In this extract from her best selling book Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis, author Ada Calhoun looks at the link between perimenopause, menopause and insomnia.
Ada Calhoun

NYC-based journalist Ada Calhoun is the author of New York Times bestseller Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis, named by Amazon Editors the #1 Nonfiction Book of 2020. The Boston Globe said it is “a surprising source of uplift for those feeling overlooked or overstretched.” Ada is a prolific writer who contributes to many titles including The New York Times, and The New York Times Magazine, The LA Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Times Literary Supplement, Time Magazine, The Cut, Oprah Magazine. You can also follow her on Twitter, and Instagram.
Articles by Ada Calhoun
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