Money plays a huge role in your experience as a young adult and in the transition into adulthood. Money can define your status as an adult; essentially, once you are no longer reliant on your parents to pay for stuff, you might consider yourself an adult- and justifiably so. But beyond this, money plays a huge role in our perception of ourselves as an adult because of all of the emotional and logistical baggage it brings. When you’re navigating adulthood, all sorts of privileges and freedoms you can and can’t enjoy are a direct result of money or are tied to money in some way. The way you’re able to live your life is to a large extent dictated by money. In this episode, Eve, Marco, and I share our own struggles with reckoning with money, feeling behind, identifying what it means to be financially free, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abby-thayananthan/message

In this episode, we're thinking about the impacts on our mental health and how we take care of our mental health during the transition into adulthood. This phase of our lives can take a significant toll on people’s mental health because it is often a period of great uncertainty and instability, and almost inevitably of change. Your routines might have to evolve to accommodate a new job, or the support systems you’ve maintained may look entirely different as you learn to let go of past relationships and develop new ones. We anticipate various factors that might impact our mental health, and, after dwelling in our fear and despair for long enough, we consider what we might do to confront these challenges.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abby-thayananthan/message

Today, Abby speaks with Lily Glaser and Katie Mae, two individuals who veered off the conventional path and chose to navigate adulthood on their own terms. They did not stick to the beaten track; instead, they ventured off onto the path less traveled. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abby-thayananthan/message

This episode is all about careers, big dreams, the job hunt, and that whole headache. This episode topic felt so important when thinking about adulthood because to me, no matter how old I am, I don’t think I will truly feel like an adult unless I am financially independent, and have a full-time, big-girl career. I think that your job is the meat of what it means to be an adult. Clara Falkowska, Ainsley Dean, and Madalyn Hay are my wonderful guests in this episode. They’ve each had their various struggles with the job hunt process- whether it’s the reality for so many that is sending in hundreds of job applications to no avail- and receiving no feedback- or choosing to sacrifice your childhood dreams by prioritizing your financial stability. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abby-thayananthan/message

In the second half of our two-part series on adult relationships, Abby gets together with Brennan Vacek, Nyra Wise, and Adela Zhou to chat about all things romance. They dive into how adult relationships can sometimes feel like a whole new ballgame compared to the ones they've had before. But while adult relationships may be more future-focused and carry a sense of greater responsibility, does that necessarily have to be the case? The team also gets real about the pressure they’ve faced from friends and family when it comes to their relationship status. Finally, they wrap up their discussion with some goals for future relationships.  What’s your take on adult romantic relationships? Leave a comment or voice note and take the poll!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abby-thayananthan/message

Friendships just aren't the same when you become adults... your best friend moves an ocean away for work, your busy schedule makes it hard to stay connected, and sometimes your values are just no longer compatible. In this first part of a two-part episode on adult relationships, Abby invites Gabrielle Darisme and Isaiah Colmenero to consider how friendships transform as we become adults, and how friendships transform us as young adults... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abby-thayananthan/message

Welcome to The Grown-Ups are Talking! In each episode, I'll be inviting a diverse host of guests to chat with me about all things adulthood- working life, adult relationships, finding yourself, and a whole lot more. I am SO excited to bring you along on this journey through adulthood with me! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abby-thayananthan/message