Wall Street Journal contributor Sue Shellenbarger has written "The midlife crisis is a cliche -- until you have one." She should know. After the death of her father and the end of her 20-year marriage, Sue started to question everything in her life. »more»

You have heard me talking a lot about my new work with men and the Disquiet™ in their lives. Now you have a chance to hear a man talk about his experience with his own Disquiet.

On Tuesday, December 5 at 1pm EST, I will be interviewing Lyle T. Lachmuth, AKA The Unsticking Coach(TM) . Lyle is a great guy with an amazing life story. »more»

Can you relate to the biblical account of the Israelites wandering through the desert for 40 years in search of the Promised Land. Perhaps your Promised Land is an important personal or financial goal, the intoxicating feeling of accomplishment that the wonderful dreams of your youth have actually come to fruition, that you’ve finally made it. But have you actually reached that elusive Promised Land or does it seem to keep moving further and further away like the proverbial mirage in the desert? »more»

We have all seen the TV shows about it and laughed at the jokes. We have even seen it. The paunchy guy with little hair and thick glasses sitting behind the wheel of a BMW Z3 coup. The corvette that zips by you being driven by some nerdy looking guy. Or the dock shoes, no socks, white Levis and blazer worn by the 56 year old with a blond on his arm who isn’t his daughter. »more»

For those of you, especially women, interesting to read the semi-regular thoughts of a man in the midst of a full-blown male midlife crisis, you may want to read this blog, My Freakin Midlife Crisis. »more»

Here's where we're going to put links to interesting "what I did during my midlife crisis" stories as we come across them ...

So says Michael Kimmel, of the State University of New York at Stony Brook (he's also the author of Manhood in America: A Cultural Odyssey). »more»

Nicolette Beard's Man-o-pause points us to a new book by Gail Sheehy who details the psychology of men over 40 in Understanding Men's Passages: Discovering the New Map of Men's Lives. »more»

In "What Do You Mean There Are Four, or Five, or Six Types of Midlife Crisis?" we argued that since the 1970's, pop culture has muddled midlife psychological events by describing several different issues as "midlife crisis." One of those bits of the midlife crisis soup is more properly characterized as depression. »more»

Midlife crisis gets a starring role in a new sitcom -- although the show may not last long.

Chicago-area critic George Haas describes the pitch for ABC's "Help Me Help You" as »more»