{"product_id":"why-we-cant-sleep-ada-calhoun-9780802148575","title":"Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA generation-defining exploration of the new midlife crisis facing Gen X women and the unique circumstances that have brought them to this point, \u003cem\u003eWhy We Can't Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e is a lively successor to \u003cem\u003ePassages\u003c\/em\u003e by Gail Sheehy and \u003cem\u003eThe Defining Decade\u003c\/em\u003e by Meg Jay.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ada Calhoun found herself in the throes of a midlife crisis, she thought that she had no right to complain. She was married with children and a good career. So why did she feel miserable? And why did it seem that other Generation X women were miserable, too?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalhoun decided to find some answers. She looked into housing costs, HR trends, credit card debt averages, and divorce data. At every turn, she saw a pattern: sandwiched between the Boomers and the Millennials, Gen X women were facing new problems as they entered middle age, problems that were being largely overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeaking with women across America about their experiences as the generation raised to \"have it all,\" Calhoun found that most were exhausted, terrified about money, under-employed, and overwhelmed. Instead of being heard, they were told instead to lean in, take \"me-time,\" or make a chore chart to get their lives and homes in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhy We Can't Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e, Calhoun opens up the cultural and political contexts of Gen X's predicament and offers solutions for how to pull oneself out of the abyss--and keep the next generation of women from falling in. The result is reassuring, empowering, and essential reading for all middle-aged women, and anyone who hopes to understand them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50471518208193,"sku":"9780802148575","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9780802148575.jpg?v=1786119724","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/why-we-cant-sleep-ada-calhoun-9780802148575","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}