An unfinished woman…we love the idea that a woman in mid-life is unfinished! Joan Anderson, an author and journalist, shares her insights and self-discoveries revealed during a year of living alone in a cottage on Cape Cod. Her two sons grown, in a stagnant marriage, she sadly refused to accompany her husband when he accepted a job offer across country. The resulting struggles of living by herself, supporting herself financially, and making new friendships on her own, helped her emerge, rather like a phoenix from the ashes, with a strong, new sense of self. Her ups and downs follow the ebb and flow of the tides close by. Oh, there is the unexpected effect of all this on her marriage. For any woman feeling as if she isn’t sure who she is anymore….an encouraging and hopeful look at redefining one’s self.
What matters? What works? What’s next? Suzanne Braun Levine proposes that these are the three questions preoccupying many women entering their ‘second adulthood’. The first editor of Ms. Magazine, has written this book for women who believe they are making this transition alone, despite the fact there are at least 37 million of us at varying places along the way. Good book that validates any sense of restlessness, disorientation, or uncertainty you may be feeling about ‘what to do with the rest of your life’. A hopeful look at how our generation is redefining what Levine calls the 'Grandma Assumption'.
Internationally known for her empowering approach to women’s health and wellness, Dr. Northrup is a leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body, as well as the powerful role of the human spirit in creating health. Backed up with solid medical facts, she refutes the stereotypic definition of menopause as a frenzy of hot flashes and hormonal mood swings. Instead she believes our hormones can powerfully support a rejuvenation of body, mind, and spirit on all levels, making menopause the beginning of a woman's most sexually passionate, creatively inspired, and professionally productive phase of life. An excellent and uplifting resource.....
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