If you’re currently in your 20s and navigating all the ups and downs of young adulthood, I hope this episode brings you comfort and helps you feel a little less alone.

In this episode of the summer conversation series, I’m sharing a chat I had with one of my best friends, Rebekah Gonzales. Rebekah loves film, photography, and art. She’s also very passionate about human rights, diversity, and inclusion. Hiking and spending time outdoors is her favourite way to decompress. A little over a year ago, she created a blog called Space In Between. The name came from that transitional period of time in young adulthood where you know what you want and where you want to be but are still in the process of getting there. Her blog serves as a creative outlet where she can share her photography and also the stories of her friends and their struggles navigating adulthood.

We had an honest and candid conversation about topics like…

• How we met in high school and the ways our friendship has evolved over time
• Dealing with and overcoming insecurity, body image issues, and unrealistic beauty standards as a teen to gain confidence and self-acceptance as a young adult
• How our college/university experiences impacted our personal growth and helped us live more authentically
• Liberating yourself from the pressures of fitting in, people pleasing, and the overachiever mentality so you can become your true self
• Choosing to release the expectations of others and stop comparing yourself to other people
• What we know now that we wish we could tell our younger selves
• How to cope with not having everything figured out and make peace with your current phase of life
• Our best words of advice for anyone else navigating the messy “space in between” of young adulthood

Having this conversation made me remember that wherever you’re at on your life’s journey, and no matter how much of a mess you may feel like, there are always opportunities for acceptance, gratitude, and moments to look back and appreciate how far you’ve come.

You can visit Rebekah’s website at www.spaceinbetween.ca and check her out on Instagram @spaceinbetween_

And as always, to get in touch with me you can email me at [email protected] or use my Contact Me page at https://livingembrace.ca/contact-me/. You can also follow me on Instagram @living.embrace

Thank you so much for being here!