09/03/2026
Midlife crisis isn't what people think it is.
Most people imagine something dramatic.
A sports car.
A sudden affair.
A radical life change.
But in my work as an RTT therapist I see something very different.
Midlife usually arrives quietly.
People come to me saying:
“I’m suddenly anxious and I don’t know why.”
Or:
“I’ve spent 25 years building this career… and I can’t do it anymore.”
By midlife we’ve accumulated a lot.
Loss.
Responsibility.
Pressure.
Expectations.
Eventually the nervous system reaches a point where it simply can’t carry any more.
What we call a “midlife crisis” is often the moment when old coping strategies stop working.
Psychologist Carl Jung described this stage of life as the beginning of individuation - the process of becoming more fully ourselves.
Midlife isn't necessarily a breakdown.
It may be the moment when the life we built to survive stops fitting who we are becoming.
I’ve written a longer reflection on this idea if you're curious to explore it further. you can read it on my website blog: https://www.charlotteferrier.com/proof-that-rtt-works/midlife-crisis-or-midlife-renewal