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How We Grow Up

10 min read 12 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

A Pulitzer-winning journalist investigates the messy, non-linear process of becoming an adult, blending personal story with neuroscience to show how we can rewrite the flawed narratives inherited from childhood.

You’ll learn

  • Your past shapes your present stories
  • Memory is reconstructive, not fixed
  • Growth requires facing failure and shame
  • True adulthood means tolerating uncertainty