Ep. 94 What's Next? A Conversation on Self-Care and Navigating Life After College with Elana Lyn Gross
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On the podcast this week is Elana Lyn Gross, journalist and author of “What Next?: Your Five-Year Plan for Life after College.”
You might remember Elana from the inspiring conversation we had two years ago (you can check that episode out here!) was beyond excited to sit down and have another fun and inspiring conversation with Elana for Seek The Joy.
In this week’s episode Elana shares what she’s been up to since we recorded in 2018, the inspiration behind her new book, her writing process, and what writing her first book taught her about herself. Elana shares her journey finding what’s next, creating a five-year plan and why her book focuses on career, finance, wellness, and relationships, cultivating self-care on a deeper level and why she placed such a strong emphasis on mental health in the book. Plus, Elana shares her insights from quarantine, trusting that you’re doing enough, her biggest dream, and so much more!
I loved connecting with Elana again, and I’m so happy that we had this conversation for the podcast. I can’t wait to hear what you think! Make sure to join the conversation on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!
“The ideas was first to show people how to create a five-year plan for different aspects of their lives, boiling it down to career, finance, wellness and relationships. Those are the four main areas that are so important.”
“I’m really trying to take care of myself and focus on self-care, and realize that this might not be a time where I’m “productive” with things like writing, but I can be productive with things like learning to cook better, and focusing on things I find fun and creative.”
Elana is a a journalist and the author of “What Next?: Your Five-Year Plan for Life after College.” Her book was published by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in April 2020.
“What Next?” teaches readers how to create a five-year plan and has actionable career, finance, wellness, and relationship advice to help them accomplish their goals. Early reviewers have called it “the book every twentysomething needs,” “the go-to guide for life after college,” and “basically the Google Maps for post-grad life.”
Elana has written for Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, TIME, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Allure, Women’s Health, Teen Vogue, Redbook, Popsugar, Monster, Ladders, The Muse, Refinery29, Well+Good, and many more. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and lives on the Upper West Side.
To connect with Elana and learn more visit her website www.elanalyn.com and on Instagram @ElanaLynGross and Twitter @elanalyn. You can find her new book here!
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