Comment by Baeocystin

Seconding the Stoic recommendation. Meditations got me through a lot of rough patches.

And I know exactly what you mean about First, Second, Third Career. I'd had my First before my parents got sick. Then 2008, divorce, house sale, parents (living 500 miles away) can no longer mask their rapidly-progressing Alzheimer's, all in the course of a few months. Second Career was definitely a shock to the system, balancing their care against my need to work and earn money to pay for it all. Hardest thing I've ever done. It has now been a few years since Third Career has started, and again, seismic shift in how I approach things. I am at peace with my choices, though. No regrets. I loved being able to take care of the people that loved me.