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Women
fromwww.bbc.com
9 hours ago

Women's network for mid-life wellbeing launches

A woman created a community to empower middle-aged women after overcoming personal challenges and trying 50 new experiences before turning 50.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

If a person in their forties says they prefer being alone, listen carefully to whether they said it with peace or with rehearsal, because one is a preference and the other is a script they wrote to survive a loneliness they stopped fighting years ago - Silicon Canals

Middle-aged loneliness often manifests as performed preference for solitude, distinguishable from genuine contentment with being alone through speech patterns and emotional authenticity.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

8 sacrifices you quietly made in your 40s and 50s that shaped your family in ways no one ever acknowledged - Silicon Canals

Ever notice how the biggest sacrifices we make for our families are often the ones that go completely unnoticed? I've been thinking about this lately, especially as I watch friends navigate their forties and fifties. These are the years when we're supposed to have it all figured out, right? Yet they're also when we quietly give up pieces of ourselves that nobody ever really talks about.
Relationships
Remodel
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

At the age of 58, I've bought my first drill. Can it make me a new man? | Adrian Chiles

A 59-year-old buys a yellow drill to overcome lifelong practical-skill insecurity and learn basic DIY tasks.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Watching The Office recently, my heart just sank' Mackenzie Crook on comedy, cruelty and being TV royalty

Mackenzie Crook portrays Gordon in Small Prophets, a pedantic DIY-store manager amid a melancholic story centered on Michael's quiet grief and middle-age rumination.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Will Epstein: Yeah, mostly

A home-recorded, intimate album examines middle age through mundane domestic details, blending existential melancholy with plainspoken, pithy pop tableaux.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Bad Marriages and Middle Age in Curtis Sittenfeld's Stories

Stories focus on troubled marriages, middle age, the passage of time, and changing perceptions of people and events.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Zadie Smith's heads up to young people: 'You are absolutely going to become old'

Zadie Smith evaluates art by whether it makes her feel alive and reflects on middle age, family, time, and generational differences.
Psychology
fromThe New Yorker
4 months ago

"Understanding the Science," by Camille Bordas

Middle-aged friends confront superficiality, health obsessions, and social pressures while resisting self-discovery and dietary guilt at a celebratory dinner.
Humor
fromDefector
4 months ago

Oh Shit, I'm A Crossword Dork Now | Defector

A middle-aged writer became obsessed with New York Times crosswords after subscribing, overcoming earlier intimidation and improving with digital tools.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Dementia risk for people who quit smoking in middle age same as someone who never smoked'

Quitting smoking in middle age greatly slows cognitive decline, making dementia risk within ten years comparable to that of never-smokers.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

I'm going to write about all of it': author Chris Kraus on success, drugs and I Love Dick

Chris Kraus's late mainstream success with I Love Dick compelled candid exploration of middle age, artistic identity, and the awkward aftermath of earlier work.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Summer's ending and the delusion that a new me might be possible is back | Emma Brockes

Every year at this time, I think of a quote from the Bible, but which I know from Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, in which seven-year-old Jeanette stitches a needlepoint sampler decorated withthe inscription: The summer is ended and we are not yet saved. We are not yet saved: no, not in this house, where I experience the back-to-school week in September far more urgently than New Year's Day as the time of year for a behavioural reset.
Mindfulness
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath review uproarious tales of a midlife cataclysm

Desiree Burch emphasizes that middle age is not just a transition but a cataclysm marked by intense hormonal changes, showcasing 66 symptoms of perimenopause.
Women
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Middle-aged women are having a moment and my new favourite TV series shows why | Emma Brockes

The Norwegian show 'Pernille' offers a refreshing take on middle-aged women's experiences, standing against the glorification of wealth seen in many contemporary TV shows.
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