Date

Jul 05 2023
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UTC-7
7:00 pm

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  • Timezone: America/New_York
  • Date: Jul 05 2023
  • Time: 10:00 pm

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Location

Powell's City of Books
Powell's City of Books, West Burnside Street, Portland, OR, USA

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Powell's City of Books

Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood Author Talk

I’m stuck. What’s wrong with me? Is this all there is?

Satya Doyle Byock hears these refrains regularly in her psychotherapy practice where she works with “Quarterlifers,” individuals between the ages of (roughly) 16 to 36. She understands their frustration. Some clients have done everything “right”: graduate, get a job, meet a partner. Yet they are unfulfilled and unclear on what to do next. Byock calls these Quarterlifers “Stability Types.” Others are uninterested in this prescribed path, but feel unmoored. She refers to them as “Meaning Types.” While society is quick to label the emotions and behavior of this age group as generational traits, Byock sees things differently. She believes these struggles are part of the developmental journey of Quarterlife, a distinct stage that every person goes through and which has been virtually ignored by popular culture and psychology.

In Quarterlife (Random House), Byock utilizes personal storytelling, mythology, Jungian psychology, pop culture, literature, and client case studies to provide guideposts for this period of life. Quarterlife is a defining work that offers a compassionate roadmap toward finding understanding, happiness, and wholeness in adulthood. Byock will be joined in conversation by Evan P. Schneider.

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