Hit a midlife wall? This test identifies your strengths and what matters to you

NPR | By Allison Aubrey

Published October 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM EDT

In this first episode of Your Turn with Allison Aubrey, we explore the science of the flow state with violinist Diane Allen, who lost her flow and then tried to find it again, and also from Dr. Richard Huskey, who studies the flow state and how each of us can find it.

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