Are you freaking out about what’s going on in your life? You may well be experiencing a very common transition in life. But don’t worry, it’s almost certainly not a crisis.

In this episode, you’ll get a better understanding of why you’re feeling this way.

If you’re Gen X, we unpick some of the myths about the stereotypical ‘midlife crisis’ and, if you’re Gen Z, we’ll look at the newer ‘quarterlife’ crisis.

You’ll learn:

• How the idea of the midlife crisis started and why it took off, even though there wasn’t much clinical evidence for it
• Two models for the quarterlife crisis and which type you might be experiencing
• Why it’s unlikely you’re experiencing a full-blown crisis
• What you can do about the way you’re feeling

You might be surprised by some of our conclusions - like the fact that, statistically, Gen Z are more likely to experience a crisis than Gen X. And it’s not just a human phenomenon: chimps and orangutans can have a ‘midlife crisis’ too!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-say-chimps-and-orangutans-have-mid-life-crises-136191276/

We talk about our own experiences of coming to terms with feeling lost or dissatisfied and what we’ve found helpful in getting through it.

So if you’re confused about how you’re feeling, listen in and learn how you can make sense of it.

Hit play now.

3.30 Introduction to the quarterlife crisis

5.30 Introduction to the midlife crisis

9.25 Origins of the midlife crisis

11.20 The quarterlife crisis

13.00 Model 1 for the quarterlife crisis

15.30 Model 2 for the quarterlife crisis

21.00 The midlife crisis: myth or reality?

24.00 The midlife crisis - the biological or evolutionary reason

26.20 Why you might feel so empty and hollow in midlife

28.20 What might cause the quarterlife crisis

29.15 What might be changing about quarterlife/midlife patterns

30.30 What you can do to combat the quarterlife/midlife crisis

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