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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the 40s are a pretty big turning point for a lot of people - if you are financially secure and settled, you may start to notice cracks in other parts of your life.  If you haven’t accomplished what you think you “should” have, you may feel as though you’ll never catch up… I do think many people go through some sort of identity crisis around their 40s - which could be triggered by all sorts of things.  How people deal with that is the true test.

For me personally - happily married, young kids, financially secure, happy in my professional life - I LOVE my 40s.  I finally feel like I have the time and energy to focus on things I love and to be really engaged with my kids and husband.  I think a huge part of this is just letting go of what other people think and all the “should”s in my life.  I feel totally confident in being who I am now, and am absolutely loving it.

BUT I did go through a bit of a crisis point at the beginning of my 40s when I felt really overwhelmed by the pressures of being a working mom with young kids and not having enough time to be a full person.  I did some therapy and worked on some tools to push through.[/quote]

I feel a lot of this. But I think the pandemic has been rough on a lot of people, particularly mid career with young kids as people in their 40s tend to be. I’ll be a lot happier once this is over![/quote]

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