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Mentioned in 6 episodes

Passages

predictable crises of adult life

Book • 1976

Author

Gail Sheehy

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Mentioned in 6 episodes

Mentioned by

Kieran Setiya

in relation to her book "Passages", which popularized the concept of the midlife crisis.

129 snips

How to Shift Out of the Midlife Malaise

Mentioned by

Jessa Crispin

as a book describing a change that women were going through once their children became less dependent on them.

26 snips

MAGA Fractures Over Epstein. Plus, What Michael Douglas Movies Tell Us About Masculinity.

Mentioned during a discussion about Andrea Arnold's new film, Bird.

17 snips

RoboCop

Mentioned by

Brooke Gladstone

as the book that coined the term midlife crisis.

13 snips

EXTENDED VERSION: Michael Douglas Movies And The Crisis Of Masculinity

Mentioned by

Maurice Ashley

as a book that helped him understand the different stages of life.

12 snips

#449: Grandmaster Maurice Ashley — The Path and Strategies of World-Class Mastery

Mentioned by

Bruce Feiler

in the context of discussing linear narratives of life and the inaccuracies of the midlife crisis concept.

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Mentioned by

Carl Rollyson

when discussing Sylvia Plath's life stages.

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Mentioned by Kieran Setia in discussion of midlife crisis research.

How to Shift Out of the Midlife Malaise

Recommended by

Brian Hardin

as the Daily Audio Bible story.

DAB January 15 - 2025

Mentioned by

Richard Leider

as a seminal work on midlife transitions, providing a comparison to his own book on aging.

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Mentioned by

Bruce Feiler

while discussing the outdated concept of a linear life and the midlife crisis.

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