Why We Can't Sleep

Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis is a 2020 non-fiction book by Ada Calhoun. It builds upon her essay for O, The Oprah Magazine, "The New Midlife Crisis for Women". The book argues that women's midlife crisis is a distinct phenomenon from the male version, and that the challenges facing Gen X women today are shaped by a unique set of cultural and social pressures. Drawing on interviews with over 200 women and an analysis of contemporary trends, Calhoun examines how the changing roles of women, the impact of technology, and the evolving expectations of family and career have created a new kind of midlife crisis. The book was published on January 7, 2020, by Grove Press.