About that marathon moment

I speak to Anne Helen Petersen about her running journey through The Portal.

One of the writers whose work resonates with me the most frequently is Anne Helen Petersen in her Culture Study newsletter. I’ve linked to her marvelous 2023 piece on The Portal before, where Anne documents and helps explain the creative surge that arrives for many in midlife.

There are descriptors such as “crisis” and “awakening,” talk of big events suc…