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Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old?

Plan Now to Safeguard Your Health and Happiness in Old Age

by Joy Loverde ...

Everything you need to know to plan for your own safe, financially secure, healthy, and happy old ageFor those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. Whether you have friends and family ready and able to help you or not, growing old does not have to be an inevitable decline into helplessness. It is possible to maintain a ... Read more

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Everything you need to know to plan for your own safe, financially secure, healthy, and happy old ageFor those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. Whether you have friends and family ready and able to help you or not, growing old does not have to be an inevitable decline into helplessness. It is possible to maintain a
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The Healing of a Caregiver

The Road to Acceptance and Recovery From the Loss of a Loved One

by Patrick Palmer ...

Recovering from the loss of a loved one, especially if you were the caregiver, is a roller coaster of emotions, physical challenges, and loneliness.In September 2011, Patrick received the devastating news from a neurosurgeon that his wife had been diagnosed with Stage IV brain cancer and this heart-wrenching revelation shook his world to its core. Faced with the daunting task of caring for his ... Read more

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Recovering from the loss of a loved one, especially if you were the caregiver, is a roller coaster of emotions, physical challenges, and loneliness.In September 2011, Patrick received the devastating news from a neurosurgeon that his wife had been diagnosed with Stage IV brain cancer and this heart-wrenching revelation shook his world to its core. Faced with the daunting task of caring for his
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The Anatomy of Anxiety

Understanding and Overcoming the Body's Fear Response

by Ellen Vora MD ...

From acclaimed psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora comes a groundbreaking understanding of how anxiety manifests in the body and mind—and what we can do to overcome it.Anxiety affects more than forty million Americans—a number that continues to climb in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While conventional medicine tends to view anxiety as a “neck-up” problem—that is, one of brain chemistry and psychology ... Read more

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From acclaimed psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora comes a groundbreaking understanding of how anxiety manifests in the body and mind—and what we can do to overcome it.Anxiety affects more than forty million Americans—a number that continues to climb in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While conventional medicine tends to view anxiety as a “neck-up” problem—that is, one of brain chemistry and psychology
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Man Overboard!

A Medical Lifeline for the Aging Male

by Dr. Craig Bowron, MD, FACP ...

For every man – regardless of hair pattern, shoe size or IPA preference – Man Overboard! by Mayo Clinic Press helps you understand your health and live your best life with this humorous but authoritative manual for the aging male.Let’s face it, guys: we barely know what we’re doing with our health. We’re not stupid, we’re just disinterested. Clouded by the hallucinogenic effects of testosterone, ... Read more

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For every man – regardless of hair pattern, shoe size or IPA preference – Man Overboard! by Mayo Clinic Press helps you understand your health and live your best life with this humorous but authoritative manual for the aging male.Let’s face it, guys: we barely know what we’re doing with our health. We’re not stupid, we’re just disinterested. Clouded by the hallucinogenic effects of testosterone,
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Stress: The Owner's Manual

The Ultimate Guide to Peak Mental Performance at All Ages

by Pierce Howard ...

Series Book 1 - Owner's Manual for the Brain
Cutting-edge, user-friendly, and comprehensive: the revolutionary guide to the brain, now fully revised and updatedAt birth each of us is given the most powerful and complex tool of all time: the human brain. And yet, as we well know, it doesn't come with an owner's manual—until now. In this unsurpassed resource, Dr. Pierce J. Howard and his team distill the very latest research and clearly ... Read more

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Cutting-edge, user-friendly, and comprehensive: the revolutionary guide to the brain, now fully revised and updatedAt birth each of us is given the most powerful and complex tool of all time: the human brain. And yet, as we well know, it doesn't come with an owner's manual—until now. In this unsurpassed resource, Dr. Pierce J. Howard and his team distill the very latest research and clearly
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Honest Aging

An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life

by Rosanne M. Leipzig ...

