Jemma Sbeg

Who you are, what you've learned, and also who you want to become. Like, you're very focused on the future. We're getting older. What if things don't work out the way I want? I have less time. I feel like my body is aging, even though if you're in your 20s, like, you're still really at the peak of your youth, but... All of these feelings and this contemplation is naturally very paralyzing.

And that combined with the very sensitive social element as well, you know, the pressure to be around friends, the pressure to do a big thing, the pressure to have fun, all of that can create a real cocktail of complicated emotions. And surprise, surprise, a lot about this does come down to our psychology as humans, as very deep thinking creatures that

And that combined with the very sensitive social element as well, you know, the pressure to be around friends, the pressure to do a big thing, the pressure to have fun, all of that can create a real cocktail of complicated emotions. And surprise, surprise, a lot about this does come down to our psychology as humans, as very deep thinking creatures that

And that combined with the very sensitive social element as well, you know, the pressure to be around friends, the pressure to do a big thing, the pressure to have fun, all of that can create a real cocktail of complicated emotions. And surprise, surprise, a lot about this does come down to our psychology as humans, as very deep thinking creatures that

and creatures who nonetheless love celebrations but also feel overwhelmed by them at times. You know, we're full of oxymorons and contradictions it seems, but today we are going to hopefully all together feel a little bit better about birthdays. I want to talk about what makes them so difficult at times, specifically the three main reasons that we struggle with gaining another year.

and creatures who nonetheless love celebrations but also feel overwhelmed by them at times. You know, we're full of oxymorons and contradictions it seems, but today we are going to hopefully all together feel a little bit better about birthdays. I want to talk about what makes them so difficult at times, specifically the three main reasons that we struggle with gaining another year.

and creatures who nonetheless love celebrations but also feel overwhelmed by them at times. You know, we're full of oxymorons and contradictions it seems, but today we are going to hopefully all together feel a little bit better about birthdays. I want to talk about what makes them so difficult at times, specifically the three main reasons that we struggle with gaining another year.

And then I also want to talk about why and how to rethink this process of aging and to rethink birthdays in general so that they are something that you look forward to, that you're excited about, that is not stressful, and that, if anything, can actually bring you a lot of knowledge about yourself and a really important space to reflect and grow into this next year of who you're becoming and who you're going to be.

And then I also want to talk about why and how to rethink this process of aging and to rethink birthdays in general so that they are something that you look forward to, that you're excited about, that is not stressful, and that, if anything, can actually bring you a lot of knowledge about yourself and a really important space to reflect and grow into this next year of who you're becoming and who you're going to be.

And then I also want to talk about why and how to rethink this process of aging and to rethink birthdays in general so that they are something that you look forward to, that you're excited about, that is not stressful, and that, if anything, can actually bring you a lot of knowledge about yourself and a really important space to reflect and grow into this next year of who you're becoming and who you're going to be.

So... I know birthdays in our 20s are a big topic and so many of you have asked me for this so I'm gonna stop rambling and without further ado let's talk about the psychology of birthday anxiety. So I think the reason that birthdays can be so psychologically, mentally, emotionally, sometimes socially taxing comes down to three specific reasons.

So... I know birthdays in our 20s are a big topic and so many of you have asked me for this so I'm gonna stop rambling and without further ado let's talk about the psychology of birthday anxiety. So I think the reason that birthdays can be so psychologically, mentally, emotionally, sometimes socially taxing comes down to three specific reasons.

So... I know birthdays in our 20s are a big topic and so many of you have asked me for this so I'm gonna stop rambling and without further ado let's talk about the psychology of birthday anxiety. So I think the reason that birthdays can be so psychologically, mentally, emotionally, sometimes socially taxing comes down to three specific reasons.

The first is very existential reasons to do with aging, to do with progress, to do with ageing.

The first is very existential reasons to do with aging, to do with progress, to do with ageing.

The first is very existential reasons to do with aging, to do with progress, to do with ageing.

milestones the second comes down to expectations and the pressure to seemingly have this perfect event or this perfect experience to mark another year and the third series of reasons i think are quite social reasons that have to do with loneliness perhaps a great deal of comparison as well so i want to talk about each of these individually starting with very existential reasons

milestones the second comes down to expectations and the pressure to seemingly have this perfect event or this perfect experience to mark another year and the third series of reasons i think are quite social reasons that have to do with loneliness perhaps a great deal of comparison as well so i want to talk about each of these individually starting with very existential reasons

milestones the second comes down to expectations and the pressure to seemingly have this perfect event or this perfect experience to mark another year and the third series of reasons i think are quite social reasons that have to do with loneliness perhaps a great deal of comparison as well so i want to talk about each of these individually starting with very existential reasons

So, I think for the longest time the reason birthdays felt so troublesome to me was that it was a sign that I was getting older. And that is something that was very, very scary. My perspective on aging though has changed and I used to be really scared of it. I used to joke with my friends that I would be forever 22.