How do you define a midlife transition?
Every transition has three phases: an ending, often a “messy middle,” and a beginning, but few of us have been schooled on how to ease ourselves through this cycle with resilience and adaptability. This framework will help you understand that there’s a reliable cadence to transitions.
- The MEA Team

The only way out, is through.
Have you experienced a lot of life changes recently? As we age, both the number and complexity of shifts in our professional and personal lives increase. We are asked to transition from one role to another, and that is not always easy.
Transitions can be intense, consuming, painful, exciting, or gradual in their unfolding. No matter where you are in life, understanding the anatomy of a transition can help accelerate the navigation process instead of remaining stuck. This eBook dissects the process of transition and helps you recognize where you are with a light twist. It turns out all transitions move through the same process — consider this your roadmap or guide.
You can begin by identifying a particular transition in your life right now: divorce, empty nesting, health changes, or new purpose. Then, use this guide to walk through the anatomy of your transition to achieve greater insights and clarity.
Gain immediate and practical tools to manage transition.
No matter what transitions you are facing, the roadmap is the same
Discover the Endings, Messy Middle and New Beginnings of a transition
Gain clarity on how to be more present and patient with change
Apply the anatomy of a transition to personal relationships, your profession, health or larger purpose
Table of Contents
Reframe this stage of life with a new framework to understand transitions.
- The MEA Team
Why Midlife Transitions Matter
Published by MEA
MEA is the world’s first midlife wisdom school dedicated to long-life learning to help people live a life that is as deep and meaningful as it is long. With a beachfront campus in Baja California Sur (Mexico), an MEA Online program, and a new Regenerative Community that will be opening on a 2,600-acre ranch outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, MEA has 3,000+ alumni from 40 countries.
The Anatomy of a Transition
Gain immediate and practical tools to manage transition.
- The MEA Team
