In the case of my husband, we found that facing a life-threatening illness prodded us to make a dramatic change in our… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
I found the happiest woman in America is between 50 and 55, is happily married, has made significant progress in her career,… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
The feminist spirit still lives! It shows most boldly among younger women from the millennial generation. — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
If you're the person living closest to the parent who's going to need help, and you take on the whole role of… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
I keep returning to the central question facing over-50 women as we move into our Second Adulthood. What are our goals for… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
“Further discomfort from these new realities afflicts men who expected to reach a certain level by dint of their white maleness but who now… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
Spontaneity, the hallmark of childhood, is well worth cultivating to counteract the rigidity that may otherwise set in as we grow older. — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
By listening, by caring, by playing you back to yourself, friends ratify your better instincts and endorse your unique worth. Friends validate you. — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
The first thing one notices about Jill Abramson is her short stature. The second is her intensity. — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
“Ignorant of our own and our mate’s inner life, we are ruled largely by external forces at this stage.” — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
Family caregiving has become a predictable crisis. Americans are living longer and longer but dying slower and slower. — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
“The other real forces urging young people into marriages generally sift down to one of the following: the need for safety, the need to… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
I'd visually have that idea. I'm diving off the end of the diving board. I'm not going to be worried about if I'm going… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
