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
Latest Episodes
The Gen X/Z Quiz Returns! Who Knows More About the Other Generation? (Anniversary Special)
It's back... and this time we've brought reinforcements.One year after launching The Gen X/Z Exchange, we're celebrating our first birthday with a rematch of one of our most popular episodes: The Gen X/Z Quiz.When we star...
How to Stay Healthy as You Age: What Gen X and Gen Z Need to Know About Longevity
Will you live to 100?Medical science has added around 30 years to the average lifespan over the last century. But have we added 30 healthy years?In this episode, Chris and Lily explore the difference between lifespan...
Has Wellness gone too far? The good, the bad and the toxic
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Starting a new job? How to succeed in your first 90 days
How do you make a great first impression in a new job? And what separates the people who thrive in their first 90 days from those who struggle?Starting a new role can be exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. Whether you're beginning...