Physician-author Christiane Northrup tells women that midlife can be a good thing, especially for those who boost their nitric oxide and foster their sexuality.
By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
As an obstetrician-gynecologist, Christiane Northrup, MD, of Yarmouth, Maine, has spent years caring for women when something went wrong with their bodies.… Read the rest
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How To Redesign – Midlife can be your Best Life
I wanted to share this wonderful work from Dennis Merrit Jones — one of my favorite authors…: I couldn’t have said it better…
“Life is a blackboard upon which we consciously or unconsciously write those messages which govern us. We hold the chalk and the eraser in our hand but are ignorant of this fact.… Read the rest
Spirituality and Midlife Crisis
by Richard Patterson
Midlife crisis has unfortunately become the stuff of made-for-television movies. The weekly crisis of a middle-aged man leaving his wife of twenty years for a woman half his age has become almost a cultural stereotype. Sadly, the profound quality and significance of midlife crisis becomes lost in the process such that men and women in the midst of this upheaval minimize its significance.… Read the rest
Empty Nest, Midlife and the Holidays –
I notice this year, more than others that traditions no longer work for some families.
Children are far away. In-laws have rights, too. Divorce means sharing. Grandparents and parents have died. Military families are separated. Illness causes limitations. Economic challenges affect travel, menus, and gift giving.… Read the rest
Getting older and getting better- Midlife and Aging
The looming reality of senior citizen status scares a lot of boomers. No need. Laura Carstensen, a top expert on aging, says life gets only richer with time.
Interview by Patricia B. Gray, Money Magazine contributing writer
(Money Magazine) — At 21, Laura Carstensen had an epiphany that could change your life.… Read the rest