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Midlife, Thriving in life Sharon Crossett Midlife, Thriving in life Sharon Crossett

How To Thrive After 50 As A Woman: 17 Best Ways

Have you noticed thoughts creeping in now you are in your fifties, ones that ask, “Is this it?” I hear it often, from clients, friends, and even at times from myself.

Fifty is supposed to be a time of wisdom, freedom, and confidence. And yet, for many of us, it feels like a chapter closing, not opening.

Maybe it’s the views of society that say your prime has passed. Or the relentless social media reels of youth flooding your feed.

Or perhaps it’s because you mourn versions of you that never got to be. The career you didn’t pursue.

The relationship that didn’t bloom. The dreams you put to one side to deal with life’s responsibilities.

But here’s something I want to tell you: Feeling like life is over doesn’t mean it actually is.

This could be a sign that something exciting is evolving. The roles you have played in your life up to now are making way for something better.

Your life isn’t over. It’s pivoting. And in that pivot, there is adventure and power.

In fact, this chapter, this messy, questioning chapter, might be the first time life starts to feel like yours.

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