Is it normal to have to run npm update multiple times before all packages are fully updated? I ran it once and when I start node, it crashed. And then I ran npm outdated and noticed some packages are still not updated. I had to run npm update again twice before all packages are up-to-date
That shouldn't be happening—perhaps your version of npm is corrupted or outdated. If you're using Homebrew, you can run (in the command line) brew update, then brew remove npm, then brew install npm to reinstall everything. Hopefully that will get everything back up and running!