674da32071 This entry was posted in Joanna's Articles, Midlife and tagged middle age, Midlife Crisis on October 16, 2013 by Joanna Robinson, M.Div, M.Ed. You may get married, have children, become a homeowner, and acquire material possessions. Readers can expect an enormous long-term payoff. view historyCommon Knowledge You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data. –Gail Hudson (retrieved from Amazon Tue, 01 Sep 2015 14:44:22 -0400). In midlife, its time to re-focus your energy based on who you truly arenot simply who your family, partner, or society expect you to be.You need to attend to the cues your body gives you as you age, so you can live this second half of life with vitality. You may need to embrace parts of yourself you dont like very much, parts youve cut off, neglected, or forgotten. But the masks you wear in the first half of life represent only part of who you are.
These shadow parts need to to be acknowledged and made more conscious, not cast off and ignored. You may be called to navigate a path in your internal landscape that youve never travelled before. Give me a call at (253) 761-8808 x2, or email me at joannasoulcarepsychotherapy.comif youd like to talk about the possibility of making an appointment. This period brings up questions such as: Why am I here on this earth? What parts of myself did I ignore or suppress earlier in life? Which relationships/activities do I want to give more time to? Which ones do I want to change or eliminate? How can I deal with the challenges my body experiences as I age? There are no universal prescriptions for undertaking the midlife journey. All Rights Reserved. ListsNoneWill you like it? Loading. And discovering the deeper meaning of your own particular experience of midlife is crucial.
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