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Scenario

When longtime friend groups struggle with different approaches to midlife questioning

Our friend group from college is all hitting our mid-40s and when we get together now there's this weird tension because some of us are talking about major life changes—career shifts, divorces, spiritual awakenings—and others seem uncomfortable with all the questioning and want to keep things light like we used to. We used to be able to talk about anything but now it feels like we're in different places about how much we're willing to examine our lives.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A community built on shared history is fragmenting as people approach midlife transformation with different levels of openness and readiness.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Midlife identity reinvention?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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