Psychology Today | 05.11.2026 15:54
As we get older, life has a way of testing us. We experience losses, disappointments, health scares and illness, changes in relationships, professional uncertainties, and the painful realization that often not everything in our lives will unfold as we had imagined. Adversity does not politely step aside as we enter the second half of life. In fact, some of life's most difficult challenges arrive when we might have expected to be more settled. And yet, something interesting happens as we age: We often become better equipped to face these challenges.
