What does a woman’s midlife crisis look like?

It starts with wondering what your purpose in life is. That transmutes into looking around you and wondering where time has gone. The underlying sentiment behind this is regret. Time gone by represents missed opportunities. Suddenly, your caring responsibilities have receded either because the kids have flown the nest or the elderly in your life …

It’s turning out to be one of those Midlife Sundays. Ever feel lost?

I hate those Sundays when I just don’t know what to do with myself. It is an overwhelming feeling of not being aligned with the world. The symptoms are malaise, procrastination and panic. The only unifying factor of these days is fear, a sense of dread, that, come bedtime, I am going to utterly regret …