Boomers invisible? Marginalized? Forgeddaboutit. You know all those busy people who said they’d get around to writing their big book “someday”? Well, someday came. The amazing thing is that some of these authors even have “real” publishers (as opposed to “independently published”) who are betting on the market for boomer self-help. This is particularly noteworthy, since self-help is not much of a happening thing for other generations right now. Since whether a book has a publisher or not says less about the quality of the book and more about the marketing, I won’t tell you which is which—just know that here are five “on topic” for your consideration:
1. COMING OF AGE...ALL OVER AGAIN: The Ultimate Midlife Handbook
Baby boomers Kate Klimo and Buffy Shutt address such question as:
- What do I do when mom can’t live alone anymore?
- Will my kids ever leave the nest?
- When will I be able to stop working?
- What do I want to be when I grow up?
See: www.comingofageagain.com
2. RIGHTSIZING YOUR LIFE: Simplifying Your Surroundings While Keeping
What Matters Most
Ciji Ware advises baby boomers on “the rightsizing process”, including relocating from a multi-bedroom suburban home to a condo in the city or making room for grandchildren to visit or an elderly relative to join the family.
See: www.rightsizingyourlife.com
3. THINK ABOUT TOMORROW: Reinventing Yourself at Midlife
Susan Crandell shares inspiring stories and tips of individuals who have undergone major positive life transitions at 50 and beyond.
4. THE MOTHER’S GUIDE TO SELF-RENEWAL: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life
Boomers are mothers, too. This book is written by Renee Trudeau, a boomer, and while she probably has younger mothers primarily in mind, nobody needs her advice on how to rebalance and rejuvenate than mom’s 40 plus.
Comments (2)
Boomers and caregiving has now hit its stride in the media. While it is creating a sustained “buzz,” insights and strategies are limited. When I began teaching my theories of aging almost twenty years ago, I heard this constant refrain from audience members: why did I know this when my mother (or father) was alive? Indeed, why didn’t any of us know this? Chalk it up to necessity, not unlike renaissance in child psychology that followed the population surge of children after World War II. We are surging in a similar way again as a society and hopefully having a renaissance in older adult psychology that goes beyond gloom and despair. All of us boomers welcome any help we can get…
Regards,
David Solie, MS, PA
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Posted by David Solie | January 18, 2007 8:12 AM
Posted on January 18, 2007 08:12
Thanks, David. David Solie sent along a wonderful article, which we have put into our daily digest.
Posted by Carol Orsborn | January 18, 2007 8:19 AM
Posted on January 18, 2007 08:19