Uplift Conversations

Life in Your 20s, 30s & 40s: What We Wish We Knew Sooner

Uplift Conversations

🎙️ This week, we’re getting real about what it’s actually like to navigate your 20s, 30s, and 40s — the expectations, the surprises, and the lessons we wish we’d learned sooner. From career pressures and fertility timelines to fitness breakthroughs and caring less about what others think, we’re comparing notes across three decades of life experience. 💬

💡 Highlights You Don’t Want to Miss:

00:00 🎙 Welcome to Uplift Conversations – This Episode’s Theme

00:26 🔄 How Life Looks in Your 20s, 30s & 40s

01:11 👩‍💬 Meet Jaz, Evie & Zaira – Three Decades, Three Perspectives

02:10 📊 The Extremes of Life in Your 20s – Marriage, Babies & Backpacking

03:36 😰 Career Pressure & Mental Health Struggles in Your 20s

04:35 🔄 From Uni to “Real Life” – The Adjustment No One Talks About

05:53 🌍 Why Big-City Life Feels So Different From Small Towns

07:48 💪 30s Confidence – Caring Less & Living More

09:59 ⏳ Fertility, Family & The Pressure to “Have It All”

11:27 💔 Marriage, Divorce & Rewriting Your Life Plan

14:09 🤯 Realising Your Brain Doesn’t “Feel Older” With Age

15:36 💡 What 40s Really Look Like – Confidence, Freedom & Change

16:59 🐾 Life Without Kids, Caring for Parents & Chasing Goals

18:25 💪 Fitness at Every Age – Why It Can Peak Later in Life

20:40 💉 Botox, Grey Hair & Age-Specific Challenges

22:02 ✉️ Notes to Our Younger Selves – Life Advice by Decade

23:31 📅 Which Decade Is the “Easiest”? The Surprising Answers

24:33 💬 Final Takeaways & Your Stories