Terry's Tale: A career saga

As the latest in my PsychologyToday.com series of short-short stories embedding life lessons, I today describe the saga of a 20-something person's career saga. .

Living with Your Parents

Despite the supposed recovery, Pew Research reports that for the first time in 130 years, more 18-to-34-year-olds live with their parents than in any other living arrangement. 
Of course, that can be a source of tension if not misery. A number of my Millennial clients say their main reason to work is to afford their own apartment.

As my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer a contract between parent(s) and child that may make back-at-home living more pleasant for all concerned. It may, with adaptation, also be useful in negotiating an agreement with roommates.

Musings of a Grumpy Old Man

I worry about the how-to article's pontification and aridity. So in some of my recent PsychologyToday.com articles, I've genre-bended: I've attempted to embed a psychological issue within a short-short story, for example, Unhinged and Should You Give Up on Finding Mr/Ms Right?
 
Today's offering looks at a man's confrontation with his aging and being out of step with the times.

Countering Sad Millennial Syndrome

I'm not surprised at seeing an increased number of clients with what I call Sad Millennial Syndrome. What's a 20-something to do? 

My PsychologyToday.com article today attempts to offer some help. 

Diary of a Job Seeker

A caller to my radio show yesterday called for help: He has a degree from Berkeley and the best job he’s been able to get is pizza deliverer.

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I create a fictitious diary that embeds some career lessons. HERE is the link.