Life reimagined : the science, art, and opportunity of midlife / Barbara Bradley Hagerty.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2016Description: 451 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781594631702 (hardback)
- 1594631700 (hardback)
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
There's no such thing as an inevitable midlife crisis, Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes in this provocative, hopeful book. New scientific research explodes the fable that midlife is a time when things start to go downhill for everybody. Drawing from emerging information in neurology, psychology, biology, genetics and sociology - as well as her own story of midlife transformation, Hagerty redraws the map for people in midlife and plots a new course forward in understanding our health, our relationships, even our futures. In Life Reimagined, Hagerty offers midlife renewal.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A dynamic and inspiring exploration of the new science that is redrawing the future for people in their forties, fifties, and sixties for the better--and for good. There's no such thing as an inevitable midlife crisis, Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes in this provocative, hopeful book. It's a myth, an illusion. New scientific research explodes the fable that midlife is a time when things start to go downhill for everybody. In fact, midlife can be a great new adventure, when you can embrace fresh possibilities, purposes, and pleasures. In Life Reimagined, Hagerty explains that midlife is about renewal: It's the time to renegotiate your purpose, refocus your relationships, and transform the way you think about the world and yourself. Drawing from emerging information in neurology, psychology, biology, genetics, and sociology--as well as her own story of midlife transformation--Hagerty redraws the map for people in midlife and plots a new course forward in understanding our health, our relationships, even our futures"-- Provided by publisher.
"A dynamic and inspiring exploration of the new science that is redrawing the future for people in their forties, fifties, and sixties for the better--and for good"-- Provided by publisher.
An ending, and a beginning -- Please don't have a midlife crisis -- Can a midlife brain remember new tricks? -- The shifting sands of friendship -- It's the thought that counts -- The desert or oasis of midlife marriage -- Finding a little purpose -- When bad stuff happens -- Giving it away -- The meaning of work -- Epilogue -- Afterword: Sixteen suggestions for midlife.