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Anyone Else Falling Apart, or Is It Just Me?
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Jen Mann
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A smart, personal, darkly funny examination of what it’s like to be a woman at the crossroads of a midlife crisis, from the New York Times best-selling author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat
“I inhaled this book in one sitting; it’s a must-read for anyone over 40. This should become the gift all girlfriends give one another.” (Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books)
Jen Mann had what appeared to be the perfect life: a successful career as a best-selling author and award-winning blogger, a devoted husband, teenage kids who weren’t total jerks, and a badass minivan. So imagine her surprise when, at 47 years old, a midlife crisis kicked her straight in the ladybits.
Midlife Bites offers Jen’s trademark wit and honesty when it comes to important conversations and observations about women in midlife. Here, listeners will be able to come together and find anecdotes and practical ideas to help navigate through this major point in their lives. For women who may feel isolated or overlooked, this collection of original essays offers valuable insights, takeaways, and, most important, a productive way forward. Jen shares her own story as well as advice and wisdom from the online community she built, tackling everything that bites about midlife, where nothing is off-limits: raging hormones; sex (after 40); finding your purpose; learning to make new friends (yes, even as a grown-up); moving out of your comfort zone; having conversations that count, no more small talk; and how to deal with rogue chin hairs (and other nuisances).
Jen Mann is leading the movement to create a new space where middle-aged women can share openly and honestly with one another. This no-BS collection of essays will help start the conversation and keep it going, because as women, we all have a right to be happy, fulfilled, and whole, no matter what stage of life.
©2022 Jen Mann (P)2022 Random House AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
“One part instruction manual (or maybe destruction manual?), one part group therapy, and all kinds of hilarious, Midlife Bites made the prospect of hitting my mid-forties seem a lot more manageable and a lot less mystifying. Jen Mann is leading the midlife revolution, and I am so here for it!” (Sarah Knight, New York Times best-selling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck)
“Jen Mann does it again with Midlife Bites, proving that she's one of the most honest—and funniest—voices out there. Readers will laugh, cheer, and sometimes cringe at how perceptively she sums up the midlife experience. Buy this book for all your girlfriends—they’ll thank you!” (Jen Lancaster, New York Times best-selling author of Welcome to the United States of Anxiety and Bitter Is the New Black)
“If you’ve ever felt like you’re screaming into the void alone, you’re not. Jen Mann is there. Admittedly and masterfully out of her comfort zone, Jen comes at her midlife self with a wallop of self-introspection and vulnerability, thereby giving all of us permission to say the paralyzing quiet parts out LOUD. Every woman who reads this book will say thank you, Jen Mann, in between snorts and sniffles.” (Faith Salie, author of Approval Junkie and panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!)
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The midlife crisis is the butt of so many jokes, but this long-derided life stage has an upside. What if we could reframe our thinking about the natural transition of midlife not as a crisis, but as a chrysalis—a time when something profound awakens in us, as we shed our skin, spread our wings, and pollinate our wisdom? In Learning to Love Midlife, Chip Conley offers an alternative narrative to the way we commonly think of our 40s, 50s and 60s. Drawing on the latest social science research, inspiring stories, and timeless wisdom, he reveals 12 reasons why life gets better with age.
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Too much bad language.
- By Michael Murphey on 01-22-24
By: Chip Conley
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The Second Fifty
- Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond
- By: Debra Whitman PhD
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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Americans are now living decades longer than previous generations. These added years offer exciting possibilities but also raise crucial questions. In her groundbreaking book, Debra Whitman provides a roadmap for navigating, and celebrating, the second half of life. Drawing on compelling stories from her own family and people across the country, interviews with experts, and cutting-edge research, she shares insights on brain health, the contributions and concerns of an older workforce, caregiving, financing retirement, and more.
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Several important ideas for those of us 50+
- By CharlieSeymourJr on 12-09-24
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Life Reimagined
- The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife
- By: Barbara Bradley Hagerty
- Narrated by: Barbara Bradley Hagerty
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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There's no such thing as an inevitable midlife crisis, Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes in this provocative, hopeful book. It's a myth, an illusion. New scientific research explodes the fable that midlife is a time when things start to go downhill for everybody. In fact, midlife can be a great new adventure, when you can embrace fresh possibilities, purposes, and pleasures. In Life Reimagined, Hagerty explains that midlife is about renewal.
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For the wealthy
- By A Reader on 02-03-17
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Why We Can't Sleep
- Women's New Midlife Crisis
- By: Ada Calhoun
- Narrated by: Ada Calhoun
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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When Ada Calhoun found herself in the throes of a midlife crisis, she thought that she had no right to complain. She was married with children and a good career. So why did she feel miserable? And why did it seem that other Generation X women were miserable, too? Calhoun decided to find some answers. She looked into housing costs, HR trends, credit card debt averages, and divorce data. At every turn, she saw a pattern: sandwiched between the Boomers and Millennials, Gen X women were facing new problems as they entered middle age, problems that were being largely overlooked.
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Generation X Chick
- By Kristina on 01-25-20
By: Ada Calhoun
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- Rdub
- 01-09-22
witty and relatable
Laughed out loud at several moments. The Next Life No Men chapter rang true and, in light of it, the spirit guide reveal was hilarious. The book reads like chatting with a friend.
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- SamSam
- 05-19-22
That’s The End!?
Loved this book! If you are going through it at 100 miles an hour and your cruise control refuses to work- this book is for you. Thank you for reaching into my head and saying A L L of the things I feel that I’ve been shouting only to fall upon deaf ears.
I feel completely heard.
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- Zumbatini
- 09-23-24
Like catching up with your unhinged friend
An easy listen with extremely relatable stories about navigating middle age. The only downpart was that many women were cliche and common suggestions on how to get through this.
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- Sara Cummings
- 07-22-23
Life changing
As someone without a bunch of close girl friends, this book was life changing in that it taught me that I what I’m feeling is normal!
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- Amy Wasker
- 07-13-22
Finally!!
I Thought this book was awesome! A raw, tell it how it is being in midlife! This book came to me at a time that was needed! Funny & relatable. Love the humor!
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-23
Applies to all ages!
Jen Mann captures the life of nearly every woman at some stage. I’ve probably lived through all of them at this point and relived each one as I listened to Midlife Bites. So comforting to know I’m not alone! Laughs and tears. (Sometimes those tears ran down my leg)
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- Claire
- 08-28-22
Love this book!
Lots of insight and humor from the author. Lots of heart behind it too. If you’re a fan of Jen Mann, or a woman going through mid life, you’ll love this book.
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- Sam Miller
- 01-15-22
Another Great Read
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Jen Mann’s other books, and this one didn’t disappoint. A quick read while at work, and great to hear her struggles. Makes people not feel alone. ❤️
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- dawn blake
- 07-16-22
Finally
I'm 55 and for the first time, I can now be okay with no longer having any f..ucks to give. I don't even ever use that word.
Thank you,
Dawn
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- Kimberly Degear
- 04-15-25
a little bit of language
The book was great, funny and on with so many points I have experienced. I'm a teacher,though, so I have to say...I get it's your bit to use language so freely. She sounds well educated, but if so I know there are thousands of words she could replace the f word with. thanks for the book and taking a little criticism with the good review.
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