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Illness and other fortuitous misfortunes

I’ve been thinking a lot about the many fortuitous misfortunes which happen in our lives, detours which often lead to some amazing bouts of self-discovery and positive transformation. For exampl… more →

Midlife Crisis Queen: The Weblog

Illness and other fortuitous misfortunes — 1 comment

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 15 hours ago: I’ve been thinking a lot about the many fortuitous misfortunes which happen in our lives, deto … more →

Tags: Midlife Mental Health, Self Authority, Divorce, job loss, Career Change, Defining midlife, self responsibility, Major transitions, Techniques for transitioning

Ten easy steps to enhance your sense of well-being! — 1 comment

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 2 days ago: Happy Independence Day! To escape the gloom and doom of the latest news (and the relentless gory de … more →

Tags: Acceptance, authenticity, Brains and aging, Career Change, Control Issues, Creativity, Defining midlife, Depression, Identity Crisis

Pursuing love at any cost — 2 comments

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 4 days ago: I find the recent news story about South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford to be an interesting case of … more →

Tags: Acceptance, Alienation, Anger and marriage, authenticity, Control Issues, Defining midlife, Depression, Divorce, Identity Crisis

MIDLIFE CRISIS, ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH!

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 1 week ago: On Google I notice the apparently endless questions about midlife crisis.  It sometimes seems these … more →

Tags: Acceptance, Alienation, authenticity, Brains and aging, Control Issues, Creativity, Defining midlife, Depression, Divorce

Post-concussion syndrome — 2 comments

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 1 week ago: After struggling for over a year with some difficult and confusing symptoms which emerged after a tr … more →

Tags: Midlife Mental Health, Major transitions, Techniques for transitioning, Identity Crisis, Shame and change, Learning cycles, Depression, Control Issues, Shame and illness

Who are the new entrepreneurs?

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 1 week ago: If you were thinking those innovative youngsters are the “new entrepreneurs” of today, t … more →

Tags: Brains and aging, Career Change, Creativity, Defining midlife, Identity Crisis, job loss, Learning cycles, Living an authentic life, Major transitions

Sweets: How much is too much? — 2 comments

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 1 week ago: I just heard a very disturbing statistic:  over 60% of American women wear a size 14 or larger. I … more →

Tags: Acceptance, authenticity, Brains and aging, Control Issues, Dealing with anger, Depression, Learning cycles, Living an authentic life, Major transitions

Summer Solstice 2009

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 2 weeks ago: Here we are on the eve of the summer solstice and I would venture a guess that most of us haven … more →

Tags: Midlife Mental Health, Major transitions, Techniques for transitioning, Alienation, Learning cycles, Control Issues, Acceptance, authenticity, Living an authentic life

A bonk on the head and then... — 3 comments

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 2 weeks ago: Since suffering a serious concussion (brain bleed) last May, I have been noticing the various ways t … more →

Tags: Midlife Mental Health, Menopause, Defining midlife, self responsibility, Major transitions, Techniques for transitioning, Identity Crisis, Shame and change, Alienation

Exploring Your Dark Side — 1 comment

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 2 weeks ago: Hot flashes are God’s way of preparing you for hell! One advantage to menopause is the opport … more →

Tags: Acceptance, Alienation, authenticity, Brains and aging, CoDependency, Control Issues, Defining midlife, Depression, Divorce

External changes vs. real internal transformation

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 2 weeks ago: One research study found that when people in their late adolescence through early adulthood changed … more →

Tags: Acceptance, Alienation, authenticity, Brains and aging, Career Change, Creativity, Defining midlife, Depression, Divorce

What CAN we change at midlife? — 4 comments

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 3 weeks ago: As I read various research studies on how or if we can truly change our lives in midlife, I’m … more →

Tags: Acceptance, authenticity, Brains and aging, Control Issues, Creativity, Dealing with anger, Defining midlife, Depression, Divorce

Can we ever really change our lives? — 2 comments

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 3 weeks ago: I am afraid most think not, especially beyond a certain age.   I disagree entirely!  Granted, you ha … more →

Tags: Midlife Mental Health, Self Authority, Divorce, job loss, Lost love, Career Change, Defining midlife, self responsibility, Major transitions

A cautionary tale about online "instimacy" — 2 comments

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 4 weeks ago: Just read an entertaining story about one midlife man’s experiences with social media as he em … more →

Tags: Alienation, authenticity, Control Issues, Dating at 50, Divorce, Identity Crisis, Learning cycles, Living an authentic life, loneliness

What Boomers and Millenials have in common — 3 comments

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 1 month ago: Follow your heart, not your wallet! I just attended another workshop put on by our county workforce … more →

Tags: Midlife Mental Health, Self Authority, Defining midlife, self responsibility, Major transitions, Techniques for transitioning, Identity Crisis, Self Empowerment, Shame and change

State of Play: The Queen's Quips — 2 comments

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 1 month ago: I just saw State of Play and loved it!  I found it to be an intelligent expose on investigative repo … more →

Tags: Anger and marriage, authenticity, Career Change, Defining midlife, Divorce, Learning cycles, Living an authentic life, Major transitions, mid-life

Why don't people in other cultures experience midlife depression? — 1 comment

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 1 month ago: For those of you who just got here, the answer is THEY DO!!! Data analysis of 2 million people in 80 … more →

Tags: Alienation, authenticity, Brains and aging, Defining midlife, Depression, Identity Crisis, loneliness, Major transitions, Menopause

The Value and Meaning of Friendship

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 1 month ago: I slowly realized, as I listened to my various friends’ responses to the previous post on wome … more →

Tags: Midlife Mental Health, Self Esteem, Defining midlife, self responsibility, Major transitions, Techniques for transitioning, Identity Crisis, Self Empowerment, love and hope

New Research on Women's Friendships and Longevity — 5 comments

midlifecrisisqueen wrote 1 month ago: It has been my lifelong experience that while friendships with women have always been one of my high … more →

Tags: Alienation, authenticity, Brains and aging, death of a loved one, Death of a spouse, Defining midlife, Depression, Divorce, Identity Crisis


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