Ann Douglas

AUTHOR OF navigating the messy middle: a fiercely honest and wildly encouraging guide for midlife women
 

For decades, Ann Douglas was Canada’s most trusted writer on all things parenting.

Now she’s turning her attention to the glorious messiness that is midlife.

She is the author of 26 non-fiction books, including many bestselling titles in the parenting category, and a passionate and inspiring speaker who delivers keynote addresses and leads small-group workshops at conferences and online events.

Ann and her husband Neil live in Ontario’s Ottawa Valley, where she is hard at work on her first novel.

Recent articles by Ann Douglas

• “Midlife Money Worries.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - October 30, 2024.

• “Why Sibling Relationships Matter at Midlife.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - September 27, 2024.

• “The Weight of a Guilty Secret.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - August 28, 2024.

• “Four Canadian Poetry Collections That Speak to the Soul.” The Honest Talk - August 9, 2024.

• “My Midlife Superpower.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - July 29, 2024.

• “Managing Health-Related Worries.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - June 13, 2024.

• “How to Feel Less Lonely.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - May 28, 2024.

• “Two Must-Read Books About Mental Health.” The Honest Talk - May 8, 2024.

• “How Creative Couples Support and Encourage One Another.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - April 29, 2024.

• “Generation Exhausted: The Midlife Sleep Crisis.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - March 19, 2024.

• “The Secrets of Self-Transcendent People.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - February 28, 2024.

• “Book Review: Semi-Detached by Elizabeth Ruth.” The Honest Talk - February 8, 2024.

• “A Letter to the Discouraged in Midlife.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - January 16, 2024.

• “Book Review: Avalanche by Jessica Westhead.” The Honest Talk - December 15, 2023.

• “The Right Things to Say to Someone Who is Grieving.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - December 12, 2023.

• “Author Ann Douglas Has a Message For People Who Think The World Is Getting Worse.” Broadview Magazine - December 2023.

• “In Praise of the Midlife Narrator.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - November 27, 2023.

• “The Seven Biggest Myths About Midlife.” Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - October 27, 2023.

• “Book Review: Girls, Interrupted: How Pop Culture is Failing Women by Lisa Whittington-Hill.” The Honest Talk - October 17, 2023.

• “The Science of Milestone Birthdays.” - Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - September 11, 2023.

• “Finding Your Way in an Empty (or Emptier) Nest.” - Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - August 14, 2023.

• “Why You Find Yourself Rethinking Everything at Midlife” - Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - July 26, 2023.

• “Midlife Reality Check: It’s Not All Downhill From Here” - Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - June 6, 2023.

• “Midlife Parenting” - Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - May 26, 2023.

• “Midlife Creativity” - Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - April 27, 2023.

• “In Books and on Screen, Midlife Women are Taking Control of the Story” - Broadview Magazine - April 17, 2023

• “Why Friendships Matter at Midlife” - Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - March 17, 2023.

• “How Our Time Perception Flips at Midlife” - Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - March 6, 2023.

• “What to Say — and What Not to Say — to a Grieving Person” - SheDoesTheCity.com - February 24, 2023.

• “The Truth About Midlife” - Psychology Today (“Midlife Reimagined” blog) - March 3, 2023.