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Stuck In The Middle: Work, Health And Happiness At Midlife NPR explores what happens to us when we hit 50 or so and what we can do to flourish in our middle years.
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Stuck In The Middle: Work, Health And Happiness At Midlife

Care For A Career Change-Up? These Stories Are Proof It's Never Too Late
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Care For A Career Change-Up? These Stories Are Proof It's Never Too Late

One of the keys to staying happy in your career as the years go by is finding a purpose or meaning to it. Sometimes that means rethinking your job in your middle years.

Care For A Career Change-Up? These Stories Are Proof It's Never Too Late

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8 Ways You Can Survive — And Thrive In — Midlife

One secret to midlife happiness is being a rookie at something. Trying new things and failing keeps you robust. retrorocket/Getty Images hide caption

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8 Ways You Can Survive — And Thrive In — Midlife

One secret to midlife happiness is being a rookie at something. Trying new things and failing keeps you robust. Also, to revive a midlife marriage, mix things up: Hike, go dancing or set out in an RV.

8 Ways You Can Survive — And Thrive In — Midlife

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Forget About It: Your Middle-Aged Brain Is Not On The Decline

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Forget About It: Your Middle-Aged Brain Is Not On The Decline

You forget someone's name, or why you ran downstairs. Your brain is getting older, and the connections are weakening. But research shows the middle-aged brain is actually operating at its peak.

Forget About It: Your Middle-Aged Brain Is Not On The Decline

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Forget The Red Sports Car. The Midlife Crisis Is A Myth
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Forget The Red Sports Car. The Midlife Crisis Is A Myth

The midlife crisis is entrenched in American popular culture, but mostly, it doesn't exist in more than a mere 10 percent of the population. Here, five ways we misunderstand midlife.

Forget The Red Sports Car. The Midlife Crisis Is A Myth

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