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Midlife can be a hard time of life to navigate, but why is that the case?


When we are younger and trying to establish ourselves we look forward to midlife but when we get there it can feel uncomfortable.


I explore why this is the case and what we can do about it


Links:


The midlife crisis: https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/midlife-crisis/


Another take: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/14/truth-midlife-crises-painful-many-confront/


The happiness curve and the midlife dip: https://www.inc.com/magazine/202303/ali-donaldson/need-some-help-heres-how-to-hire-a-remote-assistant.html


Change during midlife: https://hbr.org/2008/02/the-existential-necessity-of-midlife-change


Emotional healing: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/rethinking-mental-health/201309/10-tips-emotional-healing



U3A: https://www.u3a.org.uk/

","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}