ABSTRACT

This book is a refreshingly honest self-help guide to aging well. It encourages readers to dispel gloom or overcome denial around the subject of aging and offers advice in a realistic, non-prescriptive format.

Practical yet personable, chapters move through pertinent topics such as making the decision to retire and successfully navigating that transition; designing daily routines (your practice) and engaging in activities (your projects); connecting with others as relationships shift and evolve; and managing moods and emotional issues. The guide also supports readers coping with illness or injury, experiencing loss and grief, and those searching for meaning as they grow older.

Written in a conversational style, An Essential Guide to Aging Well motivates its readers to be curious about this time of life, and to design the best possible version of it for themselves.

chapter 1|4 pages

The Republic of Let’s Not Go There

chapter 2|10 pages

What Does It Mean?

chapter 3|8 pages

How Did This Happen?

chapter 4|8 pages

The Rear View Mirror

chapter 5|8 pages

The Selfie

chapter 6|10 pages

You and Your Role Models

chapter 7|8 pages

Decisions

Taking Control, and Letting Go

chapter 8|12 pages

Working. Or Not.

chapter 9|12 pages

Your Practice, Your Projects

chapter 10|10 pages

Moving. Or Not.

chapter 11|8 pages

Lighten Up

chapter 12|8 pages

Do Less. Be More.

chapter 13|10 pages

Warranty Expiring

chapter 14|8 pages

Stormy Weather

chapter 15|6 pages

You and Your Constant Companion

chapter 16|12 pages

The Significance of Others

chapter 17|8 pages

Loves Lost

chapter 18|8 pages

When It All Falls Apart

chapter 19|10 pages

The View From Here