Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis
by Ada Calhoun
Description
In this incisive cultural examination, the author investigates why so many Generation X women reach midlife feeling exhausted, financially insecure, overworked, and unseen—even after being raised to believe they could “have it all.” Drawing on research into housing, employment, debt, divorce, and economic trends, alongside conversations with women across the country, the book reveals how larger social and political forces shape a deeply personal crisis. It challenges simplistic advice about self-care and productivity while exploring work, motherhood, marriage, money, and the persistent pressures placed on women. Ultimately, it offers a compassionate, empowering framework for understanding midlife—and imagining more sustainable possibilities for women now and in the future.
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paperback
Grove Press
Published Jan 1, 2020
267 pages
ISBN: 9780802147851
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First Published
2020
Language
eng
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