There’s a kind of loneliness that shows up in midlife that few people talk about. When we’re younger, many of us imagine this chapter of life differently. We assume that by now things will feel settled. Career established. Family life sorted. Finances steadier. A clearer sense of who we are and where we’re headed. We imagine freedom beginning to open up — travel plans, fewer responsibilities, more life on our own terms. And sometimes parts of that are true. But often, midlife

There’s often a moment in midlife—in the middle of everything you’ve built—that can feel surprisingly… disorienting. Things that once felt clear start to blur.  Roles that once defined you begin to shift. Questions you didn’t expect to be asking quietly enter the room: What do I want now? Who am I, outside of everything I’ve been? Where do I even begin? No one really prepares us for this part. When we’re younger, we imagine that by this age, things will feel settled. Figured