This Might Help
This Might Help
Dr Ciara Hart and Dr Lauren Rossetti
Milestone Anxiety: Why Do I Feel Behind in Life?
34 minutes Posted Nov 24, 2025 at 7:00 pm.
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This episode is a deep dive into "milestone anxiety" - that feeling and worry you get about being "behind" in life, or when you get stuck comparing yourself to other people's life milestones. We unpack what this is, what the signs of milestone anxiety are and what we can do about it!

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The full video version of this episode is available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@thismighthelppodcast

Some of the resources we chat about in this episode:

Relate (2022). ‘Milestone Anxiety’ on the rise among millennials and Gen Z. ‘Milestone anxiety’ on the rise among millennials and Gen Z | Relate

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/not-where-i-want-to-be-in-life/202301/i-am-just-not-where-i-want-to-be-in-life

Additional support can be found through:

Beyond Blue - ⁠https://www.beyondblue.org.au⁠ 1300 22 4636 

LifeLine - ⁠https://988lifeline.org/get-help/⁠ 13 11 14 

Headspace - ⁠https://headspace.org.au⁠ 1800 650 890 (for those aged 25 or under)