We stand for the protection of families from the emotional and financial destruction caused by unacknowledged, untreated midlife crisis behavior.
We reject the cultural narrative that glorifies personal reinvention at the cost of spouses, children, and decades of partnership.
We call out the cowardice of those who run from responsibility, discard their loyal families, and rewrite history to justify betrayal.
Let it be known:
Midlife Crisis is not an excuse. It is not a spiritual awakening. It is often a temporary, untreated emotional crisis that manifests as reckless behavior, delusions, entitlement, and abandonment.
Millions of families—mostly women and children—are left behind in the wake of these implosions.
They are gaslit, smeared, and expected to be silent while their partners chase fantasy lives built on lies and denial.
We say NO MORE. We Are Raising Awareness with a focus on:
1. Mental Health Recognition:
Midlife crisis should be formally recognized as a time-limited psychological disturbance that requires intervention—not indulgence.
2. Social Accountability:
Family, friends, and employers must stop enabling or applauding men and women who abandon their families for affair partners, fantasy identities, or “finding themselves.”
If you wouldn’t support your daughter being discarded, don’t clap for your son doing it.
3. Legal Responsibility:
Divorce courts must stop treating these walkaways as rational actors. We call for mandatory psychological evaluations before life-altering legal actions like divorce, custody changes, or major asset division.
4. Cultural Reckoning:
The era of “he just needed to be happy” is over. We don’t romanticize addiction or psychosis—why are we glorifying midlife meltdowns?
5. Support for the Left Behind:
The abandoned should not be expected to co-parent with dysfunction. Children should not be forced into relationship dynamics that validate betrayal, erasure, or emotional abuse.
6. We also stand against those who commit perjury-those who fabricate lies under oath in courtrooms to justify their actions, smear the loyal spouse, and manipulate the legal system. These abuses of the truth further traumatize families and mock the justice system. Creating false narratives to escape accountability is not empowerment. It's cowardice and deceit.
We Are:
The loyal spouses discarded like garbage
The children confused, abandoned, and emotionally exiled
The families stunned by a loved one’s total personality change
The friends who no longer clap for destruction
The professionals who see the patterns and say, “This is not OK”
We commit to calling it what it is.
We commit to protecting families.
We commit to ending the silence.
Midlife crisis is not an excuse.
It’s a crisis—and it’s time we started treating it like one.
ABOUT YOUR HOST
Mid Life Crisis: Bomb Drop and Beyond is a compelling podcast hosted by Trina Laird who through personal experience and community involvement, discovered the often-overlooked phenomenon of midlife crisis (MLC). The podcast explores the sudden, confusing shifts that can occur when a person enters this mental and emotional storm, often leaving their families stunned by unexpected decisions and dramatic personality changes.
More than just a platform for sharing stories, Bomb Drop and Beyond aims to spark a larger conversation about the need for MLC to be formally recognized by the mental health community - pushing for research, diagnosis, and treatment options similar to other mental health conditions like bipolar disorder or depression. Trina's mission is to help shed light not only on the person in crisis but also on the ripple effects felt by their spouses, children, and loved ones. Through open dialogue, expert insights, and unwavering advocacy, this podcast seeks to drive awareness, foster support, and ignite real change.
Educated domestically and abroad, Trina holds a B.A. in Psychology from George Mason University. With a dynamic background in publishing, advertising, and media relations, she transitioned from the corporate world to a thriving career as a full-time Realtor. A proud mother of two wonderful adult children and a devoted grandmother, she currently resides in Northern California with her English Cream Golden Retriever and a most rambunctious Golden Doodle that keeps her very busy!