This is an absolutely amazing book and it is one of the only self help books that’s actually helped me. Thankyou to Netgalley, the publisher & the author for this ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Press for providing me with a digital ARC.

I loved this book.
While it may not necessarily work as your end-all, be-all solution to a quarterlife crisis, it gives you four things to keep in mind and four near-unforgettable stories of people who were lost.
And they found themselves by working through it. And so can we all. Even if you’re not at your quarterlife mark anymore.

This book is a must read for anyone feeling a bit lost, confused, misunderstood or overwhelmed in their quarterlife!

This book managed to put into words so many of the things I've been experiencing in recent years, yet haven't been able to articulate or fully describe myself. Not only did I feel seen by this book, but it gave practical advice and reasoning for why I and many others feel this way and what we can do to support ourselves. I would recommend this to anyone experiencing a quarter life panic!!

Navigating early adulthood is a universal struggle. And yet, there are not many resources or help available for those in this phase of life! As a registered and practicing psychotherapist, who has gone through her own fair share of early adulthood struggles, Satya Doyle Byock hopes to change this. She refers to this volatile and terrifying period between childhood and adulthood as "quarterlife". While the "mid-life crisis" is so normalized that it's become an almost social norm, society, especially older adults, are quick to ignore and brush away the "quarterlife crisis". This book explores the "quarterlife" - those ages roughly between 16 and 35 - from a psychoanalytical and socially conscious point of view informed by real world stories of adolescents in crisis. It is SUCH an important work that I hope opens the door to many more books, research and resources on this topic.

Perhaps it is because I started therapy at a young age (15), that many of the issues faced by the quarterlifers in this book and the work done during their therapeutic practice did not resonate with me as deeply. I have explored and overcome many of these issues during my own therapy journey. Nevertheless, I still found this book to be very insightful and I even found myself engaging in some of the exercises that were given to the characters! I particularly liked how the author included a chapter at the end on "how to find your therapist (and what to expect". This is invaluable advice that I feel so many quarterlifers will benefit from (though it does come from a very American therapy practice landscape).

I am definitely going to recommend this book to every "quarterlifer" I know. Especially those in their 20 somethings and those who are yet to start their own healing journey (which is something we ALL need)!! You can avoid the "mid-life crisis" by healing and building nurturing habits in your "quarterlife" :)

Interesting book for those of us that in early adulthood that have felt a bit lost. I always thought it was just me who felt like they didn’t have their act together, that they didn’t belong. It turns out it’s really not.

The book seems naturally divided into a couple of different sections, starting out with the author’s theory of the different personality types before moving on to stages of practical advice. It’s in this section that I think the book wins through as it shares other people’s experiences. This makes it easier to connect. The author’s writing style is accessible & is well researched, with quotes from other authors. A good read.

Thanks to the author, NetGalley & the publishers for access to this book.

For all the Quarterlifers (18-40) out there and those who work with them - this book is for you.

It is expertly broken down into chapters that explore the challenges associated with this age group in current society; it outlines the two main types that people fall into and how this influences the way they live their life and it displays compassion, empathy and challenge that encourages inward reflection on what might be happening for you in your own life.

As a therapist - it will be one I recommend to my Quarterlife clients regularly!

I don’t really read self-help books for advice but I do read them to see what others point out and how they think it should be dealt with.
Overall, this book felt very relevant to me and it was written really well