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EPISODE · Mar 25, 2026 · 20 MIN

Feeling Behind? Let's Chat About It

from My Verbal Journal: Let’s Chat · host Maci Jones

We live in a world with this invisible timeline: graduate, get the job, have it together by 22. And if your life doesn't look like that, it's really easy to feel like you're falling behind.This week I'm getting personal. I transferred schools, switched my major from finance to dietetics, and I'm heading straight from graduation into my master's program and then PA school. It sounds like a plan, but some days it just feels like I’m falling behind. Today we're getting into the comparison trap, invisible timelines, and what to ask yourself when you're not sure if you're headed in the right direction. ⁠⁠Personal IG: @macileejones⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast IG: @myverbaljournal.letschat

We live in a world with this invisible timeline: graduate, get the job, have it together by 22. And if your life doesn't look like that, it's really easy to feel like you're falling behind.This week I'm getting personal. I transferred schools, switched my major from finance to dietetics, and I'm heading straight from graduation into my master's program and then PA school. It sounds like a plan, but some days it just feels like I’m falling behind. Today we're getting into the comparison trap, invisible timelines, and what to ask yourself when you're not sure if you're headed in the right direction. ⁠⁠Personal IG: @macileejones⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast IG: @myverbaljournal.letschat

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We live in a world with this invisible timeline: graduate, get the job, have it together by 22. And if your life doesn't look like that, it's really easy to feel like you're falling behind.This week I'm getting personal. I transferred schools,...

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