In 2022, at age 54, my seemingly perfect life unravelled before my eyes. First came a professional crisis when I lost a significant career opportunity. Next, an even more profound loss struck when my mother passed away unexpectedly, leaving me with overwhelming guilt and regret.

As if that wasn’t enough, the world seemed to spin further out of control when my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. A deep ache permeated every aspect of my being, and each day became a balancing act of offering support while coping with my own immense grief and stress.

Searching for strength during this storm of adversity, I had a pivotal realisation: This was my midlife crisis.

At this point, when I was more than halfway through my life, I had two choices before me: I could either see these challenges as misfortune or use them as golden opportunities to reinvent myself. I chose the latter.

In 2022, at age 54, my seemingly perfect life unravelled before my eyes. First came a professional crisis when I lost a significant career opportunity. Next, an even more profound loss struck when my mother passed away unexpectedly, leaving me with overwhelming guilt and regret.

As if that wasn’t enough, the world seemed to spin further out of control when my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. A deep ache permeated every aspect of my being, and each day became a balancing act of offering support while coping with my own immense grief and stress.

Searching for strength during this storm of adversity, I had a pivotal realisation: This was my midlife crisis.

At this point, when I was more than halfway through my life, I had two choices before me: I could either see these challenges as misfortune or use them as golden opportunities to reinvent myself. I chose the latter.

This script promised happiness, success, and prosperity, and I lived by these rules for more than half my life. I never once questioned the prescribed path before me, ignoring the massive void inside… until a crisis hit.

In 2022, at age 54, my seemingly perfect life unravelled before my eyes. First came a professional crisis when I lost a significant career opportunity. Next, an even more profound loss struck when my mother passed away unexpectedly, leaving me with overwhelming guilt and regret.

As if that wasn’t enough, the world seemed to spin further out of control when my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. A deep ache permeated every aspect of my being, and each day became a balancing act of offering support while coping with my own immense grief and stress.

Searching for strength during this storm of adversity, I had a pivotal realisation: This was my midlife crisis.

At this point, when I was more than halfway through my life, I had two choices before me: I could either see these challenges as misfortune or use them as golden opportunities to reinvent myself. I chose the latter.

This script promised happiness, success, and prosperity, and I lived by these rules for more than half my life. I never once questioned the prescribed path before me, ignoring the massive void inside… until a crisis hit.

In 2022, at age 54, my seemingly perfect life unravelled before my eyes. First came a professional crisis when I lost a significant career opportunity. Next, an even more profound loss struck when my mother passed away unexpectedly, leaving me with overwhelming guilt and regret.

As if that wasn’t enough, the world seemed to spin further out of control when my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. A deep ache permeated every aspect of my being, and each day became a balancing act of offering support while coping with my own immense grief and stress.

Searching for strength during this storm of adversity, I had a pivotal realisation: This was my midlife crisis.

At this point, when I was more than halfway through my life, I had two choices before me: I could either see these challenges as misfortune or use them as golden opportunities to reinvent myself. I chose the latter.