Episode 5: The Midlife Crisis Women Aren't Allowed to Have
Have you ever stuffed your face into clean laundry to hide your crying, and had no idea why?
That's where this episode begins. A summer evening in 2021, a house Jenny loved, a baby she dreamed of, a partner she adores — and a complete inability to feel present in any of it.
In this episode of Dots and Dreams, Jenny explores the midlife crisis women are not allowed to have. She traces the term back to its origins (a man, studying men, in 1965), challenges the cultural images that have shaped how we understand it, and shares what her own version has looked and felt like across the last six…
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