On top of always worrying about going broke, I forgot how many things there were to manage to take care of myself. I needed to make my own doctor’s appointments, but I didn’t. For years. Something as simple as requesting my pediatrician’s office to send my records to a new doctor had me avoiding an annual physical for most of my young adulthood. Fast forward ten years and most of my medical records from my childhood are lost. Thankfully, that lack of care did not leave an impact on my physical health, but I might not have been so lucky.

At 24, I was right out of grad school and working my first adult job – but I didn’t have enough money to cover my expenses. I couldn’t afford rent and ended up back at home living with my parents. A couple of years passed before I became a fully licensed therapist, and as more doors opened for me, I realized “I have to get my shit together, I can’t live with my parents forever!” 

It took years of anxiety and confusion to figure out this adulthood thing.

Finally in my late 20’s I started my own business. My dream career was at my fingertips! Even now, my friends and I are in our 30’s and so many of them are still navigating the big stuff without any former guidance. I realized how much my experience allowed me to help them and how grateful they were. I started thinking “why not try and help as many people as I can?!” I created Adulting in the Real World to help others learn from my experience and benefit from my hard earned knowledge. 

Becoming an adult means something different for everyone, so no matter where you are on the journey to independence, I want to take as much of the anxiety and stress out of it for you as possible.