Prime Time with Bec Wilson Navigating a midlife crisis: With Dr. Julie Hannan
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Jul 17, 2024 
Dr. Julie Hannan, psychologist and author of The Midlife Crisis Handbook, offers clinical insight into identity shifts in midlife. She explores what midlife crisis feels like and why pausing matters. Practical assessments, values work and experiments for rebuilding purpose are discussed. Relationships, menopause, longevity and retraining in midlife are also covered.
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Midlife As An Identity Crisis
- A midlife crisis is primarily a crisis of identity when old roles no longer fit and the future feels uncertain.
- Julie Hannan says it often brings feelings of being lost, underachieving, and panicked about time running out.
Pause Before You Make Big Moves
- Pause and evaluate rather than reacting impulsively like buying a Porsche or having an affair.
- Julie Hannan recommends identifying misaligned life areas and realigning behaviour with current values.
Use Scores To Pinpoint Misalignment
- Rate 14 life areas from 0–10 to spot where you feel most dissatisfied.
- Then quickly pick core values and check which low-scoring areas lack those values to target change.
