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In this accessible and upbeat guide, Schlossberg builds on the concepts she pioneered in
Retire Smart, Retire Happy and
Revitalizing Retirement with an engaging take on positive aging. Looking at the basic issues of aging - health, finances, and relationships - readers will learn to think about and develop a deliberate plan to age happily.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Resolve Your Love–Hate Relationship With Aging Chapter 1. Talk Back to Your Mirror
Chapter 2. Just Say No to Ageism
Part II. Understand Transitions Chapter 3. Embrace Change
Chapter 4. Diversify Your Coping Skills
Part III. Navigate the Many Transitions of Aging Chapter 5. Create Your Own Retirement Fantasy
Chapter 6. Choose Your Place: Location, Location, Location
Chapter 7. Cope With Health Challenges
Chapter 8. Understand Your Family Transitions
Part IV. Create the New You Chapter 9. Keep Your Dance Card Full: Pay Attention to Friends, Family, and Fun
Chapter 10. Go for Romance (If You Want It)
Chapter 11. Create Your Own Happiness: Your Path to Positive Aging
Notes
Index
About the Author
About the author
Nancy K. Schlossberg is a professor Emerita, Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, College of Education at the University of Maryland. She previously served on the faculties of Wayne State University, Howard University, and Pratt Institute. She was the first woman executive at the American Council of Education (ACE) where she established the Office of Women in Higher Education (1973). She later served as a Senior Fellow at ACE’s Center on Adult Learning
. She has published nine books including: a textbook,
Counseling Adults in Transition: Linking Schlossberg’s Theory with Practice in a Diverse World (Fourth Edition, Springer Press, 2012, M.L. Anderson, J.Goodman, N.K.Schlossberg);
Revitalizing Retirement: Reshaping Your Identity, Relationships, and Purpose (American Psychological Association,2009);
Overwhelmed:Coping with Life’s Ups and Downs, second edition (M.Evans, November,2007);
Retire Smart: Retire Happy: Finding Your True Path (American Psychological Association, 2004);
Getting the Most Out of College (Arthur Chickering, first author, Prentice Hall, 2001),
Going to Plan B (with Susan Robinson, Simon & Schuster, 1996). Dr. Schlossberg was featured in a 90-minute PBS Pledge Special June, 2007, "Retire Smart, Retire Happy." She has appeared on PBS’
In the Prime, Derek McGinty’s national talk radio show
, CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning, the NBC Knowledge Series, and two PBS/College Board live video-conferences.
Summary
In this accessible and upbeat guide, Schlossberg builds on the concepts she pioneered in Retire Smart, Retire Happy and Revitalizing Retirement with an engaging take on positive aging. Looking at the basic issues of aging – health, finances, and relationships – readers will learn to think about and develop a deliberate plan to age happily.
