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The Stories We Tell Ourselves And How To Rewrite Your Midlife Career Story

The truth is: the biggest obstacles midlife women face aren’t their CVs, qualifications, or age — they’re the stories they’ve absorbed and repeated until they feel like facts. These stories are powerful. They shape our confidence. They narrow our choices. And often, they keep us stuck in careers and lives that no longer fit.

Patricia Ezechie

Nov 283 min read

A silhouetted woman stands at the edge of a cliff at sunset, bathed in a soft, ethereal glow from the horizon. The expansive view symbolizes reflection, transition, and the quiet power of midlife transformation — aligning with themes of identity, change, and career clarity for women in the Creating the Career You Want Programme by Patricia Ezechie

What Is Midlife, Really? A Reflective Look at Identity, Aging, and Change

To me, midlife begins around 39 and stretches to about 59. Not because of a number. But because something shifts inside. You start asking different questions. You stop tolerating old answers. You begin to wonder whether the life you’ve built still fits the person you’re becoming.

Patricia Ezechie

Jul 112 min read