Midlife women have shared with us the many challenges they face. Weight changes, changes in their physical body shape, loss of strength and balance, or changes in their metabolism.

They’ve shared feeling achy, having pain, and experiencing a lack of stamina or fatigue which interefered with achieving their exercise and fitness goals. Eating healthfully and getting adequate sleep were also on the list.

They also shared difficulties staying connected and engaged with friends (or the loss of friends) and family due to life transitions. The lack of connection was often described as feelings of loneliness.

Women also felt torn between managing grown children, aging parents, and not having enough personal time to care for themselves.

The good news is you are not alone! Read more to find out what you can do to flourish after 50!

You feel a “rumbling” inside yourself that your life should be different from what it is right now. You’re not alone. It’s common to experience an internal rumbling—a feeling something should be different or something needs to change. However, your old identity may be holding you back and sabotaging the future you. You may be stuck in old behaviors that are not aligned with who you are in midlife or who you want to be. It’s time to reimagine your midlife vision!

Feeling blue in midlife is common. It’s a time of a lot of change in an uncertain world. Creating a list of our accomplishments and successes over the last two years helped us feel grateful, content, and ok. Making this list, reflecting on it, celebrating change, and being grateful, helped us feel better. It served as a reminder that even when things happening in the world around us seems bleak, it’s possible to experience joy.