CategorySelf-Help

We’re all walking around with these glossy exteriors, but inside we’re just a mess.

Ada Calhoun – Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis

The more I talked to women, the more I realized that the panic and the feeling of being overwhelmed was a shared experience.

Ada Calhoun – Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis

Our ‘having it all’ mentality has morphed into ‘doing it all.’

Ada Calhoun – Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis

We are the generation that was going to ‘change the world.’ Instead, we are working hard just to keep it from imploding.

Ada Calhoun – Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis

It’s as if we’re on a high-speed train to our next ‘should,’ and we can’t find the brake.

Ada Calhoun – Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis

Sometimes, the pressure comes not from wanting to have what others have, but from fearing we’ll be the only ones without it.

Ada Calhoun – Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis

We’ve become the sandwich generation, caring for children and aging parents simultaneously.

Ada Calhoun – Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis

Perfectionism is the enemy of progress.

Ada Calhoun – Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis

We are often too busy keeping score to notice that everyone is struggling in their own way.

Ada Calhoun – Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis

Midlife is not a crisis; it’s a reckoning.

Ada Calhoun – Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis