Why Millennials Are Afraid To Look Their Age

Millennials are officially entering middle age, so why are they so scared to look it? If you think you might benefit from therapy, today's paid partner BetterHelp is offering 10% off your first month HERE: https://betterhelp.com/murphy JOIN MY PATREON COMMUNITY for extra content (like vlogs!), a private podcast with my husband and more direct access to me via group chats!   / melaniemurphy   ______________________ Today I’m responding to the recent conversation around millennials, ageing and the pressure to stay visibly young etc. I was prompted to make this after watching the video "millennials need to accept that we're middle aged lol" by The Financial Diet! Watch here:    • millennials need to accept that we're midd...   I get into: • why so many millennials don’t feel middle-aged • Botox, preventative ageing and beauty standards • the obsession with looking “good for your age” • delayed adulthood, house prices and financial insecurity • retrospective ageing, and only appreciating later how we look • pretty privilege and the fear of becoming invisible • a few things that helped me change my perspective OTHER VIDEOS OF MINE MENTIONED: Why I won't get Botox or filler and society's OBSESSION with looking 22 forever.    • Why I won’t get botox or filler & society'...   What the hell happened to body positivity?    • What The Hell Happened To Body Positivity?   I recovered from 50+ chronic symptoms thanks to this doctor    • I Recovered From 50+ Chronic Symptoms Than...   The toxic comeback of 2000s thin culture & why we must reject it    • The toxic comeback of 2000s thin culture &...   TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - 11:07 part 1 11:07 - 13:58 sponsor (therapy rocks) 13:58 - 35:30 part 2 #Millennials #MiddleAge #Aging #Ageing #BeautyStandards #Botox Search terms: millennials middle aged, why millennials don’t feel middle aged, millennials afraid of ageing, millennials afraid to look old, women and ageing, Botox pressure, preventative Botox, beauty standards for women, looking good for your age, retrospective ageing, millennial women, delayed adulthood, housing crisis millennials, pretty privilege, anti-ageing culture, ageing naturally, women over 30, women over 35, middle age beauty standards, housing crisis, capitalism