A podcast that explains how everything is psychology. Even your 20s. Hosted by Jemma Sbeg, each Tuesday and Friday we deep dive into the science and psychology behind a topic, concept or universal experience that defines our 20s - from dating, to mental health, career anxiety, friendship, finances and all the growing pains associated with this decade. Listen now. My book is out NOW: https://www.psychologyofyour20s.com/general-clean For business enquires please email psychologyofyour20s@gmail.com
472 episodes transcribedDoes the taxi cab theory actually explain why some people suddenly become ready to settle down, or is it just another dating myth? In this episode, we...
How much of your behaviour is really “you” - and how much has been shaped by the environments around you? In this episode, we explore how...
In this bonus episode, we’re looking at the placebo effect - what it is, how it became an important part of medical research, and why an inactiv...
From abusive MLM’s and wellness programs to doomsday sects and UFO religions, we’re all fascinated by cults. Their mystery offers us a way...
In our 20s, we’re all vulnerable to feeling that we’re falling behind. Whether it be chasing the perfect job, relationship, friends, livin...
The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the most famous studies in psychology, but also one of the most controversial. In this bonus episode, we look...
If I could sit down with my 21-year-old self, there are a few things I would definitely want to say. Today, I'm going to say them, like 'don't even TH...
Many of us are conditioned to believe that being described as kind, nice, accommodating and generous are the key to overall happiness. But when these...
Ambition feels like my entire personality and I'm trying to fix that. Who are we beyond our ambition? In a world that only cares about success, output...
Stress has a reputation for burning us out, torching our relationships and even causing our lives to end prematurely. But not all stress is created eq...
We treat our memories like a reliable recording of the past. We remember what happened, how we felt, where we were, and what was said. But what if our...
Why does feeling sad sometimes feel... so good? Whether it’s putting on the saddest song you know, rewatching a movie that always makes you cry,...
It’s a known fact that time moves faster as we get older, but what does this really mean, and can we slow it down? In this episode, we’re...
The Oedipus complex is one of Freud’s most renowned and shocking ideas. In this episode, we dive into the origins of the theory and whether anyt...
There are a surprising number of myths and misconceptions about the brain, particularly with regards to its development in our 20s. In this episode, w...
The fear of missing out or not seizing every moment are some of the biggest worries we experience in our 20s. However, spending time alone isn’t...
Dating can bring out the psychologist in us. One delayed reply, one vague comment, and we try to decode someone’s attachment style, childhood wo...
In this episode, we explore the psychology of the quarter life reinvention: the period that can come after the confusion, uncertainty and identity cri...
What is the shadow self? And how do we meet ours? In today's episode we explore what it means to get curious about the shadow parts of ourselves. We t...
We're talking about reputation. On a fundamental level, our reputations are a signal of our qualities that make us worth associating with, and we tend...
