Breaking Point by Martha Beck is a profound introduction to the reason behind our actions and what we perceive those actions to sponsor. As a 22 year old, I've wondered how women in their thirties and forties who seemed to have everything I hope to have at their age could fall apart and become a disfigured apparition of their former grandeur. I never, before this book, understood quite what I was asking for when I thought I wanted to have a dream based on helping others to achieve their goals and aspirations. Through Breaking point I have learned that, as worthy as it is to be a homemaker, you need to know what will fill you as an individual person through that journey so that you aren't left to regret caring for everyone else and feeling empty inside. I rented this from the library, but now I am going to buy it. I highly recommend this understandable provocative book as a handbook to your social arena and your personal well-being.