Psychologists Off the Clock

Psychologists Off the Clock


375. Midlife: From Crisis to Curiosity with Meg McKelvie and Debbie Sorensen

October 02, 2024

Are you in the midst of a midlife transition, grappling with big questions about purpose, change, and self-discovery?


For this week’s episode, cohost Debbie Sorensen celebrates her 50th birthday with a discussion on the transformative period of midlife with her friend, Dr. Meg McKelvie


A period rich with psychological shifts, existential questions, and challenges in finding deeper meaning, they get into acceptance and commitment therapy, emotional, psychical and cognitive changes, ways to overcome people-pleasing habits, and much much more. 


With practical exercises and writing practices, this episode is a gift to anyone navigating midlife transitions and relationships, offering insight, reflection, and a path toward deeper understanding and fulfilling connections. We hope you enjoy this heartfelt and poignant conversation! 


Listen and Learn:

  • Opportunities that midlife brings for deeper understanding and transformation
  • Confronting body changes and the aging process 
  • How your relationships can become deeper in midlife; letting go of surface-level bonds and embracing genuine honesty and shared experiences
  • The myth of the midlife crisis and how, contrary to what stereotypes lead us to believe, it frequently involves a sharp internal existential shift rather than a dramatic upheaval
  • Living with unanswered questions and learning to sit with the discomfort of uncertainty
  • Ways you can cultivate a personal space that nurtures self-reflection and self-sufficiency
  • The lessons that regret can teach us
  • The value of sitting with challenging emotions such as anger and grief, and how these feelings can provide critical insights into your life 
  • The difference between body neutrality and body positivity and how stepping back from the internal debate about your body can lead to a more peaceful relationship with yourself



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