Series series A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Your indispensable guide to taking charge of the second half of your life.From Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig, a top doctor with more than 35 years of experience caring for older people, Honest Aging is an indispensable guide to the second half of life, describing what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age.Leipzig, an expert in evidence-based geriatrics, ... Read more

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Your indispensable guide to taking charge of the second half of your life.From Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig, a top doctor with more than 35 years of experience caring for older people, Honest Aging is an indispensable guide to the second half of life, describing what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age.Leipzig, an expert in evidence-based geriatrics,
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Outlive

The Science and Art of Longevity

by Peter Attia MD ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert“One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert“One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York
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Plant-Powered Seniors

Nutrition Essentials and Easy Recipes for Adults 50+

by Brenda Davis, R.D., Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D., Charlyn Black, M.D., Sc.D. ...

A practical guide for adults 50+ that shows how a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle can support healthy aging, prevent disease, and make everyday eating simpler, more enjoyable, and deeply nourishing.Written by award-winning authorities in the world of plant-based nutrition, Plant-Powered Seniors speaks directly to older adults who are curious about—or already committed to— plant-based eating. It ... Read more

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A practical guide for adults 50+ that shows how a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle can support healthy aging, prevent disease, and make everyday eating simpler, more enjoyable, and deeply nourishing.Written by award-winning authorities in the world of plant-based nutrition, Plant-Powered Seniors speaks directly to older adults who are curious about—or already committed to— plant-based eating. It
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Radiant Rebellion

Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise a Little Hell

by Karen Walrond ...

2024 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in "Aging Consciously" CategoryAudiofile Earphones Award Winner from TantorWhat if aging is something to aspire to, not to dread? What if together we could forge a radiant rebellion against the idea of aging as a season of decline?Join Karen Walrond, author of The Lightmaker's Manifesto, in this intriguing investigation into how we can reclaim aging, ... Read more

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2024 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in "Aging Consciously" CategoryAudiofile Earphones Award Winner from TantorWhat if aging is something to aspire to, not to dread? What if together we could forge a radiant rebellion against the idea of aging as a season of decline?Join Karen Walrond, author of The Lightmaker's Manifesto, in this intriguing investigation into how we can reclaim aging,
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No One Has Seen It All

Lessons for Living Well from Nearly a Century of Good Taste

by Betty Halbreich ...

From the New York City legend, bestselling author, and iconic stylist Betty Halbreich comes this wise and witty collection of guidance from her 96 years to help people of all ages look, feel, and live their best.For half a century, Betty Halbreich curated wardrobes and bore witness to the vicissitudes of life as Bergdorf Goodman’s original personal shopper. Of course, visitors to the store were ... Read more

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From the New York City legend, bestselling author, and iconic stylist Betty Halbreich comes this wise and witty collection of guidance from her 96 years to help people of all ages look, feel, and live their best.For half a century, Betty Halbreich curated wardrobes and bore witness to the vicissitudes of life as Bergdorf Goodman’s original personal shopper. Of course, visitors to the store were
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100 Rules for Living to 100

An Optimist's Guide to a Happy Life

by Dick Van Dyke ...

On the eve of his 100th birthday, national treasure Dick Van Dyke brings us this autobiographical collection of stories, reflections, and life advice on how he’s maintained a zest for life.Dick Van Dyke danced his way into our hearts with iconic roles in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Now, as he’s about to turn 100 years old, Dick is still dancing and ... Read more

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On the eve of his 100th birthday, national treasure Dick Van Dyke brings us this autobiographical collection of stories, reflections, and life advice on how he’s maintained a zest for life.Dick Van Dyke danced his way into our hearts with iconic roles in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Now, as he’s about to turn 100 years old, Dick is still dancing and
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Everyday Genius

Hacks to Boost Your Memory, Focus, Problem-Solving, and Much More

by Nelson Dellis ...

