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How to Start a New Life at Midlife

Personal Perspective: After a quarter century of caretaking and living in the same family home, empty nesting can feel like you're 22 again.

Personal Perspective: After a quarter century of caretaking and living in the same family home, empty nesting can feel like you're 22 again.

Looking Back to Look Forward

Discover how reflection and intentional rest can support your growth this Christmas and beyond. Find prompts to connect, embrace change, and set intentions for the year ahead.

Discover how reflection and intentional rest can support your growth this Christmas and beyond. Find prompts to connect, embrace change, and set intentions for the year ahead.

Finding Meaning in Later Life Is Your Choice

Is it time to make new choices to find deeper meaning in your life—before it’s too late?

Is it time to make new choices to find deeper meaning in your life—before it’s too late?

Cycles of Desire

From teenage surges to midlife shifts, our hormones silently shape our desires, attractions, and sexual behaviors in ways that might surprise you.

From teenage surges to midlife shifts, our hormones silently shape our desires, attractions, and sexual behaviors in ways that might surprise you.

America's Midlife Crisis

Our country has entered new, uncharted territory. How will we respond to it?

Our country has entered new, uncharted territory. How will we respond to it?

Is It a Midlife Crisis or Burnout?

Wondering if it’s burnout, a midlife crisis, or maybe both? Uncover the key differences and learn how to navigate this transformative time with clarity and support.

Wondering if it’s burnout, a midlife crisis, or maybe both? Uncover the key differences and learn how to navigate this transformative time with clarity and support.

Mentoring Neurodivergent Minds With Confidence

Unlock the power of mentorship for neurodivergent minds by employing strategies that inspire confidence and foster unique strengths.

Unlock the power of mentorship for neurodivergent minds by employing strategies that inspire confidence and foster unique strengths.

Midlife Money Worries

I interviewed 118 midlife women about their biggest worries. We ended up talking a lot about money.

I interviewed 118 midlife women about their biggest worries. We ended up talking a lot about money.

The Power of Turning 40

Turning 40 can be a powerful and liberating experience. With the right mindset, midlife can be a time for renewal, purpose, and joy.

Turning 40 can be a powerful and liberating experience. With the right mindset, midlife can be a time for renewal, purpose, and joy.

The Label Expectant Mothers Over 35 Don’t Want to Hear

Over age 35 and expecting? Look beyond the unflattering "geriatric" label to the science supporting healthy “later” pregnancies.

Over age 35 and expecting? Look beyond the unflattering "geriatric" label to the science supporting healthy “later” pregnancies.

The Winding Path to Achievement

The road to achievement is rarely a straight line. It is a journey filled with twists and turns, shaped by the relationships we cultivate and the experiences we share.

The road to achievement is rarely a straight line. It is a journey filled with twists and turns, shaped by the relationships we cultivate and the experiences we share.

A Simple Formula for Making Career Decisions

To make good decisions, dissect the words you use to describe why you should or should not do something.

To make good decisions, dissect the words you use to describe why you should or should not do something.

Existential Dread: What Can You Do About It?

Ever feel a nagging sense of unease, like something's missing? It could be existential dread. Dive in and turn it into a catalyst for a more meaningful life.

Ever feel a nagging sense of unease, like something's missing? It could be existential dread. Dive in and turn it into a catalyst for a more meaningful life.

What Oprah Winfrey Teaches Us About Mindset

Some things are up to us, and some are not. Our beliefs and attitudes are within our control, final outcomes are not. Focus on what you can control and enjoy finding your lane.

Some things are up to us, and some are not. Our beliefs and attitudes are within our control, final outcomes are not. Focus on what you can control and enjoy finding your lane.

Why Sibling Relationships Matter at Midlife

Adult siblings have a lot to offer one another in midlife and beyond.

Adult siblings have a lot to offer one another in midlife and beyond.

Lobsters and the Meaning of Life

A lobster receives signals that it's time to molt and transition to a larger shell that will enable its growth. Are you ignoring similar signals or instincts?

A lobster receives signals that it's time to molt and transition to a larger shell that will enable its growth. Are you ignoring similar signals or instincts?

Socrates, Social Media, and the Power of Safe Passage

I'm about to be an empty-nester and if I had Bill and Ted's time machine, there is one place I’d travel for a parenting re-do. Many in my cohort of Gen X parents agree.

I'm about to be an empty-nester and if I had Bill and Ted's time machine, there is one place I’d travel for a parenting re-do. Many in my cohort of Gen X parents agree.

Is It Anxiety, Depression, or Perimenopause?

Perimenopause can be a time of great hormonal fluctuation, leading to all sorts of symptoms, including increased feelings of anxiety or depression. Know you have options.

Perimenopause can be a time of great hormonal fluctuation, leading to all sorts of symptoms, including increased feelings of anxiety or depression. Know you have options.

The Relation Between Perinatal Depression and Perimenopause

What women with a history of pregnancy-related mental health complications should know before entering perimenopause.

What women with a history of pregnancy-related mental health complications should know before entering perimenopause.

My Midlife Superpower

Personal Perspective: How learning about self-compassion changed everything for me.

Personal Perspective: How learning about self-compassion changed everything for me.

What JD Vance Got Wrong About "Childless Cat Ladies"

JD Vance's comments about "childless cat ladies" have sparked a backlash. The study of relationships and generativity debunks his claims.

JD Vance's comments about "childless cat ladies" have sparked a backlash. The study of relationships and generativity debunks his claims.

Can You Have Imposter Syndrome about Age?

Most of us will face imposter syndrome at some point in our lives.

Most of us will face imposter syndrome at some point in our lives.

What Happens to Old Friends With New Personal Growth?

Becoming more conscious will change the way you are in the world and may make you leave old friends behind. It’s natural to be anxious in this transition.

Becoming more conscious will change the way you are in the world and may make you leave old friends behind. It’s natural to be anxious in this transition.

There's Progress Against Ageism in Some Corners

Ageism is a prejudice we all experience and directed against our future selves.

Ageism is a prejudice we all experience and directed against our future selves.

Midlife Isn't a Crisis. It Should Be a Boost.

New research on how we explain well-being, or its lack.

New research on how we explain well-being, or its lack.

Managing Health-Related Worries

Why so many midlife women worry about declining health—and what to do about it.

Why so many midlife women worry about declining health—and what to do about it.

Not Feeling Like Myself During Perimenopause

Midlife women often mistakenly attribute exhaustion and generally not feeling like themselves to the normal stressors of a busy life. Instead, it might be perimenopause.

Midlife women often mistakenly attribute exhaustion and generally not feeling like themselves to the normal stressors of a busy life. Instead, it might be perimenopause.

What's the Best Tempo for a Workout Song?

Fast-tempo music boosts motivation when people are doing cardio. New research pinpoints how many beats per minute are ideal in different exercise environments.

Fast-tempo music boosts motivation when people are doing cardio. New research pinpoints how many beats per minute are ideal in different exercise environments.

Finding Meaning in the Natural Process of Aging

Aging, in many respects, is a self-fulfilling prophecy: The more we are told we are old, the more we believe we are. And the older we feel we are, the older we act.

Aging, in many respects, is a self-fulfilling prophecy: The more we are told we are old, the more we believe we are. And the older we feel we are, the older we act.

How to Feel Less Lonely

Find yourself struggling with feelings of loneliness from time to time? These four strategies can help.

Find yourself struggling with feelings of loneliness from time to time? These four strategies can help.