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Midlife Matters

Thoughts on repurposing life after 50

Menopause
How We Can Rewrite the Menopause Story

Cecilia Dintino PsyD on July 21, 2021

The stories we share give our lives meaning and help us suffer. What is the story we share about menopause? Can it be more than a set of miserable symptoms?

The stories we share give our lives meaning and help us suffer. What is the story we share about menopause? Can it be more than a set of miserable symptoms?

Aging
The Richness of Middle Age

Cecilia Dintino PsyD on March 27, 2021

Maybe you think you have reached your expiration date for growing up? Perhaps you think you are too old for therapy? Let's reconsider this narrative and keep on growing-up.

Maybe you think you have reached your expiration date for growing up? Perhaps you think you are too old for therapy? Let's reconsider this narrative and keep on growing-up.

Relationships
How to Be In Love With Your Future Self

Cecilia Dintino PsyD on October 21, 2019

When we are prejudiced towards our future selves, we are not seeing who they really could be. And we are not imagining who else they could be.

When we are prejudiced towards our future selves, we are not seeing who they really could be. And we are not imagining who else they could be.

Aging
7 Thoughts Not to Think as You Get Older

Cecilia Dintino PsyD on July 18, 2019

Ageist thoughts hurt us. They hold back, inhibit our development, and sometimes fill us with shame. Who needs that? Here are seven thoughts not to think.

Ageist thoughts hurt us. They hold back, inhibit our development, and sometimes fill us with shame. Who needs that? Here are seven thoughts not to think.

Aging
It’s Time to Be Creative: Aging Is the New Art

Cecilia Dintino PsyD on July 11, 2019

Women 50, 60, 70 and up: It's time to stop being confused about what to do next. Instead, it's time to be creative. Here are three big reasons why.

Women 50, 60, 70 and up: It's time to stop being confused about what to do next. Instead, it's time to be creative. Here are three big reasons why.

Wisdom
Growing Up Past 50

Cecilia Dintino PsyD on April 17, 2019

Recently, I asked myself, Who do you want to be when you grow up? I have this sense that at 60, there is more growing for me to do.

Recently, I asked myself, Who do you want to be when you grow up? I have this sense that at 60, there is more growing for me to do.

Positive Psychology
How to Build a Future with New Potential

Cecilia Dintino PsyD on February 26, 2019

Most of us look to our futures in a crystal ball that reflects only what's gone before. But the best discoveries are born from something never experienced before.

Most of us look to our futures in a crystal ball that reflects only what's gone before. But the best discoveries are born from something never experienced before.

Gratitude
How to Be Grateful

Cecilia Dintino PsyD on November 21, 2018

Are you short on reasons to be grateful? What if gratitude is not a commodity that needs a reason to exist? Maybe gratefulness is in you, like the stars are in the sky.

Are you short on reasons to be grateful? What if gratitude is not a commodity that needs a reason to exist? Maybe gratefulness is in you, like the stars are in the sky.

Aging
How To Defy Ageism

Cecilia Dintino PsyD on October 16, 2018

Defying ageism requires more than our resistance. The first call to action is to use our imagination. What can we make up about our future possibilities?

Defying ageism requires more than our resistance. The first call to action is to use our imagination. What can we make up about our future possibilities?

Anxiety
Re-Story Your Life

Cecilia Dintino PsyD on January 29, 2018

What's your re-story? How our narratives are continuously evolving with each moment.

What's your re-story? How our narratives are continuously evolving with each moment.