What if genius isn't something you're born with—it's something you build?Everyday Genius, by six-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis, upgrades your everyday life through practical skills, whether it's memorizing names at a new job, doing lightning-fast mental math when it counts, honing decisive intuition, and beyond.Written by Remember It! author Nelson Dellis and with a foreword by New York ... Read more

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What if genius isn't something you're born with—it's something you build?Everyday Genius, by six-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis, upgrades your everyday life through practical skills, whether it's memorizing names at a new job, doing lightning-fast mental math when it counts, honing decisive intuition, and beyond.Written by Remember It! author Nelson Dellis and with a foreword by New York
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Better Balance for Life

Banish the Fear of Falling with Simple Activities Added to Your Everyday Routine

by Carol Clements ...

"Falls can kill you. Here's how to minimize the risk. . . . Get Carol Clements's new book, Better Balance for Life, that details a 10-week plan for improving stability."—Jane Brody, The New York TimesImprove your balance in just ten weeks without breaking a sweatAs you age, stumbling blocks are everywhere: the bottom step, the roadside curb, and even the living room carpet. But you don't have to ... Read more

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"Falls can kill you. Here's how to minimize the risk. . . . Get Carol Clements's new book, Better Balance for Life, that details a 10-week plan for improving stability."—Jane Brody, The New York TimesImprove your balance in just ten weeks without breaking a sweatAs you age, stumbling blocks are everywhere: the bottom step, the roadside curb, and even the living room carpet. But you don't have to
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日式減醣料理：料理名家KAZUＸ營養師廖欣儀減脂不減美味的健康瘦身計畫

by KAZU, 廖欣儀 ...

日本料理研究家KAZU X 減醣專業營養師廖欣儀聯手合作為你打造一輩子受用的減醣瘦身計畫！幫你精算醣量、脂肪、熱量，教你用看的就能掌握分量還有食材替換撇步、美味低熱量的萬用醬汁原來減醣飲食，這麼簡單！小菜、主菜，鍋物、湯品到常備醬料一應俱全減醣瘦身，美味不打折！讓你輕鬆健康瘦下來！【真情推薦】新生代主持人＆演員──風田萬秀洗衣店主理人──張瑞夫【本書特色】＊想得到的醣類資訊，一應俱全納入日常活動量的熱量與醣量精算公式、簡單清楚的分量掌握技巧、三日減醣菜單示範、六大類食材攝取分量整理，以及外食含醣量資訊表，無論你要減脂或增肌，控醣或減醣，都可以得到答案。＊附有營養標示的食譜，無痛搭配一日瘦身料理從小菜到主菜，從火鍋到湯品，甚至冰箱裡的常備醬料，皆有營養師精算熱量、脂肪、蛋白質、醣與膳食纖維數據，讓你輕鬆判斷醣... ... Read more

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日本料理研究家KAZU X 減醣專業營養師廖欣儀聯手合作為你打造一輩子受用的減醣瘦身計畫！幫你精算醣量、脂肪、熱量，教你用看的就能掌握分量還有食材替換撇步、美味低熱量的萬用醬汁原來減醣飲食，這麼簡單！小菜、主菜，鍋物、湯品到常備醬料一應俱全減醣瘦身，美味不打折！讓你輕鬆健康瘦下來！【真情推薦】新生代主持人＆演員──風田萬秀洗衣店主理人──張瑞夫【本書特色】＊想得到的醣類資訊，一應俱全納入日常活動量的熱量與醣量精算公式、簡單清楚的分量掌握技巧、三日減醣菜單示範、六大類食材攝取分量整理，以及外食含醣量資訊表，無論你要減脂或增肌，控醣或減醣，都可以得到答案。＊附有營養標示的食譜，無痛搭配一日瘦身料理從小菜到主菜，從火鍋到湯品，甚至冰箱裡的常備醬料，皆有營養師精算熱量、脂肪、蛋白質、醣與膳食纖維數據，讓你輕鬆判斷醣...
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Positive Caregiving

Caring for Older Loved Ones Using the Power of Positive Emotions

by Sarah Teten Kanter ...

