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.
Episodes
35 episodes
Your job interview playbook - our guide to nailing today’s job interview formats with confidence
Are you preparing for a job interview for your first ‘proper’ job, or getting back into the job market after not having interviewed for a while?You need to listen to this episode. While some fundamentals of the interview remain the same,...
Launching on LinkedIn with Sarah Burgess - new grad or new job seeker? How to get started on LinkedIn
If you’ve thought you need to be doing more with Linkedin, but don’t know how, this episode is for you. Whether you’re a student or new grad building your network, or a mid-career professional starting a job search, we break down how to get the...
Leaving the UK - where could you go and how would you do it?
Are you thinking about leaving the UK?Maybe you’re struggling with the cost of living. Or fed up with how broken the country feels right now. Perhaps you’ve been somewhere on holiday and thought ‘It would be so great to live here!’
Fear less, grow more: your guide to climbing Cringe Mountain
Whether you’ve heard of Cringe Mountain or not, this episode is for you if you’ve ever wanted to try something new or step out of your comfort zone and have been paralysed by the fear of being judged by others.This isn’t just about posting ...
The Gen X/Z Quiz - how much do you know about the other generation?
It’s an inter-generational battle! Well, not quite. More a fun and light-hearted quiz on how much Gen X and Gen Z know about some of the defining aspects of the other generation’s formative years.Ten questions each, four roun...
Bad bosses: why are they like that and what to do if you have one!
We’ve all had them. Bad bosses. From the infuriating to the bad habits to the downright dangerous.Whether it’s your first job and not knowing how you should react to something that seems off, or you’re in a senior role and someone is try...
How to tell if you’ve got Imposter Syndrome - and what to do about it
If you’re feeling like a fraud, like you aren’t good enough, or you’re going to get found out at work - you’ve got Imposter Syndrome.This isn’t about not being good at your job. In fact, you know you’re more than competent - you just hav...
Am I having a midlife/quarterlife crisis?
Are you freaking out about what’s going on in your life? You may well be experiencing a very common transition in life. But don’t worry, it’s almost certainly not a crisis. In this episode, you’ll get a better understanding of why y...