The Second Half of Your Life

The Second Half of Your Life

Author: Jill Shaw Ruddock

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0091939496

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Whoever you are at this moment, you have a choice. You can believe menopause signals the end or you can make a few small changes to finally become the person you always thought you could be. In her groundbreaking book, Jill Shaw Ruddock offers answers to the questions women think and care about at this time of their life. 'The change' is not just physical but cerebral as well. Although a woman can no longer create life, this is the time when she can give birth to herself. Drawing on her extensive experience, research and interviews, Jill Shaw Ruddock scrutinises what could be holding you back and provides practical, hands-on advice on how to harness the new-found focus that menopause brings. From money to the mind, dating to divorce, exercise to eating and separation to self-expression, Ruddock's inspiring book sets out a game plan to prepare and guide you to make the second half of your life the best half.


Roar

Roar

Author: Michael Clinton

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-09-13

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1582708142

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"ROAR is for everyone who is thinking about where they are in life-and those who want more out of life. From author Michael Clinton, former president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, ROAR helps both those considering retirement and those who have no wish to retire get on with fulfilling their dreams-before it's too late. We are living in a time when everyone is constantly reassessing what is next for them. In the mid-career group, people who have spent years working in a business are now seeing their industry changing dramatically and are facing the question: "What does that mean for me in the next twenty years?" At the same time, the post-career group is also going through massive change. Many in this group are still not prepared financially, logistically, or emotionally to make the decisions necessary to face the next phase of their lives. While they may be thinking about retiring, they don't necessarily want to do nothing. ROAR will help both groups think about what is really important to them, and how to plan and take meaningful action so that the second half of their lives can be happy and productive. The book offers a unique and dynamic 4-part process called ROAR: Reimagine yourself, Own who you are, Act on what's next, and Reassess your relationships. This is the method Michael uses himself to pursue a purposeful life-and now he shares his technique and approach so you can expand your own life too. Prescriptive and inspiring, with personal anecdotes from his life as well as from others he interviewed for the book, ROAR is highly accessible, entertaining, and transformative"--


Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life

Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life

Author: James Hollis

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-05-05

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1101216697

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What does it really mean to be a grown up in today’s world? We assume that once we “get it together” with the right job, marry the right person, have children, and buy a home, all is settled and well. But adulthood presents varying levels of growth, and is rarely the respite of stability we expected. Turbulent emotional shifts can take place anywhere between the age of thirty-five and seventy when we question the choices we’ve made, realize our limitations, and feel stuck—commonly known as the “midlife crisis.” Jungian psycho-analyst James Hollis believes it is only in the second half of life that we can truly come to know who we are and thus create a life that has meaning. In Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, Hollis explores the ways we can grow and evolve to fully become ourselves when the traditional roles of adulthood aren’t quite working for us, revealing a new way of uncovering and embracing our authentic selves. Offering wisdom to anyone facing a career that no longer seems fulfilling, a long-term relationship that has shifted, or family transitions that raise issues of aging and mortality, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life provides a reassuring message and a crucial bridge across this critical passage of adult development.


The Second Half of Life

The Second Half of Life

Author: Angeles Arrien

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1458770729

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When you find the courage to change at midlife, Angeles Arrien teaches, a miracle happens. Your character is opened, deepened, strengthened, softened. You return to your souls highest values. You are now prepared to create your legacy: an imprint of your dream for our world - a dream that can fully come true in The Second Half of Life. Worki...


Game Plan

Game Plan

Author: Bob Buford

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 1998-12

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0310229081

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A personal guide for implementing the principles of 'Halftime, ' and thus making the journey from success to significance


Social Integration in the Second Half of Life

Social Integration in the Second Half of Life

Author: Karl Pillemer

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2000-11-24

Total Pages: 1014

ISBN-13: 9780801864544

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Social scientists use the term social integration to refer to individuals' connections with others in their environments. The concept and its consequences have been the subject of considerable study. Many researchers have asserted that meaningful and enduring ties to other persons serve as a buffer against stress, and thereby promote physical and mental health. The results are especially pronounced for older persons. Social Integration in the Second Half of Life presents integrative reviews of theory and research on this topic. The editors and contributors, all currently or previously affiliated with the Cornell Gerontology Research Institute, also present new empirical findings of research done at their center. The first section of the book discusses basic theory and principles of social integration in later life and its implications for health. The second, largest section examines specific issues: retirement, driving, family support, housing, neighbors. The third section addresses interventions to promote social integration: transportation, volunteering, and peer support for dementia caregivers. Throughout, the authors focus on the diverging influences of social integration and its converse, social isolation, in later life.


Halftime

Halftime

Author: Bob Buford

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 1997-04-15

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0310215323

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Bob Buford's Halftime shows how men can make their middle years a time of transformation toward a more satisfying -- and significant -- life.


From Strength to Strength

From Strength to Strength

Author: Arthur C. Brooks

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2022-02-15

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0593191498

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The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful it is when it occurs. What can we do, starting now, to make our older years a time of happiness, purpose, and yes, success? At the height of his career at the age of 50, Arthur Brooks embarked on a seven-year journey to discover how to transform his future from one of disappointment over waning abilities into an opportunity for progress. From Strength to Strength is the result, a practical roadmap for the rest of your life. Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set ourselves up for increased happiness. Read this book and you, too, can go from strength to strength.


Second Half

Second Half

Author: Kelsey Chittick

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-24

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781951407490

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Kelsey Chittick was in a very good place in her life. Her children had reached that sweet spot where they could make their own breakfast and dress themselves, but didn't yet have phones or social media. Her husband, the love of her life since college, had finished a grueling six years in the NFL and had successfully transitioned into a new career which he loved. They lived in the quaint, beautiful town of El Segundo, California. Everything was good, and in her mind, they had arrived.But yet something felt wrong. She spent her days feeling anxious and woke up feeling as if she couldn't breathe. At times, she thought she was losing her mind. Then one day, tragedy struck. On 11/11, her husband Nate a huge, happy, intense, and passionate man-dropped dead at 42 in front of her kids. Kelsey's biggest fear had come true and she had to decide how to move forward. Through miracles, gifts and a clear intention, she began to walk the journey of grief with her children resolved that they would not just survive, but thrive.In Second Half, Survivng Loss and Finding Magic in the Missing, writer and comedian Kelsey Chittick pays a heartfelt and hilarious tribute to Nate Hobgood Chittick's tremendous spirit, muses about marital life and co-parenting, and shares her own dark and inspiring journey through heartbreak and loss. Second Half is Kelsey's story of turning his death into an affirmation of life, the power of love, and the pursuit of peace and gratitude.


Thriving in the Second Half of Life

Thriving in the Second Half of Life

Author: Douglas Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-13

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780986070839

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The second half of life invites us to experience new growth such that we live an even more fulfilling life. But often the invitation isn't all that attractive, with changes in our families, our health, our relationships and our increasing grasp that the journey does have an ending. Many of us refuse the invitation to evolve, hanging on to old ways that may not serve us well in the second half. In Doug Smith's best-selling first book, Happiness: The Art of Living with Peace, Confidence and Joy, he detailed 13 skills that enable living an accomplished, meaningful and joyful life...what positive psychologists refer to as "flourishing." In this second book, with the help of Ken Murphy, he looks at these skills through the lens of the second half of life and offers new tools and new ways to use them. The result is a guidebook for successfully navigating the transition to a thriving second half of life.