A positive antidote to the negative narrative on caregiving, Positive Caregiving helps those who are caring for older adults connect with their care partners and enjoy life together through positive emotions and engaging activities.What if we flip the script on what it means to be a caregiver?“Kanter’s emphasis on creating a positive lens for this special relationship is refreshing.” —Gloria Drake ... Read more

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A positive antidote to the negative narrative on caregiving, Positive Caregiving helps those who are caring for older adults connect with their care partners and enjoy life together through positive emotions and engaging activities.What if we flip the script on what it means to be a caregiver?“Kanter’s emphasis on creating a positive lens for this special relationship is refreshing.” —Gloria Drake
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Transcend

Nine Steps to Living Well Forever

by Ray Kurzweil, Terry Grossman ...

The bold futurist and renowned author of The Singularity Is Nearer and longevity medicine expert Terry Grossman, MD, present a cutting-edge, accessible program that harnesses current technologies and medicines to help us radically extend our life expectancies and slow the aging process.“A remarkably thorough and enjoyable program to optimize your health.”—Dean Ornish, MD, Founder and President, ... Read more

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The bold futurist and renowned author of The Singularity Is Nearer and longevity medicine expert Terry Grossman, MD, present a cutting-edge, accessible program that harnesses current technologies and medicines to help us radically extend our life expectancies and slow the aging process.“A remarkably thorough and enjoyable program to optimize your health.”—Dean Ornish, MD, Founder and President,
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Lasting Wellbeing

Science-Based Practices for Tranquility, Authenticity, Meaning, and Joy

by Matt Bloom, PhD ...

“Original, exceptional, and fully accessible for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in aging/longevity and emotional healing from life's inevitable stresses." —Midwest Book ReviewAchieve better emotional, mental, and spiritual health with this accessible field guide, based on thirty years of research with professionals in some of the world’s most demanding fields.With so many ... Read more

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“Original, exceptional, and fully accessible for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in aging/longevity and emotional healing from life's inevitable stresses." —Midwest Book ReviewAchieve better emotional, mental, and spiritual health with this accessible field guide, based on thirty years of research with professionals in some of the world’s most demanding fields.With so many
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Joyspan

The Art and Science of Thriving in Life's Second Half

by Dr. Kerry Burnight, Ph.D ...

**A New York Times bestseller!From America’s Gerontologist, a practical guide that offers a radical and optimistic approach to longevity.**Dr. Kerry Burnight—known to her many followers as "Dr. Kerry"—is sparking a revolution to make older better. Fed up with the fear driven, anti-aging hysteria, hundreds of thousands of people turn to Dr. Kerry for her practical, effective and uplifting approach ... Read more

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**A New York Times bestseller!From America’s Gerontologist, a practical guide that offers a radical and optimistic approach to longevity.**Dr. Kerry Burnight—known to her many followers as "Dr. Kerry"—is sparking a revolution to make older better. Fed up with the fear driven, anti-aging hysteria, hundreds of thousands of people turn to Dr. Kerry for her practical, effective and uplifting approach
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Downsizing

Confronting Our Possessions in Later Life

by Professor David Ekerdt ...

As life unfolds, things tend to accumulate. When older adults undergo health, residential, and marital changes, they will face a reckoning with their lifelong store of possessions—special, ordinary, and forgotten. Such a predicament now confronts tens of millions of Americans as the Baby Boom cohort passes into retirement and beyond. Despite what a thriving industry of clutter manuals tells us, ... Read more

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As life unfolds, things tend to accumulate. When older adults undergo health, residential, and marital changes, they will face a reckoning with their lifelong store of possessions—special, ordinary, and forgotten. Such a predicament now confronts tens of millions of Americans as the Baby Boom cohort passes into retirement and beyond. Despite what a thriving industry of clutter manuals tells us,
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Two Old Broads

Stuff You Need to Know That You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know

by Whoopi Goldberg, Dr. M. E. Hecht ...

