Why women audit their lives on decade birthdays: Misgana Araya age 20.

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter

I am as excited as a child in a sweetshop as I introduce a brand new series featuring 8 awesome women! Get ready for something different. I have interviewed women who have hit a decade birthday during the pandemic - that’s women aged from 20 through to 90.
These women are us, you and me, and their stories are…surprising, wise and touched a number of nerves with me. Men don’t think this isn’t for you either. There is much these women have to say about relationships, parenting and life.
When it comes to birthdays I find people fall into 2 camps - those who shout from the rooftops and celebration like crazy and those who don’t. And that got me curious. Why is that? I’m somewhere in the middle myself but because I am turning 50 this year I noticed how reflective this particular birthday had made me and I wondered if other women felt the same way. What changes have they experienced in life? What have they learnt about themselves? How do they treat themselves now?
So join me today as I chat to Misgana Araya, a 20 year old Eritrean student studying economics. The questions I ask her are the same ones I ask every woman in this series. These questions came from other women. This is the wisdom they wanted to hear - 440 years worth.

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