After I yelled at a rude young guy at the gym last week, I thought about how more irritable I have been in my 40s. Just 5 years ago, I would have seethed silently to myself as I worked out, but I never would have lectured him in his rude ways. With every slam of the weights at the bottom of his deadlift, I found my blood pressure rising, and I just could not handle holding it in anymore. This dude had to be stopped! Otherwise known as grumpy old man or grumpy old woman syndrome, midlife rage is absolutely a thing. Midlife rage has many sources, including perimenopause and menopause in women, and lowered testosterone in men. In this episode, I give more details about my encounter at the gym, discuss the sources of midlife rage for both men and women, and talk about times when perhaps our anger is valid, and worth expressing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.