Your 20s are undoubtedly a period of learning. You’re no longer a teenager, but you don’t always quite feel like a ‘proper adult’ either. There’s the inevitable element of comparison too, as your parents and grandparents might’ve lived on a completely different timeline. When they were your age, they were already married, pregnant, and on the property ladder.
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You? You’re just pleased to be keeping your houseplants alive and just about making your monthly rent payments. That said, you might only be in your 20s, but there are likely already things you wish you could tell your younger self. Now, older women have shared advice for those still in their 20s, from navigating relationships to self-love.
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Jennifer Latch is the undisputed queen of sharing the things she wishes she knew when she was in her 20s. Now 45, she’s achieved TikTok fame mostly by divulging her top tips for younger women. And one of her biggest mantras is to not let fear stop you from at least trying.
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You know, the feeling you get in your stomach when you’re too scared to attempt something new, or the little voice in your head that tells you that you can’t do it? Ignore that. ‘Push through it, because the fear doesn’t matter,’ Jennifer advised her TikTok followers in a recent video. We’ll remind ourselves of this the next time we’re crying trying to attempt a blue slope while skiing, or a 10K run in the rain.
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