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Stephanie Marohn
Publisher
Elite Books

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A new generation is evolving together through the passage of eldership. In Audacious Aging, we collect their voices, full of wisdom, fierceness, compassion and gentleness. They are the graceful and eloquent transformative agents our communities and our planet are now seeking. This book brings together voices from medicine, psychology, business, government, the media, and entertainment, to articulate a brilliant new vision of the possibilities of the second half of life. Some are in their nineties, others are in their twenties, yet they share a common vision of aging. Not content with "going gently into that good night," they all see midlife and beyond as a gateway to changing the planet, and accelerating their personal transformation. They expect to live long, healthy, active and influential lives. They are profoundly engaged at the crossroads of crises and opportunities on Earth, and in this inspiring book, they paint a brilliant new picture of the opportunities that come with aging audaciously.

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METANOIA: CHANGE OF HEART

A Review of Audacious Aging

Stephanie Marohn, Ed

Santa Rosa, CA: Elite Books 2008, 2009

In a culture focused on youth, or the illusion of perpetual youth, the contributions of our elders are often overlooked. In this anthology, thirty nine people, thirty nine stories-a diverse informative, revealing look at the “over the hill generation” may surprise many by its powerful witness to what living audaciously and authentically looks like-at whatever number of years we have lived.

The contributors to this work and to the expansion of our understandings of aging, represent a broad spectrum of professional expertise. Many share personal reflections on their journey along with their professional input. There are, throughout, common threads, highlighting the special gifts, as well as the challenges, to aging well in our society.

Blessed are we who are able to listen to the voices of the dreamers, the searchers, the pioneers, the wise ones among us, whatever their age. Blessed are we young and old and in-between, who, hopefully, can come together to build a “society where everybody is recognized for their own special contributions and age is merely a number” (Cohen, Raines (2009, p, 81-82).

Reviewed by: Patricia M. Berliner, Ph.D. (NYS Licensed Psychologist)

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Reviewed on 08/17/2009 by ReviewTheBook.com Member Patricia Berliner

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