Aging Well | Jackson County Libraries

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"Writer Emilio Degrazia wrote in his Introduction to Towers of Aging, ٢in his senior residence, Amato sees up close the varied course of the aging of two hundred seniors. His poems are about them while being meditations on his own... aging. The Towers... proved to be a classroom of aging for Amato and an occasion for a poetic letting go. ٢As those close to me grow truly old, I sometimes want to ask what it is like to feel death may be close at hand....

2) This chair rocks: a manifesto against ageism

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Applewhite, Ashton

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Author, activist, and TED speaker Ashton Applewhite has written a rousing manifesto calling for an end to discrimination and prejudice on the basis of age. In our youth obsessed culture, we're bombarded by media images and messages about the despairs and declines of our later years. Beauty and pharmaceutical companies work overtime to convince people to purchase products that will retain their youthful appearance and vitality. Wrinkles are embarrassing....

3) Getting older better: the best advice ever on money, health, creativity, sex, work, retirement, and more

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Blair, Pamela D

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Pamela Blair, a psychotherapist in her 60s, has a few things to say about aging. Open this book to any page and find one of over 100 brief, kickstarting essays and journaling questions for moving into your third act with a sense of adventure and possibility. Blair offers dozens of practical and motivational ideas for handling everything from health and libido to the death of a spouse, money, legacy, and more.

4) How to stay fit as you age

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Great courses. Better living

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"This course is designed to equip you with a basic understanding of how your body works and to enable you to set and meet your own health and fitness goals..."--Guidebook p. 1".

5) It's never too late to begin again: discovering creativity and meaning at midlife and beyond

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Cameron, Julia

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Artist's Way

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"Julia Cameron has inspired millions with her bestseller The Artist's Way. Now at the age of sixty-five, she shows her contemporaries how retirement can be the most creative and fulfilling stage of life yet. For some, retirement is a day to work toward with anticipation. Others approach retirement with greater ambivalence. While the newfound freedom is exciting and filled with possibility, the idea of retirement can also be very daunting. You are...

6) Unretirement: how baby boomers are changing the way we think about work, community, and the good life

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Farrell, Chris

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An optimistic report on how aging baby boomers are positively contributing to the economy argues that an avoidance of retirement through new careers, entrepreneurial ventures, and volunteer services has brought motivation and purpose to countless Americans.

7) Downsizing the family home: what to save, what to let go

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Jameson, Marni

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Sensitively counsels readers on how to downsize a family home filled with a lifetime of memories, sharing practical recommendations for strategies based on the expertise of antiques appraisers, garage-sale gurus, professional organizers and psychologists. "It's a rite of passage almost no one will escape: the difficult, emotional journey of downsizing your or your aging parents' home. Here, nationally syndicated home columnist Marni Jameson sensitively...

8) Disrupt aging: a bold new path to living your best life at every age

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Jenkins, Jo Ann

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""At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself." - Maya Angelou We've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines--"50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP and author of Disrupt Aging, disagrees. 50 is 50 and she, for one, likes the look of it. People 50-plus today face distinct challenges and have different goals than people in their 30s and 40s. They're at a different...

9) How to age in place: planning for a happy, independent, and financially secure retirement

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Languirand, Mary A

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The first authoritative and comprehensive guide to "aging in place"--a burgeoning movement for those who don't want to rely on assisted living or nursing home care--which allows seniors to spend their later years living comfortably, independently, and in their own home or community. For millions of Americans, living in a nursing home or assisted living facility is not how they'd prefer to spend their retirement years. This is why more and more people...

10) Forward from here: leaving middle age and other unexpected adventures

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Lindbergh, Reeve

11) Who will take care of me when I'm old?: plan now to safeguard your health and happiness in old age

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Loverde, Joy

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Many people prepare for everything in life-- except how to handle the challenges of its later years. Loverde shows you how to be your own best caregiver, with practical advice for navigating these years on your own, even you have family ready to assist. She starts with a basic plan, and helps you make checklists, worksheets, strategies, and resource lists that will answer the important questions you may face in years to come.

12) Aging joyfully: a woman's guide to optimal health, relationships and fulfillment for her 50s and beyond

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Manly, Carla Marie

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Clinical psychologist Dr. Carla Marie Manly provides an important and meaningful window into womanhood for those approaching fifty and beyond. A must-read book for every woman who wants to embrace the aging process, Aging Joyfully invites the reader to discover a radiant life filled with freedom, beauty, and joy. - back cover

13) Ageless soul: the lifelong journey toward meaning and joy

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Moore, Thomas

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Offers advice on how to embrace healthier perspectives on aging through a rich spiritual life, covering subjects ranging from depression and mentorship to sexuality and the spiritual paths that open later in life.

14) Aging as a spiritual practice: a contemplative guide to growing older and wiser

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Richmond, Lewis

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Offers a Buddhist perspective on aging well, with anecdotes of the author's experiences with illness, aging, and transformation, and guided meditations.

15) Getting real about getting older: conversations about aging better

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Stroh, Linda K

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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.

16) The conversation: a revolutionary plan for end-of-life care

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Volandes, Angelo E

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"There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine--keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes, even though research indicates that most prefer to die at home in comfort, surrounded by loved ones. The question How do you want to live? must be posed to the seriously ill because they deserve to choose. If doctors explain options--including the choice to forego countless...