Midlife Repurposed

Midlife Repurposed

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Lament is holy work too, so I’m just going to sit here in this space for a bit.
 • Michelle Rayburn
Intuitive Productivity: No Pressure, Just Freedom
A Year Without Resolutions or Goals (and Why That’s Okay)
 • Michelle Rayburn
Still Sweet to Trust in Jesus
A song recently triggered a memory from nearly twenty-five years ago.
 • Michelle Rayburn
To the Woman Trying on Clothing at TJ Maxx
A class reunion is an opportunity to take a step back and embrace our true value, not how we look.
 • Michelle Rayburn
A Dutch Word That Feels Like Home
A single Dutch word suddenly explains so much of what my midlife heart has been longing for.
 • Michelle Rayburn
Now, This Is a Change I Can Handle
Sometimes the "key" to self-care has a little "twist."
 • Michelle Rayburn
Lent: A Season to Weep, A Season to Wait
Conflicted.
 • Michelle Rayburn
The Art of Resilience
I launched a book into the world this week, and it seems fitting that it would be on a subject that’s currently hitting home in a big way.
 • Michelle Rayburn
If we’re the sandwich generation, I’m the peanut butter.
When people talk about the sandwich generation, they usually mean the spot people in midlife find themselves in, caring for aging parents while raising…
 • Michelle Rayburn
Friday Night Fuzz Buster
Somewhere between the ranch dressing and the silence, it hit me. What in the Dull Women's Club have I become?
 • Michelle Rayburn
Pedaling Through Midlife with Purpose: A Q&A with Linda Hanstra
Author Linda Hanstra shares heartfelt insights from her book Empty-Nest Joyride, offering encouragement and purpose for navigating midlife transitions.
 • Michelle Rayburn and Linda Hanstra
Why I Don't Need a Glow Up
And you don't either, midlife friend.
 • Michelle Rayburn
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