When Life Changes Courses:

Grief, Identity & Loss in Midlife

Midlife can bring multiple transitions and losses, often all at once.

Relationships may change. Children may leave home. Parents may begin to need care. Careers can shift unexpectedly. Health may change. Friendships can fade. Financial security may be disrupted. The roles that once defined us may no longer fit.

Yet many of these experiences are rarely recognised as grief.

This workshop explores the often-unseen losses of midlife and how changes in identity, relationships, work, family and health can bring genuine grief.

Together, we will explore:

• Separation, divorce and relationship change
• Redundancy, career disruption and retirement transitions
• Financial loss and changing security
• Children leaving home and changing parental roles
• Caring responsibilities
• Changes in health, ability and independence
• Friendship loss
• Estrangement and family change
• Loss of identity, role and purpose
• The cumulative impact of multiple life changes
• Why midlife grief is often overlooked
• Rebuilding meaning when life changes course

Who is this workshop for?
Adults, carers, workplaces, community members, helping professionals, volunteers and anyone navigating significant change in midlife.