Tag: mental-health
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Where Did It Go?

What the hell happened to middle-aged? I had a very rude awakening the other day when I referred to myself as middle-aged. The math didn’t work. It is a bit crazy when you think about it. I guess the forties are middle-aged, but does anyone actually feel that way? I didn’t. I am pretty sure…
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I Wish Someone Had Warned Me: Your Fifties Are Not For the Faint of Heart

My fifties brought me to my knees. Repeatedly. And I don’t feel like I was warned adequately. I am not quite sure who I think should have warned me. Regardless, no one did. I want to be that person for you. Going into my fifties, I felt like my life was in a pretty good…
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So This Is My Sixtieth Year

I turn sixty next July. My life at this age is not anything like what I expected it to be. When I pictured sixty, the word that comes to mind now is grandmotherly. Grey hair. A little plump. Socially active. Family at the center of everything. A perfectly nice life, actually. I just assumed it…