Mid Life Crisis – what does it actually mean?
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24551598/height/360/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/484848/” width=”100%” scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” primary_content_url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/4aa7e0ae-44af-4eb3-b873-3ecf634b537c/MUMD_Ep_2_MIXED_FINAL.mp3″ libsyn_item_id=”24551598″ height=”360″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”484848″ player_use_thumbnail=”use_thumbnail” use_download_link=”” download_link_text=”Download Episode!” /] This episode is all about identifying what the term midlife crisis actually means. What’s the actual age of a midlife crisis? Are we all destined to have one, regardless of what we have achieved in life? Is it just a natural part of human development or “growing up”? This is how Wikipedia, defines it: A midlife crisis is a transition of identity and self-confidence that can occur in middle-aged individuals, typically 45 to 65 years old. The phenomenon is described as a psychological crisis brought about by events that highlight a person’s growing age, inevitable mortality, and possibly lack of accomplishments in life. This may produce feelings of intense depression, remorse, and high levels of anxiety, or the desire to achieve youthfulness or make drastic changes to their current lifestyle or feel the
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