The Miseries of Middle Age

Do middle aged men really all buy convertibles, grow ponytails and date women in their 20's' Do middle aged women suffer horribly from menopause and empty nest syndrome and hit the Valium?. Six experts from The Australian National University will tonight attempt to shed some light on the myths and miseries associated with middle age. The event is part of the University's involvement with National Psychology Week and is presented in partnership with 666 ABC Canberra. The interactive forum will bring together psychologists, relationship experts and health professionals for an evening of down-to-earth advice and discussion about the challenges, and the highlights, of middle age. The event will be moderated by 666 ABC Afternoons? Presenter Genevieve Jacobs. Panel member Professor Don Byrne, Director of the School of Health and Psychological Sciences at the ANU said that middle age need not be miserable. ?Middle age is a transitional period like any other in the human life-span.
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