121. The Happiness Dip Nobody Talks About (And Why the Best Is Yet to Come)

About this episode

In this episode, Natalie Sisson discusses the Happiness Dip experienced in late 40s and how to navigate it towards a more fulfilling life.

I'm just going to come right out and say it. This last year has been a lot. I’ve got a high-energy toddler. My mum is living with us and navigating dementia, which is equal parts beautiful and heartbreaking. We’re growing businesses, making big decisions, feeling financial pressure even when things are working. I’m moving through perimenopause, which honestly feels like being a different version of myself depending on the day. And then I came across this research on the Happiness Dip, that our happiness tends to dip in our late 40s before rising again, and I had one of those moments where you just stop and go: Oh… this isn’t random. This is exactly where I am. So in this episode, I’m talking honestly about what this phase feels like, why so many of us hit this dip, what I’m starting to see on the other side of it, and how you can start walking towards the climb instead of waiting for it to find you.  Because I don’t want you to just survive this phase. I want you to design what comes next. What You'll Learn: Why your late 40s can feel unexpectedly heavy (even when life is “good”) What the research says about why people in their sixties and seventies report higher happiness…

People in this episode

Host: Natalie Sisson

Topics covered

• happiness
• perimenopause
• life transitions
• mental health
• personal growth
• aging

Keywords

• happiness dip
• perimenopause
• life transitions
• mental health
• personal growth
• aging
• happiness research

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Organizations: Acast

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