Most Twentysomethings Don’t Need Therapy.
The Defining Decade
Why your twenties are so defining.
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 a swirl of hype and misunderstanding, much of which has trivialized the most transformative time of our lives. The Defining Decade is the seminal book about the years you cannot afford to miss.
“Two years ago, I read The Defining Decade. I had never really believed that a book could change your life, but I’m glad to admit that I was wrong. Your book completely transformed my mindset and approach to life, and two years on, I feel compelled to thank you for your work and for all the positive impact it has had on my own life as well as the lives of many others.” —R.C.
The Twentysomething Treatment
Why your twenties are so difficult.
There is a young adult mental health crisis in America. So many twentysomethings are struggling—especially with anxiety, depression, and substance use—yet, as a culture, we aren’t sure what to think or do. Meg Jay offers a revolutionary remedy that upends the medicalization of twentysomething life and advocates instead for skills over pills. The Twentysomething Treatment offers help and hope to millions of young adults—and to the friends, parents, partners, teachers, and mentors who care about them—just when they need it the most.
“I recently finished your book, The Twentysomething Treatment, and I found it incredibly impactful. As an 18-year-old, I’ve already been experiencing many of the emotions and challenges you describe. It was very reassuring to see each of them addressed with such clarity and backed by science. Your insights have given me reassurance and hope for the future, and for that, I am very grateful. Thank you for your work and for making a difference in the lives of young people like me.” —T. L.
“I just listened to The Twentysomething Treatment and I’m starting to have more hope. Thank you for not writing off our generation and for extending us a helping hand. I feel more normal and on track from reading your books. You are heaven sent.” —N.G.
Supernormal
Why your twenties are your second chance at life.
Seventy-five percent of young adults experience some significant adversity by the age of 20. Yet, all too often these experiences are kept secret, as are our courageous battles to overcome them. Supernormal tells the tale of family heroes, “the strong ones” in troubled families and communities who, in their twenties, begin to share their stories in therapy. It reveals how family heroes learn to take off the cape—across their twenties and thirties and forties—and become the parents they wish they’d had and live the lives they’ve always wanted.
“Supernormal was the most compassionate book I have ever read and the only place where I ever found such resonance with my own experience of adversity. I sadly spent most of my twenties disabled by a chronic disease, too ill to work and struggling with deep loneliness after a tough childhood and teenage years. But despite how hopeless it felt, I never forgot your advice to twentysomethings, urging us to choose our family and claim what we are for. I am still rebuilding a life at almost 32, and I often listen to your audiobooks to give me courage, comfort and validation. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” —E.Y.
“Thank you so much for writing your amazing book Supernormal. I noticed it in the library two months ago and decided to borrow it. I have now told several friends about it because it has had such a profound effect on me. Reading your book has given me a new understanding of myself and I thank you enormously!” —K.M.