Getting real about getting older : conversations about aging better

Getting real about getting older Conversations about aging better

Linda K. Stroh

Book - 2018

Full of advice and stories from a wide variety of older people, this book 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.

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Subjects
Aging.
Aging > Psychological aspects.
Aging > Physiological aspects.
Handbooks and manuals.
Genres
Handbooks and manuals
Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Linda K. Stroh (author)
Other Authors
Karen K. Brees (author)
Physical Description
xx, 281 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781492666981
  • 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
  • Afterword: It's a wrap.
Review by Library Journal Review

After interviewing more than 1,000 people aged 65 and older about aging, Stroh (Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Trust Rules: How To Tell the Good Guys from the Bad Guys in Work and Life) and Brees (The Everything Health Guide to Depression) compiled their responses in this book to help readers understand the dramatic physical, emotional, and psychological changes that accompany getting older. There are negatives, such as the loss of friends and agility, but these are outweighed by the positives of watching grandchildren mature and the evolution of one's faith. The authors maintain that many of the favorable aspects can be accentuated by reaching out to others, staying fit, and learning from our mistakes. -VERDICT A -realistic yet optimistic guide to the "golden" years. © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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