The Second Adolescence
Personal Growth

The Second Adolescence

Why Women Are Reinventing Themselves at 40 (And Why It Terrifies Everyone)

Why Women Are Reinventing Themselves at 40 (And Why It Terrifies Everyone)

by June Alderman

A structured, science-backed guide to the most disorienting and liberating transformation of adult life. For the millions of women between 35 and 55 who are questioning everything — identity, career, marriage, purpose — and discovering that the life they built no longer fits the woman they are becoming.

Length 36,383 words
ISBN 9791388151514
Published March 2026

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