When does middle age begin? Most of us find that middle adulthood sneaks up on us and that we really don’t recognize it at first. In fact, few of us readily admit that we are in midlife or “middle aged.” Our culture favors the young and the strong. And we rarely see getting older as…
At any point in midlife you may decide it’s a great time to take a timeout, giving yourself space and time to re-evaluate and redirect the course of your life. I highly recommend you consider a timeout especially if you’re feeling stretched to the margins, overwhelmed, under-appreciated, or simply restless and discontent. First, let’s set…
Setting up a midlife timeout can be a great way to navigate the many changes of middle adulthood. Brené Brown defines midlife as the “unraveling” time. Brown says, “The truth is that the midlife unraveling is a series of painful nudges strung together by low-grade anxiety and depression, quiet desperation, and an insidious loss of…