Life can be stressful and no more so than in your 40s apparently. Extensive research shows this is very much the time people feel the squeeze- with pressure from all angles. Gone are the carefree days of your youthful 20s and there is pressure at home and work where you still have something to prove. If you are a parent, you are raising young children as well as now starting to take on more wider family responsibilities. This week we dive into the research around why your 40s are the toughest decade. so grab a cuppa and possibly some tissues as we try to find some comfort and some gems in the season
Resources
‘Research says that your 40s are you on happiest age’
Guardian 22 August 2022 by Sophie Brickman
Academic paper, The Midlife Dip in Well-being: A Critique by Carol, Graham and Danny Blanchflower
Feel the fear do it anyway by Susan Jeffers
The middlescence manifesto: igniting the passion of midlife Barbara Waxman
Over the Fence is a podcast written and presented by Vangeya Mhone and Sarah Parkinson
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Editing and Post-Production: Chris Parkinson
