This is in conversation from Apple News. I'm Shemeita Basso. Today for the second part in our Think Again series, finding yourself and your purpose in early adulthood. In my early 20s, when I was still in college, I was faced with what felt like a huge,

huge life decision.

I'd been accepted to two different summer internships.

One was in DC, interning for a senator's office,

which could pave the way to a career in politics or policy. The other was in India, working

for an NGO in a rural area,

which didn't have such a clear career path laid out after it,

but seemed meaningful and important to experience.

Part of what made that decision so hard for me was it really felt like if I chose the wrong path I could be making some big irreversible life altering mistake.

It's so profound to really identify that we have two completely

different parts of us that might be leading us in two completely different

directions and then try to make sense of what to do, what do you listen to, what part of you do you really trust.

That's Satya Doyle Bayoc.

She's a psychotherapist who works with people trying to figure out their early adulthood, which makes her the right psych It's not just about picking the right single path. It's about honoring that there is a push and pull and a tug inside of us.

We need to find that middle way and find our way to ourselves.

Last week we spoke with Shanker Vedantham,

host of the Hidden Brain Podcast

about what's happening in our brains during times of transition.

Today, we're diving into one of life's early transitions,

stepping into adulthood.

Satya has written a book and a newsletter

dedicated to this particular developmental stage, which she calls quarter life.

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