Meg Jay

Revised and reissued for a new generation, The Defining Decade has changed the way millions of twentysomethings think about their twenties — and themselves. Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter. Some say they are an extended adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. In The Defining Decade, Meg Jay argues that twentysomethings have been caught in...

Our twenties can be challenging. Today, so many twentysomethings are struggling, especially with anxiety and depression, and yet we’re not sure what to think or do about it. In The Twentysomething Treatment, psychologist Dr. Meg Jay explores why and unveils a ground-breaking approach that prioritises skills over pills. As a seasoned clinical psychologist specialising in the unique challenges of this...

In this seminal new study of resilience, Meg Jay tells the stories of a diverse group of people who have overcome trauma in their childhoods to go on and live successful lives as adults. These are the supernormal, who, having shouldered greater than average hardship as children, defy expectation and achieve better than average success as adults. But how, and...

Contemporary culture tells us the twenty-something years don't matter. Clinical psychologist Dr Meg Jay argues that this could not be further from the truth.The Defining Decade weaves the latest science of the twenty-something years with real-life stories to show us how work, relationships, identity and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in...

Most twentysomethings don’t have disorders that need to be treated; they have problems that need to be solved. In the face of an unknown future and a challenging present, our twentysomethings are struggling. From the threat of climate change to worries about affording a home, it is no wonder that many are suffering from severe anxiety and depression. They are...