Julie Lythcott-Haims || How To Be An Adult

<p>Today it’s great to chat with Julie Lythcott-Haims on the show. Julie believes in humans and is deeply interested in what gets in our way. She is a former corporate lawyer and Stanford dean. She serves on the board of Common Sense Media, and on the advisory board of <a href="http://leanin.org/" target="_blank">LeanIn.Org</a>, and she is a former board member at Foundation for a College Education, Global Citizen Year, The Writers Grotto, and Challenge Success. Julie is the New York Times bestselling author of the anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult. Her second book is the critically-acclaimed and award-winning prose poetry memoir Real American. Her third book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult, will be out in April 2021.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Topics</p> <p>[1:32] How Julie defines “adulting”</p> <p>[3:07] How the way we define adulthood has changed over time</p> <p>[5:59] What is the “adult mindset”?</p> <p>[8:00] Why Julie challenges the “right track” concept of adulthood</p> <p>[15:07] Julie’s advice to those who want to take an unconventional path</p> <p>[18:57] Julie’s advice to those struggling with questions of identity</p> <p>[20:46] Julie’s encounters with racism and “othering”</p> <p>[26:21] Julie’s promise of inclusivity and how she overcame her struggles</p> <p>[29:40] Julie’s thoughts on self-acceptance and self-love</p> <p>[33:22] How Julie collected inspiring stories from people for her book</p> <p>[37:15] Julie’s advice to people who struggle to embrace outsiders</p> <p>[40:17] How Julie ended up interviewing her Lyft driver for her book</p> <p>[42:54] Julie’s reflections on intuition and her observational capacity</p> <p>[45:43] “Life’s beautiful F-words”</p> <hr /> <p>Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support">https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support</a></p>