A Midlife Awakening: Seeing Things Anew in Our 50s and 60s
In midlife, after parents die, children leave, and careers plateau, some people do an emotional audit: They set boundaries, repair what can be repaired, and forgive themselves.
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In midlife, after parents die, children leave, and careers plateau, some people do an emotional audit: They set boundaries, repair what can be repaired, and forgive themselves.
"The Rest of Our Lives," shortlisted for the Booker Prize, illustrates the task of midlife as defined by Eric Erikson: to achieve "generativity" and avoid "stagnation."
When I turned 40, I kept waiting for the narrative around middle age to catch up with me—the whole “downhill from here” thing. It never did. As I moved from my early to late 40s,...
A transition from striving to reflecting can begin well before later life. You can use your midlife years to reflect and prepare.
A national study found about a quarter of Americans say they had a midlife crisis, far more than researchers expected — but most of those crises landed well outside the classic age...
Knowing time is finite is not easy, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but you’re not alone in this feelingRead more Leading questionsI think I’ve finally hit my midlife...
No sports car. No affair. Just a stent and an empty inbox.Continue reading on Medium »
As people near or pass through their midlife years, they may wonder what’s left for them. A new psychology book shows there are all kinds of reasons for optimism.
Experts explain why midlife blindsides so many women in their 40s, from the milestones our parents could afford to the comparison trap we can't escape.
Experts explain why midlife blindsides so many women in their 40s, from the milestones our parents could afford to the comparison trap we can't escape.
Older millennials now have less money and more problems than ever before. Basically, we’re in retrograde.
“Am I having a midlife crisis?” When I was practising as a psychologist, I heard that line - or similar - often.
Your best years aren't behind you.
Your best years aren't behind you.
Many of us grow up believing that midlife is when things start going downhill. Your body’s breaking down, your best work is behind you, and you may fall into a full-blown existenti...
“I thought I’d be in a different place in my ministry…” “Am I still able to do this?” “Do I want to be in youth ministry forever?” If you’ve been in ministry for long, you’ve likel...
Ask deeper midlife and retirement questions, beyond the conventional questions centered on money.
Two months ago, I was asked out by a 31-year-old man at the gym. Tall with biceps the size of my thighs, he was staggeringly good-looking.
WHO DO WE WANT TO BE AS WE AGE?I remember reading an article from John Mark Comer that discussed the idea that who we become in our old age is being determined by what we've focuse...
I am approaching 50.Continue reading on Medium »
Cork musician Joe Philpott had a realisation after 50: that instead of trying to chase back towards his 20s or push harder, there was another way forward. He tells Helen O'Callagha...
A 2008 survey of more than 340,000 Americans found the low point of well-being sitting around the middle of life, not the end of it. The post The least happy stretch of adult life...
We are thankful to Reignite Collective for helping women around Houston rediscover their spark. As a mom in her {ahem} mid-40’s, I have devoted the better part of the last 17 years...
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