NPR health and science reporter, author

Allison Aubrey

Allison Aubrey is a longtime NPR health and science correspondent. After a quarter century covering medical and public health stories, she turned her reporting lens on midlife itself, writing *Your Turn* to reframe the years from 50 to 75 as a period of renewed purpose and energy. She writes the It's Your Turn Substack.

Known For

NPR health and science correspondentAuthor of Your TurnReframing midlife as a period of hidden purpose

Canon

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Curious

Ikigai: A Sense of Purpose as a Longevity Factor

Curious

Mattering: The Fundamental Need to Feel That Your Existence Matters to Others

Novel

Third Turn: The Midlife Surge of Purpose and Energy

Novel

Books

■Your Turn(2026)

Episodes

#How to find your flow state when you've lost itOct 15, 2026 #594: How to Build a Longer, Stronger, More Meaningful Life | Allison AubreySep 16, 2026 #Midlife Reinvention: How to Create Your Own Script for What Comes NextSep 11, 2026 #The Midlife Curiosity Tour That Changed Everything | Allison AubreySep 8, 2026