Let’s be honest: end-of-life planning is right up there with colonoscopies and assembling furniture in the “Things I’d Rather Not Deal With” category. But recently, I was working on an article about all the things you need at the end of your life — and it hit me: Have I actually done any of this?

Becoming Me: Because Having a Midlife Crisis Deserves its own workbook When I started re-imagining what Survival Fun Guide could be, Becoming Me was the very first workbook I started building. I was in the middle of trying to summon my inner goddess—rising from the ashes, pressure-formed diamond, phoenix in mom jeans... pick your metaphor. I’d just come out of a five-plus year depression and was still waiting for the breakdown I deserved. The years leading up to this were, i

Remember when we were kids, and we thought adults had everything figured out? Joke’s on us. Here we are, in middle age, and somehow, we’re still trying to make sense of it all. The kids are grown (or mostly). Our parents might be gone or needing more from us. Our bodies are changing in ways we never saw coming (seriously, why does my back hurt from sleeping?). And suddenly, we’re left wondering:

Welcome to your Secret Mission. Except no one gave us a manual, a decoder ring, or even a cassette-shaped user guide. That’s where Survival Fun Guide comes in - our covert operation for staying sane, snarky, and semi-functional through the rollercoaster of midlife madness.

We’ve spent our lives being responsible—showing up for work, taking care of family, doing what’s expected.

If you’ve ever thought, One day, I’ll do that…, but “one day” keeps getting pushed back, this post is for you.

Menopause. It’s like puberty in reverse, but with fewer boy bands and way more hot flashes. If you’re going through it, you know—

Ah, dating in middle age. It’s like trying to program a VCR after decades of streaming—you kind of remember how it works, but things have de