When I Grow Up - Conversations With Adults in Search of Adulthood

When do we become adults? What does it mean to grow up? And what are the experiences that propel us forward - or keep us stuck?These are the questions that journalist Moya Sarner sets out to answer as she begins training as a psychotherapist. But as she delves further into her own mind and others', she soon realises that growing up is far from the linear process we imagine it to be. So begins a journey of discovery into what growing up really involves, and how we do it again and again throughout our lives.From early adulthood through to old age, When I Grow Up examines each life stage, interrogating the traditional markers of adulthood and finding new ones. Through conversations with grown-ups from all walks of life, and through her own experiences and training, Sarner probes deep into our psyches to discover how we grow and develop, and what we need to thrive throughout our lives.

About the author

Moya Sarner is a psychodynamic psychotherapist and award-winning freelance journalist based in London. She has written for The Times, The Guardian, New Scientist, Stylist, and other publications. When I Grow Up is her first book.

Product details

• Authors: Moya Sarner
• Publisher: Scribe Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.06.2022
• EAN: 9781913348007
• ISBN: 978-1-913348-00-7
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Health; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General, SELF-HELP / Aging, Society & culture: general, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General, SELF-HELP / Self-Management / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging, Popular psychology, Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem, Psychology of ageing, Popular philosophy, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Age groups: adults, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Maturation and ageing, Maturation & Ageing, Coping with ageing, Relating to adulthood