Drawing, painting, clay sculpting, etching, printmaking, and more.

Origami, collage making, calligraphy, stamp-carving, and more.

Creative journaling, micro-story writing, blackout poetry, and more.

Multiple family and work roles in midlife can lead to chronic stress, correlating with fatigue, sleep problems, and mood symptoms.

Career changes, empty nest, or divorce can leave us yearning for something more; triggering questions about purpose, lacking time for ourselves, and feeling “lost”.

Loneliness peaks for many midlife women, even if we have busy lives. Many describe feeling cut off from friendships and meaningful connection.

Midlife shows some of the highest depression and anxiety rates, with women in their 40s–60s often expressing feelings of sadness, irritability, or overwhelm.