Introducing the-midst.com, the complement to The Midst Substack
At long last, we've launched our official site, which goes hand in hand with our Substack newsletters and exclusive content
By Amy Cuevas Schroeder
Middle age is nothing new. Technically, it’s been around since humans have been alive, but how we do and view midlife — and how long it lasts — has changed quite a bit in recent times.
Depending on how you define midlife, you could argue that it’s now the lengthiest period of life. By comparison, childhood, adolescence, and the 20s are just blips in the grand scheme of things.
Now that women are living longer than ever (the average American woman will live to 81 and many people now strive for 100+) — middle age is loaded with potential and possibilities. Your 40s and 50s are prime time to ditch whatever’s holding you back, put your wisdom to good use, prioritize whatever your version of happy is, try something new, make a bucket list or fuckit list, and quit the habits that were passable in our younger years but wreak havoc now.
Move over, midlife crisis. Think midlife reawakening or recovery.
Midlife is also perhaps among the most demanding periods of life. Marriage, divorce, fertility treatments, raising kids, empty nesting, hormonal shifts, career changes, going back to school, starting over, health changes, caring for elders. You can experience all or none of the above in your middle years.
Middle age is complicated, but it’s also awesome — if you want it to be.
You do you.
That’s the point of The Midst. As you already know, we’re on a mission to empower women in their 40s and 50s to design life on their terms, to reimagine this period as a time of growth, exploration, and possibility.
We’re a growing collective of journalists, entrepreneurs, health activists and experts, nutritionists, and creative midlifers covering hormone health, women’s health, and mental wellness alongside stories about beauty, relationships, careers, and the women leading, defining, and ushering in the new and future versions of the second half.
What’s the difference between the-midst.com and The Midst Substack?
As of today, you can now access the bulk of our content on the-midst.com for free. But you can’t access the entire Midst universe on the-midst.com.
A free Midst Substack subscription gets you:
- Access to our newsletters- Chats and comments to connect with fellow Midsters
Upgrade to a paid Substack subscription to gain access to exclusive content and win stuff:
For an annual subscription ($4.17/month), you’ll get full access to exclusive content and interviews and you’ll be entered to win giveaways like our official launch giveaway!
Upgrade to Founding Midster status to get all of the above, plus:
Get profiled on The Midst Substack, the-midst.com, and our socials. This is recommended for entrepreneurs, woman-owned businesses, and those who’d like to connect with other game-changers in the midlife empowerment movement. ($129 for a limited time)
If we had to describe being in The Midst in a nutshell …
Now that I’m a wise 47, I challenged myself to summarize what being in The Midst means in a few words. The following four “summary statements” represent a mix of my own experience and those of friends, women we’ve interviewed, and you — readers and writers of The Midst Substack.
How would you describe your #midstlife?
Do any of these descriptions resonate with you? Maybe mix and match? None of the below? Vote for option 1, 2, 3, or 4, or use your own words to describe your #midstlife in comments at the end, or on our Instagram, LinkedIn, or Facebook.
Obviously, there’s no “correct” answer. That’s the point of this exercise — we’re curious how you’d describe your midlife experience.
Option 1: Vote or sound off by liking here on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Option 2: Vote or sound off by liking here on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Option 3: Vote or sound off by liking here on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Option 4: Vote or sound off by liking here on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Enter to win our launch giveaway!
To celebrate the-midst.com launch, our paid Substack subscribers get the opportunity to win prizes from women’s health leaders Embr Wave, Nouri, Alloy, and Attn: Grace.
All current paid subscribers to The Midst Substack will automatically be entered to win!
Deadline to become a paid Midst Substack subscriber in order to be entered to win: February 10, 2024
Thank you for supporting the official launch of the-midst.com! We couldn’t do it without you.
Definitely 4! Finally finished grad school 2 years ago and getting ready for a whole new career change!
Yay! Congrats! 🎉