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Why “Follow Your Bliss” Stops Working for Many People at Midlife

June 9, 2026 by Allison Grant
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Many people spend years chasing meaningful work, only to hit burnout, disillusionment, or emotional collapse in midlife. What often breaks…

Categories Career Development, Personal Growth, Psychology Tags career burnout, Jungian psychology, meaningful work, midlife crisis, vocation Leave a comment
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