Forget the midlife crisis. It may be your happiest chapter yet

Time magazine features research by Hollen Reischer on the ways that midlife crises can present. Midlifers often embrace themselves, their past, and the world. “Questions about identity are valuable,” Reischer says. “Identity exploration is often portrayed as something very negative. Instead, it can be an opportunity to disrupt a less-than-ideal status quo.” In the process, new challenges arise. “Satisfaction is always good, but it’s also fine to recognize if life isn’t ideal or perfect,” Reischer says.