Midlife
Brene Brown, in her June 2021 podcast, described midlife as the time from your late-30s until you die. She went on to lay out in detail the things that it is time to let go when you hit this stage in your life. I invite you to look at her description (mostly a direct quote but I missed a few phrases here and there- link at bottom so you can listen for yourself!). Where do you see yourself?
So from this frame of reference, midlife is about loving and taking care of yourself, pushing forward through the fear, and finding your own deep sense of meaning and purpose, and going after it. So many men and women alike are just treading water, wondering when and how they can ever feel authentic and fulfilled.
Health coaching is about much more than physical health. And actually, if you go through life feeling chronically stressed, anxious, thwarted, etc., guess what else is likely to suffer? Your physical health.
If you find yourself in this place of “stuckness,” conversations with a coach may help you connect with and move toward your vision of your ideal life. It may be that therapy is appropriate in place of, or along side health coaching, and I welcome those conversations to explore if you saw yourself in this article.
This post was inspired by and drawn from this podcast: