Women in History, Specific Demographics, Sociology 

Where's My Happy Ending? Women today are bombarded with the message that these are the best of times to be a woman. Yet for many of us, it doesn't feel that way. We are unwilling to retreat to the old ways of being a woman but are finding that the new ways produce their own set of problems. The happy ending continues to elude us. Despite the fact that women have more choices today than ever before, we still allow other people to decide what happiness is-and how we should obtain it. Lee Morical examines the myths that have kept women from finding a satisfying life. She explains how women have subscribed to these myths, hoping they will provide the happiness, security, and fulfillment that all women want. And she shows how dangerous these myths can be-myths like: "Getting a Job Is the Answer," "Staying Home Is the Answer," "Talking It Out Will Improve Every Relationship," and perhaps the most dangerous of all, "You Can Have It All." In her counseling practice and in talking with thousands of women throughout the country, Morical
has found a common thread of disappointment: "I did it right," women are saying. "I got a job! stayed home/married the right guy/ divorced the wrong one/tried to find myself. Where do I go from here?"
A practical and reassuring book, WHERE'S MY HAPPY ENDING? offers advice to all women, from career fast-trackers to full-time homemakers, from New Yorkers to Nebraskans, from twenty-one-year-olds to sixty-five-year-olds. Using insightful examples, Morical helps women recognize the myths and take advantage of their real freedom of choice. She offers useful information to help women analyze their individual needs and mold them into a course of action. Most important, she shows women how they can have not only a happy ending, but a happy journey as well. Lee Morical is Clinical Assistant Professor of Counseling at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and national director and founder of Women Helping Women, a consulting and training organization. - from Amzon