Getting real about getting older : conversations about aging better

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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Aging

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ISBN:

9781492666981

Description:

xx, 281 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

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
Afterword: It's a wrap

LCCN:

2018010650

Control Number:

2664927

Other Authors:

Brees, Karen K., author

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