I’ve been wanting the sweet, soulful and talented Sophie Jaffe of The Philosophie to do the project 30’s Q&A forEVER. Problem was I had to wait for her to turn 30! Which luckily happened a few months ago. I seriously don’t understand how she was able to accomplish so much before turning 30- impressive! I met Sophie a few years back through mutual friends and I am so grateful to now call her a friend. She’s a big bright light and her positive energy is infectious! Enjoy her answers…
Sophie, 30
What would your 30 something self tell your 20 something self if you could?
Get crazy and let go a bit more often. Have more sex. Create more experiences and trust yourself so that you can draw from them later: people rarely judge a person in their early 20’s for crazy behavior, so make it happen!
What do you wish you took more seriously in your 20’s?
Reading in my free time. Now that I have kiddos I just can’t muster up the brain power/ physically energy to read more than one page without passing out.
What do you wish you took less seriously in your 20’s?
My life has always been pretty serious. I was forced to grow up and take a mommy role of my brother at a young age. I had a wonderful childhood and made the most of it, but there wasn’t a lot a couldn’t take seriously because I didn’t have much of a choice.
Favorite memory from your 20’s?
Traveling all around the world/having adventures, Getting married + Giving birth to my two beautiful boys/the first most magic years with them.
In your early 20’s where did you think you would be (work, live etc) by 30?
I was still really discovering what I wanted and needed in my early 20’s so it was hard to project what may be possible by 30’s. A lot of shifts and awakenings occurred in my early 20’s. My childhood best friend died suddenly and unexpectedly and my mom developed breast cancer; both of which rocked my world. I know for sure I thought I would be on a more traditional path, educationally, and probably would’ve gotten my masters or MFT or be employed in a hospital as health psychologist. Really happy that didn’t happen 🙂
And where were you by 30? What did your life look like?
Married to the greatest man, 2 gorgeous kids + a prospering business I could’ve never dreamt up.
Were you ever worried that it wouldn’t all fall into place?
Never.
What is the greatest gift about being a woman in your 30’s?
Perspective.
When you look out onto the horizon. What do you hope your life looks like at 40?
Quiet moments with myself (reading finally… maybe?), building family memories with my hubby, parents + children and lots of vacations traveling the world, soaking it all in with my beautiful friends and their families.
What’s a quote/ saying you try to live your life by?
“Be Soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” -Kurt Vonnegut
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connect with Sophie
365til30.com 
Yay! Love this interview!
“Do not let the world make you hard.”- exactly! She is a lovely, highly intelligent and amazing woman. Her man and boys are very lucky to have her, and it sounds like the converse is also true.