Midlife for women can be a time of great opportunity and self-discovery, but it can also be a time of uncertainty and change. Many forty-something women begin to question their value at this point in their life and need to deal with various personal and social issues - a perceived loss of looks, empty nest syndrome, divorce, employment difficulties, as well as the physical and emotional challenges posed by aging.
Designed for women coming to terms with middle age, this book discusses the emotions and events that can affect you at this time in your life and teaches you how to be smart about facing them. By making use of intimate case studies from various midlife women, together with practical exercises, this book will help you redefine what is important to you as a forty-something woman.
Insightful and empathetic, the book examines the normal reactions experienced by women during the transition to midlife - those feelings of uncertainty, anger and doubt - and will help you, the smart woman, to pursue a second half of life filled with wisdom, passion and power.
