The Gen X/Z Exchange: Navigating Career, Purpose & Modern Life Across Generations
Ever find yourself wondering why you aren’t happier, where your career is going, or why life suddenly feels uncertain — even when everything looks fine on paper?
If you’ve ever felt stuck, off-track, or unsure what comes next, you’re not alone.
The Gen X/Z Exchange is a life navigation podcast where a Gen X dad and his Gen Z daughter explore the biggest challenges facing modern life - from career direction and purpose to relationships, wellbeing, identity and the changing world of work.
Across generations but facing many of the same questions, Chris and Lily bring honest conversations and real-world perspective to the uncertainty so many people feel today. Chris has navigated layoffs, career pivots and the realities of midlife change, while Lily is figuring out early career decisions, identity and adulthood in a fast-changing world.
Together, they bridge generational perspectives to help you:
- make sense of career and life transitions
- navigate work and purpose in a changing economy
- improve relationships and wellbeing
- feel less alone in the challenges of modern life
These aren’t expert lectures or quick fixes. They’re candid conversations about figuring life out - together.
If you’re navigating a career change, questioning direction, dealing with midlife or quarterlife uncertainty, or simply trying to understand how life looks different across generations, this podcast is for you.
Follow us now and join a growing community learning how to navigate modern life - one honest conversation at a time.
The Gen X/Z Exchange: Navigating Career, Purpose & Modern Life Across Generations
The Gen X/Z Exchange: episode preview
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
We are excited to finally be launching The Gen X/Z Exchange!
Welcome to this sneak peek of our four launch episodes, which will drop next week.
Episode 1: Am I having a midlife/quarterlife crisis?
In this episode, you’ll get a better understanding of why you might be feeling lost or dissatisfied.
If you’re Gen X, we unpick some of the myths about the stereotypical ‘midlife crisis’ and, if you’re Gen Z, we’ll look at the newer ‘quarterlife’ crisis.
Episode 2: How to tell if you’ve got Imposter Syndrome - and what to do about it
In this episode we unpack just how common Imposter Syndrome is - across both generations.
You’ll learn the five main types of Imposter Syndrome, what causes it, how to reframe it and what you can do to face down any imposters you have.
Episode 3: Bad bosses: why are they like that and what to do if you have one!
In this episode, we swap stories about some experiences with bad bosses and also look at the very real impact they can have on engagement and productivity.
You’ll learn what might cause people to become bad bosses, what to do when working for one is seriously impacting you, and how to deal with it on a day-to-day basis while you figure out what to do next.
Episode 4: The Gen X/Z Quiz - how much do you know about the other generation?
A fun and light-hearted quiz, with our first guest on the show! Ten questions each, four rounds:
- Popular culture (TV, movies and music)
- Historic events
- Youth culture
- Life and tech
You’ll get all the questions for your own generation right, but how much do you know about the other generation’s formative years?
Among other things, you’ll hear Gen X completely flummoxed by which rapper got shot when, and confusion for Gen Z over date format, leading to a huge misunderstanding about a big Gen X historic event.
Hit follow to make sure you get all these episodes as soon as they’re released!
Connect with us:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisperkins172/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lily-perkins-8446a82bb/
The Gen X/Z Exchange is a UK podcast exploring career change, purpose, wellbeing and modern life through honest conversations between a Gen X dad and his Gen Z daughter - helping you navigate life’s transitions with perspective across generations.
Send us a voice message on Speakpipe!
https://www.speakpipe.com/thegenxzexchange
Connect with us:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisperkins172/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lily-perkins-8446a82bb/
