Getting real about getting older : conversations about aging better
(2018)
By:
Stroh, Linda K.
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
612.67/STROH,L
0 Holds on 1 Copy
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2018]
©2018
©2018
DESCRIPTION
xx, 281 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781492666981, 149266698X
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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
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 --
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