Midlife and Reinvention
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Midlife and Reinvention

Midlife and Reinvention is the Orquideum reading room for women questioning the life that once fit. Explore thoughtful essays and books from Lyra Ashworth about perimenopause, identity, relationships, career changes, aging, desire, and the complicated work of becoming yourself again.

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Inside this room

Language for the life that still works but no longer feels true.

Thoughtful essays on identity, relationships, work, aging, desire, and meaningful reinvention.

The collection

Essays and field notes.