mid-life

“Old men ought to be explorers,” T. S. Eliot wrote in East Coker. “Here and there does not matter / We must be still and still moving / Into another intensity / For a further union, a deeper communion.” For some late bloomers, the exploration never ends. They have a certain distinct way of being in the world, but they express that way of being at g... See more

Why do we call it a midlife crisis? Why not refer to it as a midlife recalibration, a midlife awakening, or maybe even a midlife reawakening? Framing it differently highlights the natural progression of life and the opportunity to thoughtfully examine our lives and make conscious choices about the future. It also puts less pressure on ageing, sugge... See more

In his 1926 revision of The Psychology of the Unconscious Processes, he highlighted the significance of the midlife transition. He argued that the first half of life could be characterized as the natural phase, in which the prime aim was establishing oneself in the world, gaining an income, and raising a family. The second half of life could be cha

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