Anxiety can appear at any age. In the second half of life, it may grow alongside changes in health, relationships, work, or independence.

We spend years preparing for the financial side of retirement. We may calculate income, choose a date, and make plans for how we will fill our time. Yet many people reach retirement and discover that the emotional transition is more complicated than they expected.

There is a particular kind of courage in asking for help later in life. Many people in their 60s, 70s, and beyond were raised to handle things privately, keep going, and not make too much of their own pain.