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Books About Aging Gracefully
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items This list was born from my own experience of asking "Who am I now?" after nearly two decades of organizing my life around school schedules, teenage activities, and the beautiful demands of motherhood.
... chronicles the joys and the burdens of a black mother in America and how the son she has cherished so intensely and worked for so devotedly finally grows to be a man.
The Heart of a Woman
... Drawing from her own experiences, Anne Lamott shows us the intimate and human ways we can adopt to move through life’s dark places and toward the light of hope that still burns ahead for all of us.
Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage
… an intensely personal and moving account of her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old.
Blue Nights: A Memoir
... gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances - a universe where wecan share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Connection
Drawing inspiration from the the shells on the shore, Lindbergh's musings on the shape of a woman's life will bring new understanding to readers, male and family, at any stage of life.
Gift from the Sea: 50th-Anniversary Edition
... essays from the New York Times –bestselling author who inspired the film “The Glorias”, a woman who has told the truth about her life and ours.
Moving Beyond Words: Essays on Gender
A box set of Toni Morrison's principal works, featuring The Bluest Eye (her first novel), Beloved (Pulitzer Prizewinner), and Song of Solomon (National Book Critics Award winner).
Toni Morrison Box Set: 3 Novels
This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.
The Secret Life of Bees
In fifty-four short chapters, Williams recounts memories of her mother, ponders her own faith, and contemplates the notion of absence and presence art in our world.
When Women Were Birds: Variations on Voice
In Women Rowing North, Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age.
Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents
… in a riveting memoir, Diana shares a spirited account of what it takes to face one’s fears, engage one’s passions, and never ever give up.
Find a Way: One Woman's Inspiring Dream
We sometimes step, sometimes stumble, and other times are pulled into the territory of the Crone when the needfor a deeper, larger understanding of our most meaningful paths in life can no longer be denied…
The Power of the Crone: Myths & Stories
Every novella by Ursula K. Le Guin, an icon in American literature, collected for the first time - and introduced by the legendary author - in one breathtaking volume.
The Found and the Lost: Ursula K. Le Guin
"The Journey Back to You" is a beautifully crafted guided journal specifically designed for empty nesters and single mothers entering a new chapter of life. Created by a fellow single mother who recently watched her 18-year-old son leave the nest, th...
Chapter 50 Journal With Prompts, Transition to Empty Nester PDF, Aging Gracefully Birthday Gift, Single Mom Present, Mothers Day Celebration - Etsy
With The Late Bloomer, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes presents volume four of her masterwork on the Wise Woman archetype, bringing you six sessions of origial tales, stories from her ethnic families, poems, blessings, and psychological commentary explori...
The Late Bloomer: Myths of the Wise Woman
… the soul-healing wisdom that will ignite your creativity and support your highest calling in life - to become a dangerous old woman of wisdom yourself.
Dangerous Old Woman: Myths & Stories
Customers find this book enlightening, praising its wisdom and how it helps change lives. Moreover, the writing is well-structured with many short chapters that can be read individually, and customers appreciate how it puts them in touch with feeling...
The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully
Customers find the book insightful, with one noting it provides a wonderful reprieve from negative aspects of life. Moreover, the writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer describing it as a sweet page turner filled with startlingly...
A Delightful Little Book On Aging