Family & Relationships - Life Stages - Mid-Life

WHAT MAKES A LIFE WORTH LIVING?At forty-five, Becky Jensen was raising two sons, engaged to be married, living the dream in Colorado. She was also suicidal and had no idea why. What did she have to be depressed about?The question haunted Jensen, leading her...

"And we don't always know it or understand it at the time, in the season, but nothing grows without a good amount of dirt." Life is dirty and then it's beautiful and wild. Learning to overcome life's obstacles and tribulations, Kylee Marshall weaves a...

How much more fun would life be if you didn't have to keep it neatly divided into separate compartments-constantly juggling career, family, social commitments, and personal aspirations like a never-ending game of whack-a-mole?Welcome to OneBigLife-a refreshing take on ditching the chaos and finally living...

How well do you know your parents? Really. Kyle Thiermann's dad once bought a hot-air balloon off a hitchhiker. His mom and stepdad are trying to spread a conspiracy theory. Now, with his first book, Kyle wanders the American West-through rich redwood forests, seedy...

How well do you know your parents? Really. Kyle Thiermann's dad once bought a hot-air balloon off a hitchhiker. His mom and stepdad are trying to spread a conspiracy theory. Now, with his first book, Kyle wanders the American West-through rich redwood forests, seedy...

Parents whose adult children have cut off contact wonder: How did this happen? Where did I go wrong? What happened to my loving child? Over time, holidays, birthdays, and even the birth of grandchildren may pass in silence. Anguish may turn into anger. While...

Reclaim your energy and restore balance with help from an expert and mother who's been in your shoes Repair with Self-Care: Your Guide to the Mom's Hierarchy of Needs by Leslie Forde is a transformative guide that addresses the overwhelming demands faced by working...

All men must reckon with midlife. The time comes for every man where he realizes the morning of his life will soon turn towards afternoon. There is just as much behind as there is ahead, and the passage into a new season is about...

Fairytales can be rewritten.When you are constantly holding your breath every time the phone rings, when you are always waiting for the other shoe to drop, when you are continually walking on eggshells... you can't help but crave for a lighter time and want...

What if your 40s, 50s, and 60s were the biggest secret no one told you about? What if everything you thought you knew about this chapter of life was a lie? What if the world quietly conspired to make you feel invisible, like you...

The essential menopause book every woman deserves--Oprah Daily's science-backed, stigma-busting guide for navigating this full-body, full-brain, full-life transition. From the editors of Oprah Daily and Oprah Winfrey comes the essential guide to menopause--combining real talk, real science, and real strategies for thriving through this...

For as long as Judaism been a religion, "Jewish" has been a culture--one whose unique blend of ritual and realism has kept its people going for some 3,000 years. In The Jewish Way to a Good Life, Rabbi Shira Stutman invites readers of every...

The story goes something like this: successful journalist and author, Alicia (Lisa), in her late 50s, is single and mostly happy but has given up on finding love again after her first marriage ended abruptly. Her friends convince her to at least try Match.com,...

It's not a midlife crisis--it's a midlife plot twist! Packed with honest, insightful, and deeply relatable advice for anyone who has reached that middle point of life, this humorous and practical guide rejects the outdated cliché of the midlife crisis, instead offering a fresh,...

Learn what makes you happy and find your purpose in midlife Midlife comes with changes that can feel surprising and disorienting, but it also offers the opportunity for transformation and joyful adventure. The Midlife Self-Discovery Workbook provides tools, support, and exercises that will help...

"A beautifully written testament to doing the hard work of changing your circumstances and opening your heart to a more meaningful life filled with hope and love. . . . Gormley's a towering talent and a writer to watch!" -Christie Tate, New York Times...

"A beautifully written testament to doing the hard work of changing your circumstances and opening your heart to a more meaningful life filled with hope and love. . . . Gormley's a towering talent and a writer to watch!" -Christie Tate, New York Times...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. for men and women hovers around 80 years old-and at 40, we usually start to hear phrases like, "I'm over the hill" or "past my prime." For women, this phase of life, which starts as early as...

In Variations on Life After 50, author Jill Timmons provides a new road map for those entering the middle stages of their lives, melding simultaneously the conscious experience of liminal "in-between" space with building an authentically joyous life of meaning, purpose, and legacy. By...

How do parents cope when their adult children struggle to launch, battle depression or addiction, or return home unable to face independence? With empathy and insight, When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us confronts the painful gap between parental hopes and the reality of "adultolescents"...