Secular 40: career panic, fertility grief, ironic detachment, facelift jokes. What's absent is a story. Organized secularism hasn't built one. by @bledewitz.bsky.social

https://onlys.ky/this-is-secular-40/

#Secularism #Humanism #Philosophy #MidlifeReflections #Meaning

"​I realized I’m approaching my 20th anniversary in this field, which sounds a bit strange to say."
UX Collective

uxdesign.cc/what-its-lik...

#DesignCareer #MidlifeReflections #UXDesign #CareerGrowth #DesignJourney

“Allowing yourself to feel sadness is an act of rebellion in a world that rewards fake happiness.”

Blue Monday 2026 is a good day to revisit this post:
carasutra.com/2025/01/allo...

#BlueMonday #MentalHealth #AllowSadness #ToxicPositivity #FeelingYourFeelings #Authenticity #MidlifeReflections

This week’s Is This It? is about how quickly the days blur into years—and what that means for the way we measure our lives.

👉 Read here: isthisitnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/notes-from...

#IsThisIt #WritingLife #MidlifeReflections #ModernParenting #CareerPivots

Yhea Foo Nah Foo Ep.136 🎧 redcircle.com/shows/yhea_f... A birthday weekend at State Cup becomes a deeper talk about coaching, fathers & sons, grief, legacy, and the moments that make life slow down. ⚽ #YheaFooNahFoo, #PodcastLife, #FathersAndSons, #Legacy, #MidlifeReflections,

New on Substack:
Not One of Them Had Kids
We said we wanted children. We lived like we didn’t. Now we’re in our 50s—and it’s clear.

A reflection on the life I built without children, and the men who did the same.

🔗 amydesouza.substack.com/p/not-one-of...

#ChildfreeNotLess #MidlifeReflections

rebuildingrob.com/2025/12/17/1... #MidlifeReflections #EmptyNestPrep #BaseballLife #AuthenticWriting #LifeIsWhatHappens

"TV host Gabby Logan, 51, shares insights on embracing midlife challenges and aging gracefully. " #MidlifeReflections https://fefd.link/i3z7G