By the time you get to your mid-life years, you will have already been through so much. You will have experienced many changes up to this point, good and bad - career changes, marriage, divorce, children leaving home, deaths and house moves.

All of the situations that you experience in your life will have an impact physically and mentally. In fact, by the time you get into your late forties and fifties, you will have experienced so much you may no longer recognise the person you once were.

The lessons of life can change you in many ways and this can lead to feeling lost, lacking direction and unsure of who you are any more.

It can be at this point a crisis of self can develop or a “mid-life crisis.”

A midlife crisis in women can manifest through a variety of symptoms that often reflect a mental struggle with ageing and life fulfilment.

Common signs include dissatisfaction or restlessness, re-evaluating life choices, and a desire for change in personal or professional areas.

Emotional symptoms such as anxiety and depression may arise, accompanied by a sense of urgency to pursue dreams or goals left unaddressed. Additionally, changes in relationships, including conflicts with partners or friends, can occur as women seek deeper connections or reconsider their roles.

Everyone can experience feelings of being stuck and unmotivated from time to time. Although it isn’t unusual, it can still cause emotional upset and stress.

If you are feeling like this at the moment, you will be well aware of the mental torment you can be putting yourself through, looking for ways out of the situation.

Feeling stuck and unmotivated often stems from a combination of internal and external factors. Internally, negative thought patterns, self-doubt, or a lack of clarity about your goals can drain your motivation and make it challenging to take action.

Externally, life stresses such as work pressures, relationship struggles, or an overwhelming environment can create a sense of inertia.

This feeling of being stuck may also arise from fear of failure or perfectionism, as the desire to achieve something without obstacles can paralyze your efforts.

Recognizing these barriers is the first step in getting motivated and unstuck.

We can all be guilty of negative thinking from time to time. And we can all benefit from changing our thinking from negative to positive. So many thoughts pass through our minds every day, it is little wonder we have negative thoughts as well as positives.

Do you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset and are you aware of the difference? The mindset you have will determine the results you get in your life. People with a fixed mindset will often stay rooted where they are whilst people with a growth mindset will stride through life.