Synopses & Reviews
Naomi Judd has been called The Face of the Boomer Generation. At 78 million strong, boomers have become America's largest demographic. In Naomi's Guide to Aging Gratefully, she debunks society's harmful myths about aging and finds more meaningful ways we can define ourselves so we can enjoy (rather than dread) getting older.
Freedom is the focus, and there's no better time than now to free yourself from untrue and outdated ideas about your own potential. Naomi is full of fresh ideas to help readers look at their futures in a whole new way. The aging process, as Naomi shows, is an opportunity for new experiences, original routines, and more contentment than ever before.
Naomi offers tips on finding simplicity, streamlining possessions, disengaging from energy vampires, and discovering the most effective ways to support your life force and boost your energy. Each chapter includes vital new health information and proactive lifestyle suggestions for your body, mind, and spirit. Naomi has a solution-oriented approach to everything from beauty tips to getting in sync hormonally with bioidentical HRT. She also offers wisdom on dealing with grief as well as enlightening ideas on how to recognize and enjoy your own uniqueness no matter how old you are.
Packed with personal anecdotes, commentary from celebrity friends and data from renowned doctors, and plenty of Naomi's own special brand of lemonade-out-of-lemons wit and wisdom, Naomi's Guide to Aging Gratefully encourages readers to believe that it's never too early or too late to enter an important new chapter in their lives and embrace opportunities to become their happiest ever.
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"Naomi Judd is an inspiration." Andrew Weil, M.D., author of Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being
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"Naomi delivers powerful truths with ease and humor, in a comforting style that makes you feel like you're sitting in your living room talking with your best friend." Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Inner Peace for Busy Women, coauthor of Saying Yes to Change
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"Naomi Judd has emerged as a Wise Woman in our culture. She is a true heroine one who courageously ventures into challenging territory, gains wisdom, and returns to share it....Naomi Judd is a national treasure." Larry Dossey, M.D., author of The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things
Synopsis
The Grammy Award-winning country star challenges popular misconceptions about aging while sharing inspirational strategies on how to get in touch with one's inner beauty and enjoy the benefits of growing older, in a guide that counsels readers about fifteen life choices. 150,000 first printing.
Synopsis
In this lively and fun book for Baby Boomers and Busters alike, New York Times bestselling author and country music superstar Naomi Judd reveals how to embrace the opportunities that come with age and make one's later years truly golden.
About the Author
Naomi Judd, a country music superstar as well as one of the most admired women in the entertainment industry, has sold more than twenty million albums and won six Grammys and American Music awards. Author of the bestselling autobiography Love Can Build a Bridge, Naomi has also written two children's books and Naomi's Home Companion, a collection of recipes and kitchen-table wisdom. She lives with her husband outside of Nashville, Tennessee, on a farm that adjoins the homes of her daughter Wynonna and her two grandkids, Elijah and Gracie, and daughter Ashley and her husband, Dario Franchitti.
Table of Contents
Contents1 All About Eve: The Birth of a Notion
2 Star Wars: Using Your Central Intelligence in Winning the Aging Culture War
3 Analyze This: Decluttering Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually
4 Good Will Hunting: Finding Purpose and Meaning
5 Where the Heart Is: Practicing Positivism, Gratitude, and Generosity
6 Stand by Me: The Importance of Romance, Friendship, and Having Fun
7 Terms of Endearment: Getting Along with Children, Grandchildren, and Parents (aka Rosemary's Baby, Alien, War and Peace, Psycho, Meet the Parents, Trading Places, A Time to Kill, The Bad Seed, The Usual Suspects)
8 As Good as It Gets: Staying Fit in Mind and Body
9 Million Dollar Baby: Looking as Good as You Feel
10 It's a Wonderful Life: Grieving, God, and Passing On Values (as Well as Valuables)
11 Parting Wishes
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography
Index