Mid-Life Archive

In with the Old; Out with the New!


I had an epiphany in the shower this morning. (Alright stop that laughing. It’s not a euphemism). I guess I have a lot of epiphanies in the shower; it seems to be a place that’s relaxing enough to have them. (I still hear sniggering, people. Look the word up in the dictionary; I’m trying to [...]

Recovering from Mid-life Numbness


We were talking in the last post about this experience for 35-55 year olds of feeling numb, succumbing to the status quo, losing their edge, giving up on trying for an ideal life or world. I joked in the comments about future sociologists dubbing this experience Midlife Disaffected Syndrome – a better phrase (I thought [...]

The Other Side of Midlife: Midlife Numbness


Sitting with a coaching client yesterday, we got talking about one of the unhappy truths of midlife: the experience of becoming old enough to not strive anymore, of losing your passion (like your car keys), of giving up the Dream, of settling for the status quo (no not that crappy old band!). 
Not everyone experiences this, but sadly it happens to enough people [...]