Middle-aged women remake lives through career changes, travel and new identities

Middle-aged women across demographics are making dramatic life changes driven by increased longevity, financial independence and hormone replacement therapy, according to writer Kathy Lette. Her peers are leaving marriages, switching careers and exploring new identities, from hiking the Camino to joining ashrams to discovering late-onset lesbianism. Lette argues these aren't crises but awakenings, as women prioritize fulfillment over convention.

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