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"Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter. Some say they are a second adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. Dr. Meg Jay, a clinical psychologist, argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized what is actually the most defining decade of adulthood.

Drawing from a decade of work with hundreds of twentysomething clients and students, THE DEFINING DECADE weaves the latest science of the twentysomething years with behind-closed-doors stories from twentysomethings themselves. The result is a provocative read that provides the tools necessary to make the most of your twenties, and shows us how work, relationships, personality, social networks, identity, and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood-ifwe use the time wisely. " -The Defining Decade" by Meg Jay

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Clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a bold message for twentysomethings: Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade. In this provocative talk, Jay says that just because marriage, work and kids are happening later in life, doesn't mean you can't start planning now.

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Meg Jay is a clinical psychologist and a narrative nonfiction writer. In her books, Dr. Jay weaves the latest research with what she hears everyday: the behind-closed-doors stories of real people. Her books reveal the complex realities that lie behind stereotypes and misconceptions about development, changing how we think about topics such as whether our twenties matter and how resilience works and feels.

Dr. Jay earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology, and in Gender Studies, from the University of California, Berkeley. She earned a B.A. with High Distinction in Psychology from the University of Virginia.

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This book is a series of documented therapy sessions of people who are still in their twenties. Meg Jay write about their sessions and how her clients progressed along the way with their struggles. These twenty-somethings are coming to her therapy sessions for advice about their future career choices, money problems, relationships, and other problems that most young people face at this time of age. I found and read this book soon after my 20th birthday and loved the advice Meg Jay had to share. Through this book I learned I needed to start really thinking about my career choice and to pick a path tha I enjoy doing. She taught me that there are always connections to reach out to to make my job more attainable. She told me not to stress out about relationships because I have a long life ahead to find a soul-mate, and so-on. I would highly recommend this book anyone in their 20's!