What is the main conflict in A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman by Joan Anderson?

"A Year By the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman" tells of the author's real-life spiritual journey over the course of a year. Joan Anderson decided that she needed a year apart from her husband of many years and stayed alone in their Cape Cod cottage for a year, getting to know herself again. She learned many things about herself, and her husband decided to come live with her, making big changes in their marriage.