Midlife Journey

Life challenges us in our midlife journey and rewards us too!

Life is a journey filled with bumpy roads and unexpected turns as we traverse the mountains, hills and valleys of living. Our midlife journey is no different.

The midlife road brings us many new challenges like parenting roles that change, older parents to lend care to, shifting careers, losses to grieve, an empty nest to adapt to, changing hormones to contend with, bodies that begin to show some wear, time itself seems to speeds up and we begin to clearly see that life will indeed come to an end sooner than later too.

I recall a profound moment of realization when the thought that I had less life yet to live than I have already lived hit me between the eyes. It made me pause and reflect on my life.

Self-reflection is a hallmark feature of midlife.

It’s an opportune time to review and reset our vision for our future. There is plenty of positive growth during midlife as we consider new possibilities and opportunities to engage in life, strengthen our relationships, review and change old destructive behaviors and patterns in our lives.

We have life experiences and skills to draw upon and learn from. We are at a point of being able to step back and reframe old harmful thinking into a healthier mindset…sometimes to do so a bit of therapy support can be just what we need to help us smooth out a bumpy uphill road.

Having a sense of purpose, staying physically active, eating a healthy diet and getting enough sleep can help protect our physical and mental health in our midlife.

Midlife has much to offer us.

Most of the insecurities of our youth have faded away and we are more confident in ourselves and know what is most important to us. We have deeper and more meaningful relationships, and tend to give more freely of our time and energy. And we’ve gained wisdom having traversed the mountains, hills and valleys of living all the moments of our life until now!

Contact Me if you are having difficulty negotiating through your midlife journey…therapy can help!

What realizations have come during your midlife journey?

JD’s Midlife Tools For Living Practices, Holland, MI
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