Today, midlife is less about crisis and more about cultivating confidence, creativity, and a vibe all its own. Here’s why this era is finally getting its much-deserved glow-up. 1.

Inventing midlife The history of middle age begins as far back as the eye can read. In classical Western literature, the ...

A midlife crisis is a sign that you have successfully navigated the tasks of the first half of life. If you’re finding yourself in emotional turmoil after reaching your goals , here’s a new ...

Vox quotes Hollen Reischer in an article about the mid-life crisis looming for older millennials. “The thing about those stereotypes is that they’re not actually very common. People don’t actually ...

While the actual term “midlife crisis” was not born until 1965, thanks to 48-year-old Canadian psychoanalyst Elliot Jacques, its gestation stretched across the 18th and 19th centuries.

The shifts associated with being in your 40s and 50s – gray hairs, career doldrums, a longing for something more – seem as inevitable as aging itself. It wasn’t always this way.

Gen Z already suffering ‘midlife crisis,’ research finds: ‘Not doing well’ By . Brooke Kato. Published Jan. 16, 2025, 9:40 a.m. ET. It’s not exactly working for Gen Z.

(THE CONVERSATION) In the acknowledgments of her 2024 novel “All Fours,” Miranda July explains that she was inspired by a series of conversations about “physical and emotional 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.

“The midlife crisis myth is that people can’t cope with aging and act out in maladaptive ways,” says Reischer. “But this research suggests that these transitions, typical of midlife, are in fact ...

In Netflix's series remake of the 1981 film 'The Four Seasons', Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Marco Calvani and Kerri Kenney-Silver are friends of 30-plus years left reeling ...