Spring is a time of growth, renewal, and transitions. When we’re young, the transition of spring into summer is exciting! Knowing that summer break was just ahead gave us something to look forward to! As parents in midlife, this time of year can be hard. The approaching summer months might mean that your children will soon be leaving the nest.
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You’ve Hit Middle Age? You got this! Doesn’t it seem like all of a sudden, you’re having THAT birthday? Whether it’s 45 or 50 or 55 or 60, time just…
Top 5 Life Lessons I Learned by Age 50 This list of five top life lessons actually started out as 50 Things I’ve Learned in My 50 Years of Life.…
How to be authentic when you have a fear of being vulnerable One of my midlife "pursuits" is to be more authentic. I want to show the world my true…
Four Reasons Why You Should Never Compare Your Pain With Others' When something awful happens in our lives, oftentimes, we say, “At least I don’t have it as bad as…
When I started thinking about writing this post, I wanted to put it off. I thought, now is not the best time to write this. I need time to think about this topic some more. Avoidance coping has been such a big thing in my life that I felt like it needed more time.
Aging or birthdays never really affected me. But, as 50 was approaching, I was a little nervous – I thought, “is my life only downhill from here? My children are basically grown. What will fill my life? How will I spend my days?"