Today, women take on more roles than ever. Women are mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, partners, friends, bosses, teammates, entrepreneurs, and so much more. And though there is still a long path ahead towards equality for women, we live in a time where women have opportunities to be successful like never before.
So, why aren’t they happy?
In a recent piece on Oprah.com, Ada Calhoun outlines in detail the ways that women are facing mid-life crises like never before. They’re experiencing dissatisfaction in their careers. Their marriages have hit a wall. They struggle with fatigue and exhaustion as they try to manage the lives of the kids and family as well as their own.
As one woman named Michelle lamented, “I’m tired of being tired.”[1]
Have you ever felt this way?