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When midlife support groups become stuck in analysis

Three of us from college have been meeting monthly for two years to figure out what comes next now that we're all in our early fifties, but lately it feels like we're just reinforcing each other's paralysis instead of actually helping each other move forward.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The very safety that makes it possible to examine your life honestly with others can become a comfortable prison that prevents actual change.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Midlife Transitions (40s-60s)?”

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