The mid-life experience -- Impressions of the experience -- The overarching model : the mid-life challenge of Carl Jung -- Redoing the apparently done : reflections on Erik Erikson's developmental theory -- Cautions of Carol Gilligan -- John Sanford and Fritz Kunkel on ego-centricity -- Daniel Levinson, adapted for men and women -- The mid-life experience in terms of faith : a religious experience -- From scripture and poetic tradition -- The stages of faith of James Fowler -- The pieces of our brokenness -- Burn-out -- Depression -- Loneliness -- Intimacy and sexuality -- Prayer at mid-life -- Sharing our brokenness : a meditation on Jesus and the cross