Having spent ten summers on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation near Glacier National Park, part of her doctoral fieldwork for a PhD in Native American Art History, forty-two-year-old Lynne Spriggs thinks of Montana as her healing place.
This important book shares insights derived from surveys, interviews, and focus groups conducted with a diverse group of first-wave Baby Boomer female professionals (born 1946-1956).
Le secteur de la dépendance et plus particulièrement de l’aide aux personnes âgées dépendantes pâtit d’une mauvaise réputation : pénibilité des tâches, manque de temps et de personnels, charge mentale et physique lourdes.
In her breakthrough generational memoir, Boomer expert Carol Orsborn relates the ups and downs of a tumultuous year spent facing, busting, and ultimately triumphing over the stereotypes of growing old.
Mit leicht verständlichen Texten und auf Grundlage wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse zeigt der Autor Tipps & Tricks auf, wie man gesünder dem Alter entgegentreten kann.
Durch alle historische Epochen hindurch und für alle Kulturen und Gesellschaften stellt die Hoffnung ein Phänomen dar, welches eng mit dem Dasein, dem Schicksal und dem Nachdenken der Menschen über sich selbst verbunden ist.
Even with baby boomers retiring and greater media and research attention being lavished on older people, most gerontologists have studiously avoided examining romance among the elderly.
**Winner of the American Book Fest Best Book Award inHealth: Aging/50+** This invaluable guide will help the historical number of eightysomethings live fulfilled, happy lives long into their twilight years.
It Never Ends: Mothering Middle-Aged Daughters explores the complex challenges and unexpected rewards of aging mothers in their relationships with their midlife daughters.
Whether you provide care for older people, or you are simply interested in ageing, this complete primer on the psychology of ageing explains the key issues clearly and concisely.
Designed to help caregivers understand how to cope with and overcome the overwhelming challenges that arise while caregiving for a loved one—especially an aging parent—Role Reversal is a comprehensive guide to navigating the enormous daily challenges faced by caregivers.
Au monde du soin – acteurs et actrices, personnes soignées ou aidées, ainsi que leurs proches – la question du refus de soins se pose quotidiennement, s'offrant à l'examen comme une étonnante multitude de situations complexes.
'Discover the secret to thriving in old age' Telegraph'In front of me is an adventure with old age as my companion, my shadow and confederate, maybe my friend.
Christine Bryden was 46 years old when she was diagnosed with dementia, and in this book she describes her remarkable emotional, physical and spiritual journey in the three years immediately following.
