The Myth of the Midlife Crisis

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

For years, people have been faced with the possibility of suffering a ‘midlife crisis’ when they near age 40. But is the concept scientifically sound? And now that millennials are entering midlife, is what they’re experiencing different than previous generations? In this episode, Sanjay has a candid conversation with his younger brother Suneel about how he is approaching middle age. Then, University of British Columbia professor Nancy Sin explains why midlife is becoming more stressful, and how we all can better deal with it. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yeah, something I've learned doing this podcast over the last year or so, is that my family
0:07.5	members?
0:08.5	They all have a pretty sharp wit.
0:10.7	For example, they all love to really razz me about my home studio setup.
0:15.1	Wait, is that an irony more behind you?
0:18.1	Yes.
0:19.1	Did you know that I'm an expert at?
0:21.1	I really did know that.
0:23.1	I actually didn't know that.
0:24.1	No, I didn't know.
0:25.1	Because I don't know, but that I didn't know.
0:28.9	Those have been ironing your clothes and she were like a little kid.
0:31.5	That's right.
0:32.5	That's right.
0:33.5	That's the thing about having a little brother.
0:36.7	That's a nail.
0:37.9	And when I call him little brother, I really mean it.
0:41.1	He's a full 10 years younger than me, which means I'm Jen X and he's basically on the
0:46.0	cusp of being a millennial.
0:48.1	In many ways, I've been like a third parent to him.
0:51.0	By the way, I change a lot of diapers just so you know, I was a masterful diaper changer
0:56.0	by the time I had my own kids because of you.
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