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I want you to ask yourself right now, how am I actually doing?

Because it's a question that we rarely ask ourselves.

All of May is actually Mental Health Awareness Month.

And on the psychology of your 20s, we are taking a vulnerable look at why mental health is so hard to talk about.

Prepare for our conversations to go deep.

I spent the majority of my teenage years and my 20s just feeling absolutely terrified.

I had a panic attack on a conference call.

Knowing that she had six months to live, I was no longer pretending that this was my best friend.

So this mental health awareness month, take that extra bit of care of your well-being.

Listen to the psychology of your 20s on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of IHeart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

Today's tip is to let people know what you are excited about.

People generally want to have other people in their lives be enthusiastic about what they are doing.

So there is no need to curb your enthusiasm.

I know that if there is something you want, it can feel hard to put yourself out there.

When we are up front about these things, the disappointment of not getting something

might sting even more than if you had kept these hopes to yourself. But I still think that in life

there is wisdom in being direct about what you want. Whether that's a job you're applying for,

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