out. Talk about it.   Turning 30 can mean we start to reflect on the money choices we made through our 20s and sometimes that means coming face to face with potentially some less-than-perfect money decisions. So what do we do when we feel embarrassed about something? Avoid the topic, of course!  Jess & Chandel from Ladies Talk Money are here to make those money conversations a little easier for us & equipped us with the tools to become more confident & comfortable to talk about our money in an empowered way.  You can find Ladies Talk Money here. You can find out 'How To Master Your Money In Your 30s' here. Got some feedback or have an episode request? Get in touch with me on Instagram @rileyroseharper or @howtoturn30podcast  How To Turn 30 is hosted and produced by Riley-Rose Harper See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So, some (or all) of your friends have had a baby? And you’ve heard some mutterings about a ‘biological clock’? Ugh. That old chestnut. Even the idea of caring for a small child or tiny baby gives you heart palpitations.. You are only just keeping yourself alive after all.  And is a child even in your future? Today we’re talking to Nell Frizzell, author of ‘The Panic Years: dates, doubts & the mother of all decisions’. What are The Panic Years? She describes them as 'something between adolescence and menopause, a personal crisis, a transformation.. They can be triggered somewhere between the ages of twenty-five and forty' so if you're about to head into your 30s.. you may even be in your panic years right now.  And the biggest decision during your Panic Years? Whether or not to have a baby. You can pre-order Nell's book The Panic Years here.  Got some feedback or have an episode request? Get in touch with me on Instagram @rileyroseharper or @howtoturn30podcast  How To Turn 30 is hosted and produced by Riley-Rose Harper See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'Why don't you have a boyfriend/girlfriend' one of the most annoying questions & we should all agree to not ask it EVER again. These types of questions feel like they do become more frequent as we near 30, or maybe they just feel more weighted.  Today we’re speaking to Holly Wainwright. She’s the Head of Content for Mamamia, host of podcasts Mamamia Out Loud & This Glorious Mess and an author (her new book is I Give My Marriage A Year). Holly met her partner beyond 30; she has graciously let us in to have a little peek at her own love story with her partner Brent. As well as dropping some truth bombs about 30 and why we needn’t worry our pretty little heads over turning 30.  We’re also talking to Emily J Brooks, author of ‘The First Move’. She believes in ‘breaking the dating rules to find a bigger love and better life’ ‘nuff said, right? She explains why we need to watch out for, not just love, but teammate love when we're dating. Want more from Holly? Purchase her book ‘I Give My Marriage a Year’ is available here. Want more from Emily? Purchase her book ‘The First Move’ here. I also mentioned Elizabeth Gilbert's book Committed which is an amazing read and you can read more about it here.  Got some feedback or have an episode request? Get in touch with me on Instagram @rileyroseharper or @howtoturn30podcast  How To Turn 30 is hosted and produced by Riley-Rose Harper   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello there! Here is a little preview of what to expect from How To Turn 30. The transition from your 20s to your 30s isn't always as seamless as we might have expected it to be when we were younger.  Are we at the peak of our career? Did we make a 30 Under 30 list? Are we married? Should we have a baby? Where is the love of our life? Is this even the right career? But turning 30 is just a transition, not a deadline.  Coming soon to your favourite podcasting app. A podcast by @rileyroseharper Follow @howtoturn30podcast for more  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.