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midlife crisis · Minette Riordan · Sep 17, 2024

5 Ways to Discover Your Purpose in Midlife and After Retirement

Have you ever found yourself wondering, “What’s next for me?” As you move through your 50s, 60s, and 70s, this question may come up more often. This …Read more

midlife crisis · Minette Riordan · Jul 20, 2023

Midlife Magic: 7 Humorous Tips for Building Strong Relationships

Hey there, fabulous ladies in the midlife club! Who says your journey of building strong relationships has to be all serious and solemn? I'm here …Read more

midlife crisis · Minette Riordan · Jul 19, 2023

5 Creative Ways to Calm Your Busy Mind

Ever feel like your thoughts are all competing in a relay race but you never actually manage to hand off the baton from one to the next? Instead y…Read more

midlife crisis · Minette Riordan · Jul 10, 2023

Draw Like a Kindergartner and Other Ways to Bring More Creativity into your Day

About 10 years ago, I got really serious about my creative practice. I started to explore painting and mixed media. I've always been a writer and …Read more

midlife crisis · Minette Riordan · Jul 9, 2023

5 Benefits of a Consistent Creative practice for navigating midlife

Something interesting and predictable tends to happen to women in midlife. You find yourself yearning to reconnect to your creativity. In fact, th…Read more

midlife crisis · Minette Riordan · Jul 7, 2023

7 Ways to Unleash Creativity and Tap into Your Artistic Side in Midlife

Tapping into my own creativity over the last decade has changed my life in more ways than I can count. It has shifted the focus on my life's work …Read more

midlife crisis · Minette Riordan · Jul 7, 2023

Rediscovering Passion: How to Reignite Your Dreams in Midlife

Ah, midlife! The time when we women find ourselves at the intersection of wisdom and fine lines. It's a phase that comes with its fair share of ch…Read more

midlife crisis · Minette Riordan · Jul 5, 2023

3 Essential Qualities of a Midlife Renaissance

This is part 3 of a 3-part series on the 9 essential qualities of a midlife renaissance. You can find part one here and part two here. The fi…Read more

midlife crisis · Minette Riordan · Jul 4, 2023

Part 2: 9 Essential Qualities of a Midlife Renaissance

In part one of this 3 part series, I shared the first 3 qualities that are essential to a midlife renaissance: creativity, adventure and connectio…Read more