Becoming

Becoming your essential self

One of the things you may discover in midlife is that you’ve spent a lot of time becoming someone you think you should be, rather than becoming your essential self. This journey isn’t unique to you or even unique to our time. Indeed, it’s part of a normal developmental cycle of redefining ourselves and finding…

Peace and purpose

Who do you want to be?

Who do you want to be? Does your identity match your vision? Many of us discover in middle adulthood that we’re not quite who we want to be. We’ve become a version of ourselves that’s gotten a bit off course and we begin to feel off-kilter, out of alignment with ourselves. Why is this and…