The STC Blog
Navigating the universal turning points tied to age, biology, and life seasons – from youth identity to menopause, empty nests to elder transitions. These are the changes nobody warns you about but everyone faces.
The retirement identity crisis is a real phenomenon, and it is still not fully accounted for in the cultural conversation about retirement. Part of the reason is that it runs against the narrative: retirement is supposed to be…
Identity is rarely more visible than when it is lost. For many parents, the departure of children from the family home makes…
Fifty is not what it used to be, in the most literal sense: the fifty-year-old of today is living a different physiological,…
The dominant cultural narrative about ageing is one of loss: the loss of physical capacity, cognitive acuity, beauty, relevance. This narrative is…
Perimenopause — the transition to menopause that typically begins in the mid-to-late forties and can last several years — is one of…
The quarter-life crisis did not exist as a cultural category until recently, and there are still people who dismiss it as generational…
