When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life. Gail Sheehy attackcouplefear Change image and share on social
Being a pathfinder is to be willing to risk failure and still go on. Gail Sheehy failurepathfinderrisk Change image and share on social
Be willing to shed parts of your previous life. For example, in our 20s, we wear a mask; we pretend we know more than we do. We must be willing, as we get older, to shed cocktail party phoniness and admit, 'I am who I am.' Gail Sheehy 20sadmitcocktail share on social
I've had the experience of having a book praised but then it doesn't sell. Or not praised but then it sells. Gail Sheehy bookexperiencehave Change image and share on social
It was so naive to think that there was nothing interesting that happened after 55. Come on, there's a whole second adulthood! Gail Sheehy adulthoodhappeninterest Change image and share on social
I did not give my daughter the kind of childhood anybody would want. The vision of the divided loyalty between a mother and father who don't live together and don't share in decisions is a great depravation for children. Gail Sheehy childchildhooddaughter share on social
Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with hot flashes. Gail Sheehy americaboardroomflash Change image and share on social
Family caregiving has become a predictable crisis. Americans are living longer and longer but dying slower and slower. Gail Sheehy americancaregivingcrisis Change image and share on social
Very few women manage to have it all; certainly not all at once. Gail Sheehy managewoman Change image and share on social
My husband, Clay Felker, died 17 years after his first cancer due to secondary conditions that developed from treatment. Gail Sheehy cancerclaycondition Change image and share on social
