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Getting real about getting older : conversations about aging better / Linda K. Stroh, PhD, Karen K. Brees, PhD.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Thorndike Press large print lifestylesPublisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Large print editionDescription: 329 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781432865580
  • 1432865587
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction: what's this aging thing all about? -- If I could turn back time -- Now you see me, now you don't -- Am I still me? -- Battle of the sexes -- The parent-adult child relationship: can we do better? -- Health, fitness, and self-image: do you like what you see? -- Relationships: getting better with age -- Faith, religion, and spirituality: our invisible means of support -- Loss: goodbye is the saddest word of all -- Learning from mistakes and moving forward.
Summary: "It seems that life's milestones pass by in a flash: graduating from school, landing your first job, getting married, having kids. Most people look forward to these events and have expectations about what each life milestone will be like. But what about when you get older? How can you continue to live fully in your sixties, seventies, and beyond? Linda K. Stroh and Karen K. Brees asked nearly one thousand older people about the challenges and joys of growing older, and compiled their collective wisdom into this must-have book."--Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print NonFiction 612.67 S921 Available 33111009572070
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The first book to open up a real conversation about aging. What has the experience of getting older felt like for you?It seems that life's milestones pass by in a flash: graduating from school, landing your first job, getting married, having kids. Most people look forward to these events and have some expectations about what each life milestone will be like. But what about when you get older? How can you continue to live fully in your sixties, seventies, and beyond? Linda K. Stroh and Karen K. Brees asked nearly one thousand older people about the challenges and joys of growing older and compiled their collective wisdom into this must-have book, focusing on important topics such as:- Changing self-identities- Friendships and romantic relationships- Health, fitness, and self-image- Loss- Relationships with adult children, grandchildren, and siblings- And much more!Full of advice and stories from a wide variety of older people, Getting Real about Getting Older examines love, loss, and changing identities, and will help you take control of your concerns about aging and experience wisdom and joy as an older adult.

"It seems that life's milestones pass by in a flash: graduating from school, landing your first job, getting married, having kids. Most people look forward to these events and have expectations about what each life milestone will be like. But what about when you get older? How can you continue to live fully in your sixties, seventies, and beyond? Linda K. Stroh and Karen K. Brees asked nearly one thousand older people about the challenges and joys of growing older, and compiled their collective wisdom into this must-have book."--Back cover.

Introduction: what's this aging thing all about? -- If I could turn back time -- Now you see me, now you don't -- Am I still me? -- Battle of the sexes -- The parent-adult child relationship: can we do better? -- Health, fitness, and self-image: do you like what you see? -- Relationships: getting better with age -- Faith, religion, and spirituality: our invisible means of support -- Loss: goodbye is the saddest word of all -- Learning from mistakes and moving forward.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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