{"id":486,"date":"2024-07-17T01:54:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T01:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.exptheme.com\/cetara\/?p=486"},"modified":"2024-07-26T12:52:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:52:14","slug":"blog-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.authoranugarg.com\/?p=486","title":{"rendered":"blog-1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"486\" class=\"elementor elementor-486\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0df15f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default kng-boxed-bg-false kng-section-boxed-divider-false\" data-id=\"0df15f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1f61af kng-column-element-default\" data-id=\"f1f61af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f4c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6f4c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tAt this stage of menopause, empty nests, ageing (not so) beautifully &#038; maddening hormones, where do you buy that extra dose of love in this (HOT, pun intended) cuppa of life. Who do you reach out to for this life-saving vaccine that can make or break your sanity as we come close to being fiftylicious? \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eac1d86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default kng-boxed-bg-false kng-section-boxed-divider-false\" data-id=\"eac1d86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ccd8d3 kng-column-element-default\" data-id=\"0ccd8d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebaf9e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebaf9e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs the big fifty looms closer, you see your life map changing \u2013 ageing parents, empty nests, looming retirement. The boundaries that define your identity, begin to blur. From being a parent, a caregiver, a partner for over two decades, suddenly a whole new picture emerges. From having a sudden identity crisis to feeling lost or being excited to avail this opportunity, it is a new uncharted journey that you need to begin.  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10c0606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default kng-boxed-bg-false kng-section-boxed-divider-false\" data-id=\"10c0606\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7be139e kng-column-element-default\" data-id=\"7be139e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccf07d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dccf07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For me, it is a lingering feeling that the life I am living right now is not me. A little me but not totally me. I find myself going back and thinking about who I was when I started this journey<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because the last 25 years led to an <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018evolved me\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is unrecognisable. From being a child to parent, student to teacher, mentee to mentor, from taking in the lessons to handing them out, life comes full circle. And now my fast tick-tocking clock wants more. More than just existing during that time in between family, work, life and death.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-388076b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default kng-boxed-bg-false kng-section-boxed-divider-false\" data-id=\"388076b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-357fe96 kng-column-element-default\" data-id=\"357fe96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01714eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01714eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you reinvent yourself and come up with a 2.0 new avatar of yourself after five decades of being you? How do you learn to put yourself in the front seat when all your life you have been taking the backseat? How do you find your soul\u2019s purpose, in this second half of your life?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-704a1f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default kng-boxed-bg-false kng-section-boxed-divider-false\" data-id=\"704a1f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9f61ea kng-column-element-default\" data-id=\"f9f61ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfd1e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bfd1e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI began engaging in conversations with myself. When I asked myself, &#8220;What is it that you want to do?&#8221; I found myself at a loss for an answer. I felt utterly clueless. There was no passion, no goal, no sense of accomplishment, and no identity. It was as if I had lost myself along the way. I no longer recognized who I was, what I desired, or what brought me joy.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0734d5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default kng-boxed-bg-false kng-section-boxed-divider-false\" data-id=\"0734d5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abbfea5 kng-column-element-default\" data-id=\"abbfea5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7478e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7478e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArmed with pen and paper, I began the process of self-analysis. I would keep throwing prompts to my inner self. The responses that emerged were swift, hurtful, vicious, and painful, yet also deeply cathartic. No matter how challenging it was, I committed everything to paper. I engaged in debates, counterarguments, and self-counselling sessions. Drawing upon my experience as a Design Thinking trainer, I delved into the 5W&#8217;s to analyze the problem, created mind maps to examine different aspects, and expressed my thoughts through poetry and prose. I used these tools and time to embark on a journey of healing.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5000f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default kng-boxed-bg-false kng-section-boxed-divider-false\" data-id=\"c5000f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b35ddb4 kng-column-element-default\" data-id=\"b35ddb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f7940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93f7940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is how Free Fifties my first book came into being\u2014a testament to my journey of self-reflection, self-healing, self-discovery, and self-acceptance. It is not just my personal journey; it represents the journey of every woman. It was hard work\u2014a year-long process of unlearning many things and discovering how to prioritize myself and set myself FREE. <br>\nAnd I must say it&#8217;s liberating\u2026.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this stage of menopause, empty nests, ageing (not so) beautifully &#038; maddening hormones, where do you buy that extra dose of love in this (HOT, pun intended) cuppa of life. Who do you reach out to for this life-saving vaccine that can make or break your sanity as we come close to being fiftylicious? 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