At the age of 30, some get married, others divorce. Some climb the ladder, others leave it all behind for a round-the-world trip, a ceramics school or a cabin in the Ardèche.
In a society that has long valued stability above all else, changing your life at 30 seems like a gentle transgression. For a generation of women in search of meaning, this stage often becomes a decisive turning point. Mental fatigue, retraining, the need for alignment… The reasons differ, but the impetus is the same: to rewrite the rules of the game.
The end of the myth of the life already mapped out
We grew up with the idea that by the age of 30, we should have ticked all the boxes: permanent job, solid couple, property, baby maybe. A reassuring pattern, but one that is often disconnected from our deepest aspirations. The result is a wave of thirty-somethings, brilliant and exhausted, who realise that success only has value if it resonates with their values.
So changing your life at 30 is not a whim, but a quest for coherence. And sometimes, all it takes is one detail – a burn-out, a break-up, a trip – to shatter the illusion.
A clear-sighted generation, freer than ever
Buoyed by social networks, podcasts and conversion stories, the new generation of CSP+ women are increasingly allowing themselves to pivot. Create, train, move elsewhere… These are all choices that only yesterday seemed insane.
The real luxury today? Choosing. Leaving Paris for Lisbon. Giving up a so-called prestigious job for a craft project. Going back to school. Becoming a freelancer. To fulfil yourself in a different way, even if it means less money or more instability.
The mindset for change
Changing your life can’t be decreed in an Instagram post. It takes courage, real introspection, and sometimes, confrontation with emptiness. But the women who dare to make this change all testify to the same thing: a new-found sense of freedom.
Because at 30, you’re no longer the young adult trying to please. You become the one who chooses. And that changes everything.
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