Virginia Woolf’s wild run of creativity in her 40s included writing her masterpiece on the terrors and triumphs of middle age ...

While the narrator of All Fours suffers plenty of distress and ennui, she never uses the word “crisis” without scare quotes. She’s clearly holding out for another kind of midlife.

According to a recent survey from Arta Finance, a wealth management platform, 38% of Gen Zs are currently experiencing a midlife crisis due to money, mental health issues and career instability.