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Virtual Book Tour with Susan Lieberman

by rosemary, September 19, 2013

We are pleased to welcome Susan Lieberman, Ph.D. to our blog for the third time – a real hat trick. Today she’ll be answering questions about her new book, Death, Dying & Dessert: Reflections on 20 Questions About Dying. As Susan has said, with more humor than you would expect in a book about death, Most of us believe we will die. We just don’t expect it in our lifetimes. Her book, written in an easy and accessible voice, is for healthy adults of all ages. In 20 chapters, Susan … Continue reading →

Posted in aging parents, well-being, your self | Tagged advance directive, aging parents, death, dying, health care proxy, loved ones, Susan Lieberman, will | 9 Comments

Virtual Book Tour: Getting Old is a Full Time Job

by rosemary, March 21, 2012

We are so pleased to be hosting Dr. Susan Lieberman today to talk about her new book, Getting Old is a Full Time Job: Moving on From a Life of Working Hard. Susan writes about her insight into the 12 “jobs” of retirement – ranging from Strategist to Script Writer to Soul Catcher. Susan has a gift for using the challenging issues in her own life as a starting point for her highly accessible books. We enjoyed visiting with her here several years ago as she talked about The Mother-in-Law’s … Continue reading →

Posted in extended family, your self | Tagged aging, fun, Getting Old is a Full Time Job, pleasure, retirement, Susan Lieberman, The Transition Network, work | 10 Comments

Gray Divorce

by rosemary, March 19, 2012

Are you and your spouse still happy, sharing activities like exercising together? If so, you may not know about a new trend hitting baby boomers – Gray Divorce. In the past 20 years, the divorce rate for boomers has doubled even as the total divorce rate has been going down. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2009 more than 25% of all divorces were among couples over 50. AARP has identified that in 2/3 of these divorces, it is women who seek the split. Often their motivation is to … Continue reading →

Posted in intimate partner, your self | Tagged census, couple, empty nest, Getting Old, gray divorce, husband, John Gottman, marital therapy, marriage, spouse, Susan Lieberman, wife | Leave a comment

Toning Down Your Fights

by rosemary, March 7, 2011

Here we are again in March, which has the reputation of coming in like a lion, out like a lamb. Do these changes in the tone of the weather mirror the shifting atmosphere of your relationships? Images: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Everyone has fights sometimes but have you been wondering how you can switch your relationship squabbles from turbulent to sunny in the same way March does? Whether you’re dealing with a significant other, your child, parent, in-law, friend or colleague at work, here are some tips for toning down the rhetoric and … Continue reading →