Midlife Crisis

An existential crisis is a period of time when a person questions their existence. They might begin to wonder who they really are or what the meaning of life truly is. Some people may begin ... Read More

Dear GoodTherapy.org, Not long after my 48th birthday, I started having persistent thoughts about time slipping away, getting old, and letting go of my dreams. The specter of turning 50 ... Read More

At some point in their lives, many people question what brings them true meaning. For some, midlife may be a period of reevaluation. For others, a crisis of some sort may lead to an existential ... Read More

As a psychotherapist who helps a lot of middle-aged men, I have learned that, as with so many pop psychology clichés, there is much more to the male “midlife crisis” than meets ... Read More

We change constantly, continuously. Usually this process is slow—so slow it doesn’t register. Every so often, though, the fact we’ve changed breaks through our regular way of seeing ... Read More

Just over three years ago I considered myself happily married and content to grow older gracefully. I was 46, working hard as a senior school teacher and raising two teenage girls. My husband, ... Read More

I don’t buy it, the fade-away stuff. I might go for burnout, considering that your kid just finished college, which implies many years of concerned parenting, but really, I have to say ... Read More

When your spouse tells you that he’s having a midlife crisis and just bought a new sports car, it probably will come as a bit of a shock. But chances are pretty good that you can get ... Read More

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more.” —Melody Beattie I write today in praise of failure. It’s time to embrace loss, give disappointment and regret a big high-five, ... Read More

Approximately 10% of the adult population has some sort of personality disorder (PD) or personality pathology (PP).  As a result, these individuals can have impaired functioning and decreased ... Read More

Interviews with people on their deathbeds regarding regrets not surprisingly show that people wish they’d let themselves live as their full, true selves. They wish they’d been less ... Read More

Friendships fluctuate by age, gender, context, purpose, and even the seasons of life. When people are starting families, they may have close friendships that include other young families ... Read More