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What would Virginia Woolf do? : and other questions I ask myself as I attempt to age without apology / Nina Lorez Collins.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Grand Central Life & Style, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: xxii, 360 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538727959
  • 1538727951
Subject(s):
Contents:
Fashion: death by Eileen Fisher and other fashion tragedies -- Sex and relationships: date night and the orgy dome -- Bodies: is everything sagging or is it just me? -- Parenting: a not quite empty nest -- Beauty: mirror, mirror...? -- Emotions: anxiety and depressions and stress, oh my! -- Health: not what the doctor ordered -- Work and money: but how will I pay for my Depends? -- You're gonna make it after all.
Summary: The creator of the Facebook group, "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?" shares anecdotes by and for perimenopausal women on the challenges and wisdom of the second half of life, offering advice on subjects ranging from fashion and skin care to sex and surviving the empty nest.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 305.2442 C712 Available 33111009187200
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

When Nina Collins entered her forties she found herself awash in a sea of hormones. As symptoms of perimenopause set in, she began to fear losing her health, looks, sexuality, sense of humor-perhaps all at once. Craving a place to discuss her questions and concerns, and finding none, Nina started a Facebook group with the ironic name, "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?," which has grown exponentially into a place where women-most with strong opinions and fierce senses of humor--have surprisingly candid, lively, and intimate conversations.

Mid-life is a time when women want to think about purpose, about how to be their best selves, and how to love themselves as they enter the second half of life. They yearn to acknowledge the nostalgia and sadness that comes with aging, but also want to revel in their hard-earned wisdom.

Part memoir and part resource on everything from fashion and skincare to sex and surviving the empty nest, What Would Virginia Woolf Do? is a frank and intimate conversation mixed with anecdotes and honesty, wrapped up in a literary joke. It's also a destination, a place where readers can nestle in and see what happens when women feel comfortable enough to get real with each other: defy the shame that the culture often throws their way, find solace and laugh out loud, and revel in this new phase of life.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-345) and index.

Fashion: death by Eileen Fisher and other fashion tragedies -- Sex and relationships: date night and the orgy dome -- Bodies: is everything sagging or is it just me? -- Parenting: a not quite empty nest -- Beauty: mirror, mirror...? -- Emotions: anxiety and depressions and stress, oh my! -- Health: not what the doctor ordered -- Work and money: but how will I pay for my Depends? -- You're gonna make it after all.

The creator of the Facebook group, "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?" shares anecdotes by and for perimenopausal women on the challenges and wisdom of the second half of life, offering advice on subjects ranging from fashion and skin care to sex and surviving the empty nest.

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