Burnout is incredibly common during midlife transition. In fact, there may be a great deal of disillusionment and fatigue connected to living in work and other social roles and in meeting their expectations.
Dealing with shame is one of the most demanding aspects of psychological work, and, in midlife transition, we can often face this struggle most acutely. Often in midlife transition, when people begin to seriously look back at their lives and review them, the experience of…
A good Jungian case studies has great respect for the psychological processes that make up the midlife transition in most people. This is because, for many, much of the course of life and of the value they assign to it will be determined during the…
The term "mid life crisis" is a cliche in our society, which individual therapy must sometimes deconstruct. Now, don't get me wrong: a tremendous amount does happen to us at midlife. But it isn't usually the ridiculous caricature referred to in our society as a…
The baby boomer generation is entering the later part of midlife transition. Jungian case studies has a lot to say about what happens at that time in life. This generation is looking for something real and unique, that lasts, and Jungian case studies may be…
While the phrase "midlife crisis" is cliche, there is nonetheless a great deal of psychological change and adjustment that goes on in this part of life. The individual can either deny this, in which case, her or his life risks lapsing into sterility, or these…
Regret can be a potent emotion, and a great many of us have experienced its power. In my next few postings, I will be examining the phenomenon of regret, and the way it impacts us. It can have a huge grip on us. It can…
A great deal of stress and anxiety in peoples’ lives is associated with making major decisions that deeply effect personal life. Very often, people come into therapy because they are hung on the horns of a major dilemma, with a decision to be made between…
The great jazz artist Peggy Lee performed the following beautiful, highly disturbing yet haunting song in 1969, at midlife, in her 50th year: I doubt that questions get much more real than those in this song. And the question that Peggy Lee sings about here is of…
Make no mistake, moving is living. -Ryan Bingham “Up in the Air”, directed by Jason Reitman, stars George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. Clooney’s character Ryan Bingham is a full-time corporate down-sizer whose life consists of an endless stream of business travel (“322 days…