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Gail Sheehy is the author of 15 bestselling books, including the revolutionary Passages. Her most recent book is Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos Into Confidence

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‘Insane’ Drills at Parkland Make Kids Relive Their Worst Day

NO QUICK ANSWERS

The Florida state legislature makes them endure monthly Code Red drills. They’re not helping. But no one is yet quite sure what will.

Gail Sheehy | Published May 10, 2019
opinion

Parkland Teenagers Taking on the World—and Winning

Shining On

After their rousing performance at the Tonys, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Hight School haven’t stopped, and they have no plans to.

Gail Sheehy | Published Jun 25, 2018
opinion

How Close Is Trump to a Psychiatric Breakdown?

Danger Zone

Last fall, prominent psychiatrists broke with the American Psychiatric Association to warn that President Trump is dangerous and mentally unstable. A bitter controversy started.

Gail Sheehy, Rosemary Sword | Published Mar 23, 2018

These 27 Top Shrinks Think Trump Might Be Nuts

Shrink Rap

The Goldwater Rule has long held that mental-health professionals shouldn’t diagnose from a distance. But these experts decided to speak up before it’s too late.

Gail Sheehy | Published Oct 02, 2017
opinion

Trump: What We’ve Learned 100 Days In

AS BAD AS WE THOUGHT

The narcissism and paranoia are issues, but the biggest concern is that Donald Trump trusts no one. This will be his downfall—or maybe ours.

Gail Sheehy | Published Apr 28, 2017

Diary of a 70-yr-old Burning Man Virgin

Vamos A La Playa

I was a 70-year-old virgin when I made my first pilgrimage to Burning Man.

Gail Sheehy | Published Sep 12, 2015

Vidal vs. Buckley Paved the Way for 2016

WASP FIGHT

In the 1960s, Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley were having the same political arguments we’re having today—and had a lot more fun making them.

Gail Sheehy | Published Jul 19, 2015

Confessions Of A Single Mother

The Parenting Wars

Single motherhood is more common than ever and still hard as hell—our workforce makes it so.

Gail Sheehy | Published May 09, 2015

Beyond Betty Friedan

The New Feminists

Gail Sheehy looks at the new, strategic feminism, as PBS prepares to air the documentary ‘Makers: Women Who Make America’ tonight.

Gail Sheehy | Published Feb 26, 2013

Speaking Freely on Israel

DO WE DARE?

Gail Sheehy reports from a forum on boycotting ‘Israeli apartheid’ and a screening of ‘The Gatekeepers.’

Gail Sheehy | Published Feb 08, 2013

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