Dr. Meg Jay ist eine klinische Psychologin und Forscherin, die sich auf die entscheidende Phase der Zwanzigerjahre konzentriert. Ihre Arbeit befasst sich mit der Psychologie der Erwachsenenentwicklung und untersucht Themen wie weibliches Wachstum, Depression und Geschlecht. Durch ihre Forschung und öffentlichen Vorträge bietet sie Einblicke, wie man diese prägende Dekade optimal nutzt. Sie betont die psychologische Bedeutung des frühen Erwachsenenalters und dessen nachhaltige Auswirkungen.
»Es ist unmöglich, dieses Buch zu lesen, ohne sich darin zu erkennen – klarer, als je zuvor.« The New York Times Wer in jungen Jahren mit einer trinkenden Mutter, einem übergriffigen Vater oder mobbenden Mitschülern zu kämpfen hatte, weiß, dass solche Erlebnisse das eigene Verhalten prägen. Psychologin und Erfolgsautorin Meg Jay erklärt, wie wir aus frühen Rückschlägen Positives ziehen können, und aus vermeintlichen Schwächen eine ungeahnte mentale Stärke erwachsen kann.
Clinical psychologist and author of The Defining Decade, Meg Jay takes us into the world of the supernormal: those who soar to unexpected heights after childhood adversity. Whether it is the loss of a parent to death or divorce; bullying; alcoholism or drug abuse in the home; mental illness in a parent or a sibling; neglect; emotional, physical or sexual abuse; having a parent in jail; or growing up alongside domestic violence, nearly 75% of us experience adversity by the age of 20. But these experiences are often kept secret, as are our courageous battles to overcome them. Drawing on nearly two decades of work with clients and students, Jay tells the tale of ordinary people made extraordinary by these all-too-common experiences, everyday superheroes who have made a life out of dodging bullets and leaping over obstacles, even as they hide in plain sight as doctors, artists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, parents, activists, teachers, students and readers. She gives a voice to the supernormals among us as they reveal not only "How do they do it?" but also "How does it feel?" These powerful stories, and those of public figures from Andre Agassi to Jay Z, will show supernormals they are not alone but are, in fact, in good company. Marvelously researched and compassionately written, this exceptional book narrates the continuing saga that is resilience as it challenges us to consider whether -- and how -- the good wins out in the end.
Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter. Some say they are a second adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. Dr. Meg Jay, a clinical psychologist, argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized what is actually the most defining decade of adulthood. Drawing from a decade of work with hundreds of twentysomething clients and students, THE DEFINING DECADE weaves the latest science of the twentysomething years with behind-closed-doors stories from twentysomethings themselves. The result is a provocative read that provides the tools necessary to make the most of your twenties, and shows us how work, relationships, personality, social networks, identity, and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood-if we use the time wisely. THE DEFINING DECADE is a smart, compassionate and constructive book about the years we cannot afford to miss.
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
prioritizes skills over pills.
Tridsiatka nie je novou dvadsiatkou, hoci to často počúvame v médiách, od priateľov i rodiny. Obdobie medzi dvadsiatym a tridsiatym rokom života nie je druhou pubertou, naopak – je obdobím, kedy by sme mali zhromažďovať osobnostný kapitál, pracovať na svojej budúcej kariére a perspektívnom vzťahu. Odsúvať zamestnanie, partnerstvo a rodičovstvo za tridsiatku sa veľmi nevypláca, a ak chceme prežiť šťastnejší, plnší a pokojnejší život, treba si to podľa autorky uvedomiť.
Klinická psychologička Meg Jayová v tejto pôsobivej knihe vysvetľuje, prečo je dôležité neuviaznuť vo víre dezinformácii a trivializácii o desaťročí, ktoré je v podstate najurčujúcejšie pre našu budúcnosť.
V knihe vychádza zo svojej dlhoročnej praxe zameranej na dvadsiatnikov, ako aj z mnohých vedeckých štúdií a štatisckých dát. Rozpráva o práci, partnerských vzťahoch, sociálnych väzbách aj osobnom rozvoji a chybách, ktorých je dobré sa vyvarovať. Výsledkom je osviežujúca, konštruktívna a miestami až nemilosrdne úprimná kniha určená predovšetkým dvadsiatnikom – no nielen im.
Od autorky úspešnej TEDx prednášky „Prečo tridsiatka nie je novou dvadsiatkou“
