Women Rowing North
Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
Format: Large Print
Edition: Large print edition.
Description: 401 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be. Pipher examines the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age. Drawing on her own experience as daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, caregiver, clinical psychologist, and cultural anthropologist, she explores ways women can cultivate resilient responses to the challenges they face. "If we can keep our wits about us, think clearly, and manage our emotions skillfully," Pipher writes, "we will experience a joyous time of our lives. If we have planned carefully and packed properly, if we have good maps and guides, the journey can be transcendent."
Series: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction.
Contents:
A new stretch of the river -- The lay of the land -- The worn body -- Intensity and poignancy -- Caregiving -- Swept away -- Loneliness and solitude -- Understanding ourselves -- Making intentional choices -- Building a good day -- Creating community -- Crafting resplendent narratives -- Anchoring in gratitude -- Travel companions -- Co-captains -- The lifeboat of family -- Grandchildren -- Moon River: Authenticity and self-acceptance -- The long view -- Everything is illuminated.
Subjects:
Older women -- Psychology.
Aging -- Psychological aspects.
Aging -- Social aspects.
Women -- Identity.
Large type books.
Older women -- Psychology.
Aging -- Psychological aspects.
Aging -- Social aspects.
Women -- Identity.
Large type books.
ISBN:
9781432861858
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