Written by renowned surgeon and expert on the art of aging, Dr. M.E. Hecht, with her friend Whoopi Goldberg lending her unique point of view, Two Old Broads is laugh out loud funny and?tells it like it is for all of us who left middle age in the dust and want to be present, positive, and as extraordinary as ever in our golden years.Whoopi joins Dr. Hecht in a lively conversation about growing ... Read more

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Written by renowned surgeon and expert on the art of aging, Dr. M.E. Hecht, with her friend Whoopi Goldberg lending her unique point of view, Two Old Broads is laugh out loud funny and?tells it like it is for all of us who left middle age in the dust and want to be present, positive, and as extraordinary as ever in our golden years.Whoopi joins Dr. Hecht in a lively conversation about growing
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Essential Labor

Mothering as Social Change

by Angela Garbes ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Angela Garbes has given us the definitive explanation for something we all share: the sense that something is not right about our society’s treatment of parenting. Essential Labor is a beautifully written, painstakingly researched, and courageously personal book. Garbes reveals the way systems exploit caregiving and shows us how the essential work of mothering can fix not just ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Angela Garbes has given us the definitive explanation for something we all share: the sense that something is not right about our society’s treatment of parenting. Essential Labor is a beautifully written, painstakingly researched, and courageously personal book. Garbes reveals the way systems exploit caregiving and shows us how the essential work of mothering can fix not just
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Pathological

The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses

by Sarah Fay ...

USA TODAY NATIONAL BESTSELLERAN APPLE BOOKS PICK OF THE MONTH"Sharply personal and impeccably detailed."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"[A] fiery manifesto of a memoir."—New York Times“Masterfully written, distinctively researched, deeply humane … Genius.”—Anthony Swofford, international and New York Times bestselling author of Jarhead“A major contribution … A necessary book.”—Johann Hari, author ... Read more

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USA TODAY NATIONAL BESTSELLERAN APPLE BOOKS PICK OF THE MONTH"Sharply personal and impeccably detailed."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"[A] fiery manifesto of a memoir."—New York Times“Masterfully written, distinctively researched, deeply humane … Genius.”—Anthony Swofford, international and New York Times bestselling author of Jarhead“A major contribution … A necessary book.”—Johann Hari, author
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Brain Games to Exercise Your Mind: Protect Your Brain From Memory Loss and Other Age-Related Disorders

90 Puzzles, Logic Riddles & Brain Teasers

by Gary Small, Gigi Vorgan ...

90 Puzzles, Logic Riddles & Brain Teasers to Exercise Your MindFrom New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Small – an expert on neuroscience, memory, Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia, anxiety and human behavior –Brain Games to Exercise Your Mind: Protect Your Brain from Memory Loss and Other Age-Related Disorders will keep your mind sharp and in-shape.Memory loss and age-related dementia ... Read more

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90 Puzzles, Logic Riddles & Brain Teasers to Exercise Your MindFrom New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Small – an expert on neuroscience, memory, Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia, anxiety and human behavior –Brain Games to Exercise Your Mind: Protect Your Brain from Memory Loss and Other Age-Related Disorders will keep your mind sharp and in-shape.Memory loss and age-related dementia
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Suddenly Single After 50

The Girlfriends' Guide to Navigating Loss, Restoring Hope, and Rebuilding Your Life

by Barbara Ballinger, Margaret Crane ...

A stressful, protracted divorce. A difficult, painful death of a beloved husband. And suddenly, after age 50, you’re on your own again. Your children have moved out, your parents are aging fast or deceased, your friends’ lives continue onward, seemingly unchanged. Being suddenly single after age 50 can be terrifying, but eventually it can also be liberating. It can be fraught with worry and ... Read more

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A stressful, protracted divorce. A difficult, painful death of a beloved husband. And suddenly, after age 50, you’re on your own again. Your children have moved out, your parents are aging fast or deceased, your friends’ lives continue onward, seemingly unchanged. Being suddenly single after age 50 can be terrifying, but eventually it can also be liberating. It can be fraught with worry and
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