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The Adults Aren't Alright

By: Ashley White
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  • The Adults Aren’t Alright Podcast dives headfirst into the experiences and perspectives of the 30-somethings who are adults on paper— but definitely don’t feel that way. When did we become the adults in the room? Join your host Ashley White as she unpacks how the often-misunderstood Millennial generation is moving through their 30s and navigating everything from searching for one’s life purpose to career dissatisfaction— all with a healthy dose of nostalgia and a lot of humor. Get ready for a series of conversations about life expectations, how we’re all dealing, and what comes next.
    Ashley White
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Episodes
  • Ep 10 | Breaking Up with My Job + Perfection Paralysis

    Ep 10 | Breaking Up with My Job + Perfection Paralysis
    Mar 9 2022
    First of all, thank you so much for listening to (at least some) of season 1! Launching this podcast has been a huge labor of love + dream of mine for years now. I appreciate each and every one of you who tuned in, shared, liked, commented, and subscribed! Truly, it means the world. Today's episode: leaving your job is a very scary thing- but so is resigning yourself to staying stuck, stunted, and miserable in a job that isn’t treating you the way you should be treated or no longer aligns with who you are. I recently left my job of nearly 15 years and it was terrifying. There are several reasons I stayed for as long as I did, but a few of the reasons I stayed too long were because I didn't think I was good/smart/capable enough to get a better job anywhere else (imposter! syndrome!) and I was also dealing with this lingering gratitude for an organization who gave me a real job out of college during a recession.  I unpack that and measure it against the perfection paralysis theory, aka the feeling that keeps you stuck wherever you are because you aren't yet perfect at the thing you want to try. Whether it's leaving a job, running a marathon, or starting your own business, the fear of "oh, I could never do that" and "But I'm not good at x or y" keeps us playing small. In this episode: Imposter syndrome as it relates to staying at a job too long because you're terrified no one else will hire you The constant feeling of "being discovered" that you're not smart/good/capable enough re: career Perfection paralysis and how it keeps us from doing things/making moves  Stepping through the perfection paralysis and finding yourself in a career you enjoy at an organization that values you How perfection paralysis can negatively impact not only our own personal happiness but our abilities to be good friends, allies, etc. Follow The Adults Podcast + Ashley: IG: @theadultspodcast | @ashrockchalk Twitter: @ashley_white theadultspodcast.com | lestylorouge.com
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    35 mins
  • Ep 9 | Millennials Need to Give Up

    Ep 9 | Millennials Need to Give Up
    Mar 2 2022

    It’s time to give up, fellow 30-somethings. But not in the way you think. This episode is all about letting go of what we can’t control and facing that fear of being left behind in the pop culture zeitgeist head-on.

    In this episode:

    • Seeing things from our adolescence (low-rise jeans!) come back in fashion and feeling vaguely attacked
    • The vibe shift article from The Cut and how it’s predicting an impending pop culture pivot
    • How there’s no real need to fight Gen Z over denim styles; fashion is and always will be cyclical
    • The younger generation is supposed to do this; it’s the natural order of things
    • Revisiting cheugy
    • Exploring why Millennials err on the sensitive side
    • Leaning into being more self-assured and wise (yes! Even though we don’t feel like it!) than our younger counterparts

    Show notes + links:

    • A Vibe Shift Is Coming: Will any of us survive it?

    Follow The Adults Podcast + Ashley:

    IG: @theadultspodcast | @ashrockchalk
    Twitter: @ashley_white
    theadultspodcast.com | lestylorouge.com
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    17 mins
  • Ep 8 | Maintaining Your Identity While Being a Mom

    Ep 8 | Maintaining Your Identity While Being a Mom
    Feb 23 2022

    There has always been immense pressure for moms to "do it all," but that means something different now with the fishbowl lens social media brings. 

    Today I’m sitting down with my best friend of 20+ years, Lauren Alquist, as she shares her story and experience of becoming a mother, balancing her life and identity, why she chooses to work— and how it makes her a better mom.

    In this episode:

    • The pressures moms of all styles (stay-at-home, working) face today
    • How to integrate becoming a mom and giving your kids your all— while maintaining your own identity
    • Parenting children with completely different personalities, finding tidbits of your own personality in your kids and the full-circle moment that brings, and how being a good mom to your kids doesn't = being their friend
    • How putting yourself first in terms of health not only helps you (which is actually most! important!), it also serves the needs of your family

    Timestamps:

    • 10:45 Parenting two children with completely different personalities: one regimented and one completely free-spirited
    • 16:30 Our relationships with our siblings and how we totally (lovingly) hazed my sister as a freshman in high school
    • 24:09 The rise of Facebook in college and how every time we went out it was a 30-photo FB album event
    • 27:30 How Lauren found her own style of being a mom and how she integrated that with having a job she loves; not sacrificing her entire identity in being a mother when society expects it
    • 50:08 How different it is today in having children and knowing the sex vs. knowing the gender; navigating "boy mom" and "girl mom" readiness while experiencing the fear and joy of impending motherhood- it's not one or the other. 
    • 57:00 The "life-altering love" people say happens at birth; it doesn't actually for everyone and it's not a bad thing if it doesn't happen for you
    • 1:06:00 The pressure to bounce back to "pre-baby weight" and the lack of respect we have for women’s bodies always, but especially during and after pregnancy, all stemming from the very narrow acceptable range of what a woman’s body can look like at any given time
    • 1:17:30 The mommy influencer scene and how inauthentic it can feel
    • 1:23:52 How Lauren navigated not feeling good in her body and taking steps to feel better while still presenting a healthy body image to her girls

    Follow Lauren:

    • @laurenalquist 

    Follow The Adults Podcast + Ashley:

    IG: @theadultspodcast | @ashrockchalk

    Twitter: @ashley_white 

    theadultspodcast.com | lestylorouge.com

    *This episode was recorded in 2021
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    1 hr and 44 mins
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