Is This a Midlife Crisis?

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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Kids & Family, Comedy, Parenting

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to have a midlife crisis? What exactly counts as "midlife," and (yikes) are we already in it? Can we avoid the disenchantment and the rash decision-making that stereotypically accompany such times in our lives? A listener in our Facebook group asked: "Who has been thru their midlife crisis and how did you deal? Turning 40 next week has me feeling like I've wasted my life. Can I get over the what-ifs?" In this episode Amy and Margaret discuss: How American culture has changed its views on aging Why women and men experience midlife crises differently Why the age of your children might be the thing triggering your crisis Here are links to some of the resources discussed in the episode: Howard P. Chudacoff: How old are you? Age consciousness in American culture Laurence Steinberg: Crossing Paths: How Your Child's Adolescence Triggers Your Own Crisis Mark Jackson: Life begins at 40: the demographic and cultural roots of the midlife crisis Sign up for the What Fresh Hell newsletter! Once a month you’ll get our favorite recent episodes, plus links to other things to read and watch and listen to, and upcoming special events: http://eepurl.com/h8ze3z We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Amy we are hitting the road. That is right. I'm so excited about this. What Fresh Hell Live is back. We are coming to stages around the northeast this fall and we are coming, we hope, to a city near you. You can get your tickets now to see us live for a super fun mom's night out full of comedy,
0:18.4	community, and hanging out with us at every show.
0:22.6	We have not done this since before the pandemic,
0:24.5	so we are so excited to get back out on the road
0:27.2	and meet everybody and see you in person.
0:29.2	Ready to hear where you can find us.
0:30.5	We are going to be in Charlotte, North Carolina, Boston, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C.
0:36.1	Our nation's capital, Philadelphia, and of course our hometown of New York City.
0:41.8	You can find out all the details about the show and get your
0:44.3	tickets at what Fresh Hel Podcast.com. Click tour dates at the top. Tickets are
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0:58.3	We cannot wait to see you.
0:59.7	I'm going to have a midlife crisis when I'm like 76.
1:05.0	What fresh hell?
1:07.0	Laughing in the face of motherhood.
1:10.0	I don't feel sad exactly. I just blah with Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson.
1:16.1	I might still marry George Clooney a podcast that solves today's parenting dilemmas
1:22.0	so you don't have to you You never wanted to do it anyway
1:24.9	so stop worrying that you didn't do it.
1:31.1	Hello everyone and welcome to what fresh hell laughing in the face of motherhood this is Margaret and this is Amy and today we're talking about midlife crises.
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