Gail Sheehy
Gail Sheehy
Gail Sheehyis an American author, journalist, and lecturer. She is the author of seventeen books, including Passages, named by the Library of Congress one of the ten most influential books of our times. Sheehy has written biographies and character studies of major twentieth-century leaders, including Hillary Clinton, both presidents Bush, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. Her latest book, Daring: My Passages,is a memoir...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth27 November 1937
CountryUnited States of America
I actually interviewed other people about myself, and that alerted me to the fact that I had to really investigate my memories.
Back in 1968, when I was 30, my entire life blew up. I had a life plan, and it collapsed for no rational reason.
Character is what was yesterday and will be tomorrow.
I've had the experience of having a book praised but then it doesn't sell. Or not praised but then it sells.
It was so naive to think that there was nothing interesting that happened after 55. Come on, there's a whole second adulthood!
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.
One of the ways we women often handicap ourselves is thinking that once we've made a decision or a commitment, we can't change.
The feminist spirit still lives! It shows most boldly among younger women from the millennial generation.
The first thing one notices about Jill Abramson is her short stature. The second is her intensity.
Very few women manage to have it all; certainly not all at once.
When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life.
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.
I'd visually have that idea. I'm diving off the end of the diving board. I'm not going to be worried about if I'm going to dive into a jellyfish or the water's going to be too cold or the boys are going to beat me. I'm just doing it. And if I do it, it's a good chance I'll make it.
In 2009, I served as AARP's Ambassador of Caregiving. With a producer and cameraman, I traveled the country for months, interviewing hundreds of caregivers.