Young-ish

Andrew Manuel Crespo is the Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches criminal law and procedure and serves as Executive Faculty Director of the Institute to End Mass Incarceration. His writing on the American penal system has appeared in The New York Times, Harvard Law Review , the Columbia Law Review , and the Yale Law Journal . He clerked for Ju...

Rachel and Tanvi sit down with the brilliant Sade Curry , a Life, Love and Leadership Coach for Divorced Women. This is a conversation for anyone, in any type of relationship. While Sade and Rachel represent two very different spectrums of divorcée—Sade from a traditional Nigerian context where divorce is taboo; Rachel from a ‘divorce-forward’ Western context where she was ashamed she wasn’t ‘eman...

To kick off the holiday season, Rachel and Tanvi dive deep into one of their favourite topics: rituals . Why rituals? Because they’re the secret sauce of a Big Life. As Professor Michael Norton puts it, “habits automate our lives; rituals animate our lives.” And honestly, we’re here for anything that brings more spark, intention and meaning to the everyday. We’re both deeply ritualistic people — t...

Rachel & Tanvi sit down with Renata Soto , Founder & President of Mosaic Changemakers in an episode all about building intentional community in our adult lives - and what that actually looks like. Renata was born and raised in Costa Rica and then found herself setting up life in the US for graduate school, and for love (she fell in love with an American surfer, and the story involves a mee...

Rachel & Tanvi sit down with Corynn Fowler, founder of How to Adult School , to discuss all things money mindsets and personal finance. It was the conversation we needed to have, so we hope it helps you, too. Money is one of those weird things in life. It’s tricky - and even tricker to talk about - yet getting your financial sh*t together is one of the most important things for any adult, youn...

Rachel & Tanvi sit down with Emily Collins-Ellis , CEO of I.G. Advisors . Emily is also Rachel’s boss, and as Rachel puts it: “working with Emily divided my career into a before and an after.” Emily is fierce, sharp, feminist, vibrant, wildly successful and deeply empathetic. She leads with her values of compassion and excellence in equal and astonishing measure. At a time when the world has f...

In the second instalment of this multi-part series, Rachel & Tanvi sit down with Helga Stephenson & Dorothy Davey to explore the template they've given us - one of deep friendship, interdependence and vibrancy in later life. At 77- and 97-years of age respectively, Helga and Dorothy both met each other single, satisfied and curious for everything that life had to offer. They fuel their...

In the first instalment of this multi-part series, Rachel & Tanvi sit down with Carlos & Alisha Miranda to focus on one of the more fundamental conditions of a Big Life - you can’t do it alone. You need to be well resourced with the right people around you. Those who won’t bet against you and who will pull their weight so you can chase dreams even they don’t understand. If you’re really lu...

In this special New Year's episode - and after four (exceedingly fun) months of Young-ish - Tanvi and Rachel come together to discuss what exactly made them want to take this bet on themselves. What conditions needed to be true? What did readiness feel like? And why Young-ish of all topics? As we close out 2024 and prepare for another trip round the sun, we’re feeling extremely grateful. Our creat...

In the second instalment of this two-part series, Rachel & Tanvi sit down with Anita Krishnan to talk about the inevitable, awkward, earth shattering concept of our parents’ mortality. The anticipatory anxiety, the just before, the during, the after - and how to make meaning of it all.  Tanvi met Anita at a coaching training when they were both at Harvard, and quickly realised how comfortable...

In this two-part series, Rachel & Tanvi sit down with Anita Krishnan to talk about the inevitable, awkward, earth shattering concept of our parents’ mortality. The anticipatory anxiety, the just before, the during, the after - and how to make meaning of it all.  Tanvi met Anita at a coaching training when they were both at Harvard, and quickly realised how comfortable Anita was talking about t...

Rachel & Tanvi sit down with Pranav Sawhney - someone who has been equal parts people pleaser and people agitator, sometimes to the detriment of his relationships and sometimes to their benefit. As we grow older - and start growing up away from the influence and safety nets of our parents, families and ‘sibling friends’ - two things are inevitable: the ability to choose family and friends base...

Rachel & Tanvi sit down with Georgie Carey, Deputy Mayor of Mosman Park in Australia.  We find hope in people like Georgie who spends her time taking care of 10,000 people’s everyday needs like trash, traffic and tolls, and leaning into these small units of change as a way to make big change possible. We discuss: What it (actually) means to be a Deputy Mayor Why Politics was the arena Georgie...

Rachel & Tanvi sit down with Aprajita Pandey - Founder and CEO of Indian nonprofit, Haiyya - to dive into her experience of becoming a mother.   When Aprajita’s son was born, Tanvi was struck by her new email signature: "I am now an early toddler's mamma trying to work around my little human's temper, tantrums and demands. Please embrace and bear with my odd timed emails, typos, conservative m...

Millennials, Rachel & Tanvi, sit down with Gen Z rep., Karen Atallah, to chat about the differences, misunderstandings and similarities between these two generations. They talk about: Where Millennials are doing well - and where they’re falling short.  Gen Z stereotypes (good and bad) and the context informing them.  Dating as a Gen Z. How different cultural norms impact inter-generational att...

We gathered three friends - Chandra Banerjee, Saumya Mehrotra and ⁠⁠Mallika Bhargava - to dive into the unique experience of living away from home, and setting down roots in a new country and context. We talk about: ​What did you move with and what/who did you leave behind? ​How did your connection to the new city shape the new you? ​How do you navigate starting from scratch in a new place? ​How h...