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List of Exercises | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Twenty Something is Twenty Everything | |
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Your Twenty-Something Journey | |
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"Confusion and Anxiousness" | |
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"Follow the Yellow Brick Road" | |
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"The Blessed Miserable Generation" | |
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"Where's My Corner Office?" | |
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"Bubble of Invincibility" | |
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"Cruise Control" | |
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"Complacency" | |
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Expectation Hangovers | |
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"Compare, Regret, and Panic!" | |
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"Detour" | |
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"Recovering from a Hangover" | |
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"Getting More Than I Gave" | |
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Who Am I?: The Self-Awareness Continuum | |
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Basic Self-Awareness | |
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"Stranger in the Mirror" | |
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"My Love/Hate Relationship with Me" | |
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Investigative Self-Awareness | |
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"My Grown-Up Life" | |
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"Headiness" | |
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"At Trust's Doorstep" | |
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Integrated Self-Awareness | |
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"My Job Is Not My Identity" | |
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"Seeing My Mom and Dad for Who They Are" | |
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"My Spiritual Growth" | |
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Navigating the Twenties Triangle | |
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What Do I Want? | |
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"Confessions of a Straight-A Slacker" | |
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"Sweet Uncertainty" | |
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"Job Jumper" | |
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"Musings on Not Being a Pediatrician" | |
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"Choosing My Own Adventure" | |
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"They Don't Teach Self-Discovery in College" | |
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How Do I Get What I Want? | |
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"Listening to Myself" | |
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"The Self-Sufficiency Standard" | |
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"Stuck in Quicksand" | |
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The Twenty-Something Puzzle | |
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Friends and Family: Your Network | |
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"Ruined by a Roommate" | |
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"Superfriend" | |
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"Friend Me" | |
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"Thousand-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle" | |
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"Sometimes It Just Doesn't Make Any Sense" | |
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Love | |
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"Falling in Love with Me" | |
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"Let's Not Just Be Friends" | |
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"Dive In" | |
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"Always the Bridesmaid" | |
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"Cautious Courage" | |
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"Putting Me Back Together" | |
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"Whatever Happens, I'll Be Okay" | |
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"He Said: We Don't Have to Fight or Flight" | |
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"She Said: I Was Taking Love for Granted" | |
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"My Happy Ending" | |
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Work and Career | |
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"I Hated My Job" | |
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"Paying My Dues" | |
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"Solid Ground" | |
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"I Love What I Do, but I Can't Pay My Bills" | |
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Surviving and Thriving | |
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Tough Stuff | |
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"I Don't Get It!" | |
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"My Soap-Opera Life as a Second Wife" | |
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"My Lesson, in the Form of a Hurricane" | |
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"Honoring a Vow to Myself" | |
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"Deportation to Restoration" | |
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Body, Mind, and Money | |
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"My Body Image Crisis" | |
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"Numbing the Pain" | |
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"From Euphoria to the Psych Ward" | |
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"Charge It" | |
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Shift Happens | |
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"Divorce - Take Two" | |
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"This Too Shall Pass" | |
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"Everything Happens for a Reason" | |
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"I've Done More Than Survive - I've Started to Thrive" | |
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"Dance Naked" | |
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Afterword: Share Your Twenty-Something Story | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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List of Contributors | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |