In your 20s- and in early adulthood more broadly- it can feel like you’re expected to do everything at once. Build your career. Stay fit. Maintain friendships and relationships. Grow personally. Plan for the future. And somehow avoid burnout while doing it all.

In this episode, we’re talking about how to balance it all, and realistically.

This isn’t about toxic productivity or maximising every hour of your day. Your value is not tied to how productive you are. Instead, this episode focuses on building a sustainable version of work-life balance that aligns with your priorities, your energy levels, and your current season of life.

We break the conversation into three parts:

1. Understanding Your Priorities

2. Creating Systems & Routines That Reduce Overwhelm

3. Mindset Shifts for Avoiding Burnout

If you’ve been struggling with work-life balance, feeling overwhelmed in your 20s, or trying to prioritise your goals without burning out, this episode will help you create more clarity, structure, and calm in your daily life.

Balance isn’t about doing everything perfectly. It’s about intentional trade-offs, sustainable routines, and giving yourself permission to evolve.

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In this episode, I’m taking you through every major decision I’ve made about my life and career so far- the moments where I felt completely certain I had it all figured out… and how those certainties kept evolving.

From creative writing and theatre to law school dreams, big law ambitions, financial litigation, burnout, podcasting, and producing, I’ve changed my mind more times than I can count. And each time, I was so sure I finally knew what I was doing with my future.

This is one of my most honest and vulnerable episodes yet. I sat down without a script and talked through the real turning points: choosing passion over prestige, navigating family financial pressure, chasing creative work, questioning law school, and ultimately deciding to attend Harvard Law School.

I talk about the fear of being indecisive, the tension between creativity and practicality, and what it means to admit you don’t actually know what your life will look like- even when you’re the type of person that always wants to map out a five-year plan.

By the end of the episode, I share the major decision I’ve recently made about Harvard Law and why I’m finally learning to lean into change and uncertainty instead of trying to control it.

If you’re in your twenties, navigating career changes, feeling behind, or wondering whether you’re allowed to change your mind- this episode is for you.

And maybe the goal isn’t to have it all figured out. Maybe it’s to keep choosing- and re-choosing who you want to be.

February is the month of L-O-V-E but this episode isn’t about Valentine’s plans or dating advice (though it might help with those too!)

It’s about the relationship that comes first, above all others: the one you have with yourself.

In this episode, I talk about why self-love isn’t just a buzzword or a personality trait; it’s a necessary foundation for every relationship in your life, and for going after the life you want. From self-talk and confidence to boundaries, standards, and enjoying your own company, we unpack what self-love actually looks like in real life and how you can develop it.

I share my belief that self-love is essential for healthy relationships- not meaning that you have to be perfectly healed from past experiences/traumas, but in the everyday ways it shapes how we show up, what we tolerate, and what we believe we deserve.

We’ll talk about:

• How your self-talk shapes your confidence and choices

• Why low self-esteem affects relationships- with others and with yourself

• Learning to enjoy your own company and build a life you love

• Letting go of comparison and control

• How to start developing self-trust, self-respect, and confidence

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