Embracing Elderhood - by Howard Englander (Hardcover)

About the Book

Growing old is challenging. The tendency is to think there is nothing left to live for; no point in defying the looming number on the mortality chart. Embracing Elderhood offers a palliative to the pessimism that leads to 'dying before we die!' It loudly proclaims, being old i...

Book Synopsis

Growing old is challenging. The tendency is to think there is nothing left to live for; no point in defying the looming number on the mortality chart. Embracing Elderhood offers a palliative to the pessimism that leads to 'dying before we die!' It loudly proclaims, being old is about chronology; being an Elder is about attitude.

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Are you prepared to enjoy your elder years and live life to the fullest? The book Embracing Elderhood: The Three Stages of Healthy, Happy, and Meaningful Senior Years is the only resource you need.

Howard Englander, the writer of this insightful book, offers practical suggestions and inspiring stories on how to live your best life as you grow older. With motivational stories, this book addresses the mind, body, and soul to help you age gracefully and according to your own terms.

Longevity is an extraordinary social achievement that, alas, creates profound challenges for everyone fortunate enough to experience it. In this wise, lucid, beautiful book, Howard Englander charts the journey from adulthood to old age, pointing out the perils but also highlighting the possibilities for living well. Every page of Embracing Elderhood is a gift.

With a story teller's art, using engaging accessible prose, Howard Englander guides us through the remarkable challenges and possibilities of the last stages of life, from the startling realization that you are kind of old to taking your final breath. Packed with usable insights founded in sound psychological and spiritual principles and practice, Englander gives us his gift, a book that shows us, step by step, how to reach the unexpected gifts of elderhood.

About the Author

Howard Englander is an author, workshop leader and LifeCoach. Still active at age ninety, his essays point to the transformative shift from simply tolerating life to celebrating life. He and his therapist wife, Arlene, are the authors of The In-Sourcing Handbook: Where and How to Find the Happiness You Deserve and Living with Love and Light, a practical guide to personal fulfillment. Howard is the author of Cheating Death: How to add years of joy and meaning to life. Recently completed and scheduled for publication in early 2024 is a collection of short stories entitled Adventures of Old People. Howard's essays appear frequently on Age Wise, his online blog. He is the founder and editor of the "Senior News Daily," an online digital newspaper for active seniors.