I have two friends born to parents of similar ages as that. Both have had very happy families. One was an only child. The other had a similar age gap with his half siblings, they didn’t interact much while he was growing up, but now that he’s an adult they hang out all the time. It seems like both friends have had to deal with more challenging losses of parents earlier in their lives than typical, but there’s no guarantee about tomorrow anyway.
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I believe they’re on Nebula as well
Not strictly about boundaries, but I think you’d like the Evolving Self by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It goes a lot into how to consider your priorities in life and what you want to spend your time on
Tl:Dr: Phthalates are endocrine disrupters
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On the fulfilling community aspect, I found that at my Unitarian Universalist (UU) church. UU’s don’t believe in a shared religious text, instead they have a core set of shared values. My church has people who identify as atheist, Christian, several types of pagan, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, etc. We celebrate religious holidays from all of them as well as secular holidays like Trans Day of Visibility and Earth day. The focus is on being together and trying to make the world a better place. I also really like the music program. There’s a handy website to find a congregation near you, many stream services on Zoom so you can test them out before going in person.
Caffeine in moderate quantities is alright. Coffee and tea are antiinflammatory as well, without the loads of sugar and cream they’re healthy drinks.
I highly recommend Harvard’s Nutrition Source for science-based nutrition info that’s easy to read.