Women Rowing North: Navigating Lifes Currents and Flourishing As We Age [Paperback]

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The instantNew York Timesbestseller from the author ofReviving Ophelia--a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age--now with a new foreword by the author.

Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be.

InWomen Rowing North, Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age. Drawing on her own experience as daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, caregiver, clinical psychologist, and cultural anthropologist, she explores ways women can cultivate resilient responses to the challenges they face. If we can keep our wits about us, think clearly, and manage our emotions skillfully, Pipher writes, we will experience a joyous time of our lives. If we have planned carefully and packed properly, if we have good maps and guides, the journey can be transcendent.

The instantNew York Timesbestseller from the author ofReviving Ophelia--a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age--now with a new foreword by the author.Mary Pipheris a psychologist specializing in women, trauma, and the effects of our culture on mental health, which has earned her the title of cultural therapist for her generation. She is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, includingReviving Ophelia,The Shelter of Each Other,Another Countryand most recently,Women Rowing North. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.

An enlightening look at how women can age joyfully. People

Both practical and inspiring.