Psychologist Anna Heal

I'm a 51-year-old man who has spent nearly three decades in a corporate finance career that, on paper, looks successful. I've provided stability for my family, but internally, I feel a profound sense of emptiness and disconnection. The routines of work, managing household responsibilities, and planning for retirement have become a numbing autopilot. I no longer recognize the ambitious young man I once was, and I struggle to articulate who I am now or what I genuinely want from this next chapter of life. My hobbies have faded into mere distractions, and conversations with old friends feel surface-level. How do I begin the process of genuine self-discovery at this stage? How can I peel back the layers of a life built on expectations and obligations to find a core sense of purpose and identity that feels authentically mine?