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Jaziyah Lee ENGL 1130 033 Professor Mary 21 March 24 How do you cope with major changes? How do emerging Adults cope with major life changes in their lives? such as Identity exploration, Children, and instability. I choose this topic specifically because a lot of emerging adults don’t know how to cope with big transitions in their life and it can set them back from reaching their goals. I wonder how emerging adults go about these changes in their lives because it can be very stressful if you don’t have a good support system and are not financially stable and tons of other things. I've watched relatives who are emerging adults struggle with changes in their lives and not knowing how to get back up on their feet after a situation has put them down. I've seen people isolate themselves, Smoke, Drink. To make their situation feel better in their head. My interviewee was Dejha Lee (my sister). She is a criminal justice major here at UT(University of Toledo) Graduation year is 2024 and plans to continue her education and become a judge one day, Dejha is a mother to 1 child and is 23 years old. Dejha currently works as a pharmacist. Some things that describe Dejha are she is smart, Goal-orientated, atomistic, and caring. I chose Dejha specifically for my topic because she is a young emerging adult who I know has had to face many challenges in her life and I’ve seen the amount of depression and confusion it can bring a person who is struggling with big life decisions.

As I was interviewing Dejha and listening to her battles and struggles so far in life, I decided to ask her What has been her biggest challenge so far and what she learned from it. she replied “My biggest challenge was having a baby and not being as financially stable as I would like but what it has taught me is to think out my decisions better before I make them and also plan so I can be successful, at times like that” I don’t know what it’s like to have a kid but I do understand the battles that come with it and supporting the child, I also struggle when it comes to decision-making as well I act before I think things out. her quote reminded me of the story I read called Escaping Tunnel Vision by Grant which primarily talked about your thought-provoking process on what you want to do in life and new opportunities, this relates to this story by Grant says “These images can inspire us to set bolder goals and guide us toward a path to achieve them”(pg.4). I choose that quote because when we set our minds to things and manifest it, that gives us a reason to want to go harder to get it. Another question I came across as I was interviewing her was how did having a child change her relationships with friends and family, and how did it affect you? Her response was “ It made a big impact on my life, My family wasn’t supportive and they looked at me differently and I also grew apart from many friends as well because we were on different paths but it was very hard on me at the time because I felt alone and needed my family/support”.I understood that on another level because I've experienced a change in my life that has changed my relationships with the people I most care about. That response brings me to another story I read called Positive Relationships by padilla-walker where she talks about the connection between relationships and also thriving in emerging adulthood. Her quote relates to this text by saying “More specifically, social support from family is positively associated with subjective well-being, happiness, and life satisfaction and negatively associated with depression during the transition to adulthood”(pg.215). I choose this quote

specifically because when you have support from the people you care about it makes things a lot easier on you. After all, you do not have to do it by yourself. What I learned from this interview and Dejha was that being an emerging adult is hard, you have all these new responsibilities that you have to take care of on your own but you have to stay focused and make the best decisions for you and your future and you have to have a plan and just continue to push through when things get difficult because some things are going to seem out of your control but it’s how you handle the situation after that and the steps you take to get yourself out of that place. These Stories I've read have helped me understand a lot about emerging adulthood and a lot about myself such as my mental health, relationships, the feeling of being alone, having anxiety, and my purpose, everything that we do plays a factor in how we are as emerging adults. Dejhas's experience about emerging into adulthood tells me you will face many challenges but it can also be very rewarding and fun. Stay positive and treat people the way you would want to be treated and things will fall into place. \

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Works Cited Padilla-Walker, Laura M., et al. “Positive relationships as an indicator of flourishing during emerging adulthood.” Oxford Scholarship Online , 18 May 2017, https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190260637.003.0018. Grant, Adam. "Escaping Tunnel Vision." Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know . Viking, 2021, pp. 225-240 Questions ● Do you have any goals for yourself if so what are they and if not why not? ● What was the hardest thing you had to get adjusted to as an emerging adult? ● As an emerging adult now is there anything you wish you knew before? ● As an emerging adult, how does it make you feel with all the new responsibilities you have? ex. depressed, lost, happy ● What was your life like before you became an emerging adult, and how does that play a role in your life today?

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