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Our generation of women — post Simone de Beauvoir, post equal working conditions, post stable union law, post hormonal replacement, post artificial insemination and post freezing of eggs, post acceptance of new sexualities, post increase in average life expectancy, post digital revolution; in short, post everything and many things — stepped into our fifties with both feet, and we didn’t have to knock to enter: the door was open.

The perspectives of the researcher and the psychologist overlapped, complemented each other, approached each other, withdrew from each other. The more we read, the more our topic grew.

To our main search (women and their fifties), we were quickly and disorderly incorporating keywords: middle age, menopause, life stories, perceptions of the empty/full nest, self-esteem, life expectancy, aging, longevity, new professions, and losses.

At the same time, the meta-work was being built and our fifties advanced to the rhythm of Kronos and Kairos.

We immersed ourselves in readings, and with them came the first writings, which further amplified our doubts. With each reading it became clearer that our curiosity revolved around what women were thinking.