When Mid-Life Issues Interfere with Life

Bruce Peppin, author of the book The Best is Yet to Be: Moving Mountains in Midlife, says “Perched on the front stoop of old age, Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) are more downbeat than other age groups about the trajectory of their own lives.” Boomers find themselves in a funk – pessimistic about their future, stressed, unhappy, and increasingly leaving long term marriages in what’s now referred to as “Gray Divorce.” “Dealing with life’s hardships is nothing new,” says Peppin. “Past generations have done that. What’s unique for today’s mid-lifers is managing problems that are more severe because of societal breakdown and technological change.” Peppin, who struggled through his own mid-life crisis, says that midlife problems are part of our journey and part of the mountains we must conquer. He has some ideas about how to consider the bigger picture and come through to the other side victoriously. Everyone over thirty needs to hear this.