The Grown-Ups Are Talking

69. How to Prepare to Start A New Chapter of Your Life

In a few weeks I'm starting at Harvard Law School, and it's hard to overstate just how big a change that actually is. I'm moving countries, moving cities, stepping into one of the most rigorous academic environments out there, and going back to being a full-time student after years of building a career and a life that looked nothing like that. In this solo episode, I'm talking honestly about how I'm preparing for all of it, both practically and mentally. I've always loved change. Looking back, I can trace that love through a gap year, transferring universities, and quitting a job I'd built a whole career around, and in this episode I dig into where that comes from, including discovering myself through theatre in secondary (high) school and my dad's early encouragement to explore and travel rather than play it safe. I also talk about what I actually want out of this particular chapter, beyond simply surviving the transition. The bulk of the episode is a practical toolkit I use whenever I'm about to go through major change, the kind of thing I wish someone had told me earlier. I talk about why resting properly before a big transition matters more than people think, and why knowing your support systems, the people you'd actually call in a crisis or just on a hard day, makes such a difference once you're somewhere new. I get into the smaller, less glamorous parts of preparing too, like sorting out your regular appointments and your emergency admin in advance, so you're not scrambling to find a hairdresser or sort your insurance in the first stressful week of law school. I also talk about the routines and rituals that keep me grounded, why hobbies matter so much for holding onto your sense of self and finding community in an unfamiliar place, and how I plan to stay properly connected to friends and family while I'm thousands of miles away, including the weekly phone call ritual that got me through my years living in the US. Towards the end, I give a quick preview of how I'm thinking about the year ahead specifically, covering academics and why I'm not approaching them competitively, how I'm thinking about law firm recruitment, the move itself, the rigour of law school, and the routines that are mine to keep me feeling like me, wherever I am. If you're sitting on the edge of your own new chapter, whether that's a new city, a new job, or a return to school after years away, I hope this gives you something useful to take with you.

68. How to Give yourself the Ultimate Glow Up

We're talking about beauty today-- but really, we're talking about growing up and figuring out how to take care of yourself for the first time. I sit down with Maya Nalawade the person responsible for my entire skincare shelf, to talk about everything nobody teaches you: skincare basics, the biggest myths, where to splurge vs. save, and how a good routine connects to feeling good mentally. Because it's not just about skin. We get into beauty and fashion as self-expression: how your look can shift your confidence, what happens when your outside doesn't match how you feel inside, and what we'd say to anyone who thinks caring about your appearance is shallow. Plus: a rapid-fire round, our holy grail products, and the advice we wish we'd gotten when we first started figuring this out. This is the episode I wish I had years ago. Hope it helps you feel a little less alone in figuring it out too. 🌷 Follow, subscribe, and leave a review if you loved this one!

67. A Year Later: Did I Make Past Me Proud?

A year ago, I wrote myself a letter. I sealed it, set a calendar reminder, and forgot about it almost entirely. In this episode, I open it for the first time and reckon with how much has changed: leaving my corporate law job to bet on myself, the dream of Harvard Law School that at one point I questioned, and the winding, uncertain path that somehow led me here. It's an episode about growing up on your own terms, about the plans that fall away and the ones that quietly come true-- and about learning to trust yourself even when the road looks nothing like you imagined. Keywords: letter to future self, letter to past self, Harvard Law School, leaving corporate law, life in your twenties, quarter life, growing up, self reflection, career change, podcast for young women

66. Know Yourself Before Committing to Someone Else

What does it actually mean to reinvent yourself-- and do you need to know who you are before you let someone else in? This week, I'm joined by my friend Elena for one of those conversations that started as a chat about her upcoming engagement and turned into something much bigger: a proper deep-dive into identity, change, and what it means to know yourself. We talk about what reinvention actually looks like in practice, whether people can truly change, what you carry forward when you start over, and the quiet grief- or relief- of leaving old versions of yourself behind. And yes, we do eventually get to the engagement. But the reason this episode earns that ending is everything that comes before it. Whether you're mid-reinvention, freshly out of one, or trying to figure out who you even are before you figure out who you want to be with, this one's for you.

65. What a Week in New York Taught Me About Adult Life

New York City gave me a lot last week: a beautiful wedding, reunions with people I don't see nearly enough, and a constant background hum of "do I love this or does this exhaust me?" In this solo episode, I'm talking through what it was like to be back in the chaos, the strange mix of emotions that comes with watching your friends hit big life milestones, and why catching up with long-distance friends always leaves me feeling both full and a little reflective. If you've ever been to a city that makes you feel alive and overwhelmed at the same time, this one's for you.