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
Most women have learned a great deal about how to set goals for our First Adulthood and how to roll with the… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
Stress overload makes us stupid. Solid research proves it. When we get overstressed, it creates a nasty chemical soup in our brains… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
Adapting to our Second Adulthood is not all about the money. It requires thinking about how to find a new locus of… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
Be willing to shed parts of your previous life. For example, in our 20s, we wear a mask; we pretend we know… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
In my memoir, I admit that I've been as fearful of success as of failure. In fact, when 'Passages' was published, I… — 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
