#22 Happiness Across the Lifespan: Is the Midlife Crisis Real?

Title: Happiness Across the Lifespan: Is the Midlife Crisis Real?

Date: 6/11/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #22 Happiness Across the Lifespan: Is the Midlife Crisis Real?

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we discuss how happiness and wellbeing change over your life and examine the data supporting the midlife crisis.

Bullet points of key topics + chapter markers

Topic #1 [0:00] Intro. Is happiness U shaped?

Topic #2 [11:145] The midlife crisis data

Topic #3 [17:30] The debate about the U shape

Topic #4 [24:30] Changes in happiness, depression, and despair in adolescents and emerging adults. Are  ...