Dr Emily – The Meaning of Mid-Life

Mid-life crises have a bad rap.

Joined by our resident psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove, this emisode is for everyone, but especially for those who’s back goes out more than them, and who are trying to fill the void with purpose (or a ponytail, or a sports car).

Technically, you’re in your mid-life from about the ages of 35-70. Which would be quite bleak, if we didn’t have Dr Emily in the studio to reframe this period of our lives with hope, meaning and purpose.

Tuning into what our soul is yearning for, Dr Emily discusses how we can intentionally look at generating legacy, combat narratives which suggest “we should have it all worked out”, and maybe even turn our intelligence into a …. um, butterfly.

And then we hear from Josh, who’s right in the thick of it. Cue tears. Cue hugs. Cue sending Josh all of the love in the entire world.

Dr Em, you’ve hit the nail on the head with this one.

Chapters
0:00
Trying to fill a void
9:38
Why am I here
17:23
The practicalities of soul yearning
21:54
It should have worked out by now
31:34
Reframing with hope
39:29
The UShaped Curve of Happiness
42:36
In the thick of it untangling depression and midlife
54:52
A disturbance in the force
1:04:41
The stories we tell ourselves
1:07:21
Working with the struggle
1:14:23
Unique midlife hobby Golf
Transcript
Written by AI so definitely imperfect
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