Aging & Becoming: A Reflective Enquiry

ISBN-13: 9781541164017 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 150 str.

Susan Scott; Dr Susan E. Schwartz Phd

Opis

The book iscomprised of correspondence between Susan Scott in Johannesburg, South Africa and Susan E. Schwartz in Phoenix, Arizona. Aging has both in its radar. Each feels the shifts on emotional, psychological, mental and physical levels. Many losses occur at this stage of life, with friends and family dying, broken or failed partnerships, illness or incapacitation on the doorstep for many. They address and reflect on these levels, many unsaid, in an in-depth and soulful way bringing forth their own experiences and those of others. The value of myths, dreams and tales are alsoreferenced as these indicate the enduring trials and tribulations in our contemporary lives. The authors challenge the view that the older woman has little to offer. Rather, aging is anopportunity to express a more rounded outpersonality as the tug towards becoming authentic becomes morepersistent and real. Just as many reflections occur allowing for growth and new ventures tohappen. This book will beinspiring for those wanting more expansive outlooks challenging thestatus quo."