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The ‘rush hour’ of life: Navigating your 30s and 40s, with Clare Mehta, PhD

The ‘rush hour’ of life: Navigating your 30s and 40s, with Clare Mehta, PhD

Update: 2024-10-09

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Between raising young children, climbing the career ladder and handling the everyday demands of adult life, the 30s and 40s can be a particularly busy time. Developmental psychologist Clare Mehta, PhD, talks about the challenges and rewards of “established adulthood”; how relationships, friendships and work life change; and why it’s useful to think of the 30s and 40s as its own distinct life stage.

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The ‘rush hour’ of life: Navigating your 30s and 40s, with Clare Mehta, PhD

The ‘rush hour’ of life: Navigating your 30s and 40s, with Clare Mehta, PhD

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