I found the happiest woman in America is between 50 and 55, is happily married, has made significant progress in her career, and lives in a community where she can easily exercise outside. But the most important single thing was she had her last child before she was 35. Gail Sheehy americacareerchild share on social
If you begin to think you are solely responsible for keeping your loved one alive and safe, you will eventually find yourself playing God. This phase can develop into an unhealthy, codependent relationship. Gail Sheehy alivebegincodependent share on social
I found that female pathfinders generally integrate characteristics commonly associated with being women - like the capacity to be intimate - with 'male' ones like ambition and courage. Gail Sheehy ambitioncapacitycharacteristic Change image and share on social
Jill Clayburgh's life so closely paralleled mine, I feel as though a part of me lived a little through her and died a little with her. Gail Sheehy clayburghcloselydie Change image and share on social
Eventually, all mentor-disciple relationships are meant to pull apart, usually sometime in the mid-30s. Those who hang on, eventually the mentor drops the disciple, and that's no fun. Gail Sheehy 30sdiscipledrop Change image and share on social
No one can control the aging process or the trajectory of illness. Gail Sheehy agingcontrolillness Change image and share on social
We see it in the body, that if you just give the body enough rest and comfort, it has remarkable self-healing capacities. Well, so does the spirit. Gail Sheehy bodycapacitycomfort Change image and share on social
There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively than the prostitute who refuses to redeemed. Gail Sheehy abilitydefiantdenial Change image and share on social
The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests. Gail Sheehy actiondevelopface Change image and share on social
Married at 23, a mother at 24, and blindsided by divorce at 28, I found myself struggling, like many young women I meet today, to strike a balance between my personal life and my career. Gail Sheehy balanceblindsidedcareer Change image and share on social
