No Use Crying Over Midlife Messes

No Use Crying Over Midlife Messes

One morning a few weeks ago, I woke up excited about a podcast episode I would be recording that afternoon with a funny, smart life coach from Atlanta. I had already done my homework—researched her background, prepared questions, cleared my late-afternoon schedule—so...
Is Midlife Depression the New Epidemic?

Is Midlife Depression the New Epidemic?

In my family, mental illness was not something we talked about. We glazed over our emotional slumps with hopeful phrases like “Everything will be OK,” or “That’s life,” and no one ever dared to utter words like “anxiety” or “depression.” But those feelings seeped out...