In this episode of Inside Our 20s, we’re unpacking something we all wrestle with — the need for control. Not the colour-coded-calendar kind, but the deep, human desire to feel like we have a say in how our life unfolds.

We’ll explore the neuroscience behind why our brains crave agency, how hustle culture and social media distort that wiring, and what happens when our pursuit of control becomes performative instead of grounding.

Drawing on research from Nature Neuroscience, the Harvard Study of Adult Development, and clinical psychology, I’ll share four key areas we can control — and why focusing on them protects our mental health.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or powerless lately, this is your reminder: you can’t control everything — but you can always control something. And that’s where your power lives.

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- Ioanna x