There is a moment that many people in midlife and later life describe in remarkably similar ways. It sneaks up, sometimes during a walk, sometimes at 2am, and it is a question rather than a crisis: What has my life actually meant?

Not a desperate question. Not necessarily a sad one. Just an honest reckoning with the fact that time has passed, choices have been made, relationships have shaped you, and something in you wants to make sense of it all before moving forward.

This is not a sign that something has gone wrong. It is one of the most human impulses there is. And there is an evidence-based approach to meeting it; one that has been used in psychology for over sixty years, is supported by a growing body of research, and is at the heart of the Rewrite Your Story program at Upside Stories.

It is called life review.