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Getting real about getting older : conversations about aging better / Linda K. Stroh, PhD, and Karen K. Brees, PhD.

Stroh, Linda K., (author.). Brees, Karen K., (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781492666981
ISBN: 149266698X
Physical Description: xx, 281 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.