People in grief need someone to walk with them without judging them. Gail Sheehy griefjudgepeople Change image and share on social
You have a new role: family caregiver. It's a role nobody applies for. You don't expect it. You won't be prepared. You probably won't even identify yourself as a caregiver. Gail Sheehy applycaregiverexpect Change image and share on social
In the first phase of shock over, say, your mortgage being called in or your job washed out, it's essential to engage with others and share the fear, release the feelings, do fun things to take your mind off it. Gail Sheehy callengageessential share on social
It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is a place where it finishes. Gail Sheehy finishparadoxplace Change image and share on social
Ah, mastery... what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills... and then sees the light under the new door those skills can open, even as another door is closing. Gail Sheehy closedoorfelt share on social
The perceptions of middle age have their own luminosity. Gail Sheehy ageluminositymiddle Change image and share on social
In my memoir, I admit that I've been as fearful of success as of failure. In fact, when 'Passages' was published, I so dreaded bad reviews that I ran away to Italy with a girlfriend and our children to hide out. Gail Sheehy admitbadchild share on social
The first thing one notices about Jill Abramson is her short stature. The second is her intensity. Gail Sheehy abramsonintensityjill Change image and share on social
When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on cooking. Gail Sheehy cookmanpiece Change image and share on social
Adapting to our Second Adulthood is not all about the money. It requires thinking about how to find a new locus of identity or how to adjust to a spouse who stops working and who may loll, enjoying coffee and reading the paper online while you're still commuting. Gail Sheehy adaptadjustadulthood share on social
