{"product_id":"the-second-story-when-the-life-you-built-no-longer-feels-like-enough-9798993009407","title":"The Second Story: When the Life You Built No Longer Feels Like Enough","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...thoughtful, beautifully written, and deeply relatable. Essential reading for everyone over 40.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-Steven Petrow, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/em\u003ecolumnist, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Joy You Make\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Caudron has written the book many people need but few have the courage to write.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--Chip Conley, founder of Modern Elder Academy, author of \u003cem\u003eLearning to Love Midlife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Lori Gottlieb's \u003cem\u003eMaybe You Should Talk to Someone\u003c\/em\u003e and Katherine May's \u003cem\u003eWintering\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003ea candid psychologically probing memoir about a lifelong achiever who is forced to confront-and begin to rewrite-the internal script that has driven her pursuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you've ever woken up in the middle of the night and wondered, \"Is this all there is?\"-you're not alone. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt sixty-one, Shari Caudron has everything she's worked for: a meaningful career, a loving marriage, a home in the foothills of Colorado. But beneath the surface, something is missing. The harder she tries to fill the void, the further she drifts from herself. When a personal growth workshop cracks something open, she can no longer outrun the truth: the life she spent decades creating no longer feels like her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Second Story\u003c\/em\u003e is an honest, often wry account of what happens when the strategies that once helped us succeed-proving, pleasing, performing-stop working. What begins as a search for how to age well becomes a deeper exploration of how to live well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a midlife memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Second Story\u003c\/em\u003e is a companion for anyone who has ever felt lost inside a life that looks fine from the outside. It's a story about letting go of the narratives that shaped us so we can finally stop striving and start living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3593234\"\u003eShari Caudron\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hazelwood Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993009407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SEL\"\u003eSelf-Help\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SEL005000\"\u003eAging\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SEL\"\u003eSelf-Help\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SEL016000\"\u003ePersonal Growth | Happiness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hazelwood Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52924446671135,"sku":"9798993009407","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/9798993009407.jpg?v=1790355585","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-second-story-when-the-life-you-built-no-longer-feels-like-enough-9798993009407","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}