Generativity vs. Stagnation: Flourishing or Floundering After 40?
What is it about turning 40? It feels like a rite of passage—though not necessarily a welcome one. Black balloons, “Over the Hill” cards, and jokes about being “past your prime” reinforce the idea that life is now on a slow, inevitable decline.
Maybe it’s the realization that we’ve crossed some invisible halfway mark, or maybe it’s something deeper. Erik…
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