058: Ada Calhoun on Why Gen X Women Can’t Sleep

Gen X Amplified with Adrion Porter

On this episode of Gen X Amplified, highly acclaimed journalist and author Ada Calhoun joins Adrion to discuss her latest book and New York Times best­seller Why We Can’t Sleep: Wom­en’s New Midlife Cri­sis – which is an expan­sion of her viral sto­ry for Oprah​.com and a ​“gen­er­a­tion-defin­ing explo­ration of the new midlife cri­sis fac­ing Gen X women.

In Why We Can’t Sleep, 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.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ada Calhoun’s Website
• “Why We Can’t Sleep” on Amazon
• Ada’s original article “The New Midlife Crisis” on Oprah.com
• Ada at The Milken Institute

Ada’s Personal Theme Song

• “Unsatisfied”, by The Replacements

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