It’s hard to adjust to a world seemingly spinning out of control. Getting ahead in the “old” economy is getting harder and harder. There are limited resources for men who want to challenge the status quo, who want to break out from the “shoulds” that rule them, who are confused any more about what it means to “be a man.”
While the physiology of male menopause is a measurable fact, I think something else is going on here. After the initial years struggling to achieve their career aspirations and role as provider, men would do well in recognizing this shift as a desire for greater fulfillment beyond work. Women have fulfilled their role as child bearer and mother. We have no qualms in stating our needs once the kids are off pursuing independent lives.
Rat Race Running You Ragged?
Most men are probably wondering, “Where the hell do I fit in anymore?” Some men confuse wanting off the rat race roller coaster as the start of a midlife crisis. But a crisis, when confronted, is an opportunity. Someone once wrote, “confusion is the threshold of a greater awareness.” Most intelligent men...