{"product_id":"9781472972804","title":"The Ten Steps of Positive Ageing : A handbook for personal change in later life","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ten Steps of Positive Ageing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Guy Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book explodes some myths about aging and reveals ten personal development tools to help us change our perspective to bolster emotional and psychological resilience in later life.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this handbook Guy Robertson offers ten steps that anyone can take to improve the likelihood of living a happy and satisfying life in old age. Research shows that how we think about ageing can have a very significant impact on our health and well-being in later life. Concentrating on the psychological and emotional aspects of ageing, these clear practical exercises will empower the reader to engage in a program of personal change. Getting older is not all bad! Indeed the reality is much more positive than many of us could imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This \u003cb\u003einsightful and practical\u003c\/b\u003e book encourages us to confront the toxic effects of ageism on our wellbeing as we move through life. \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Steps of Positive Ageing \u003c\/i\u003eoffers simple, powerful ways to build a more accurate narrative and take that resilience and power out into the world.” —\u003ci\u003eAshton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I really like this book: \u003cb\u003ewell-researched, practical and realistic\u003c\/b\u003e, it embraces the ageing process with a lovely thoughtful optimism, making valuable suggestions about how readers can reach this point themselves. Guy Robertson is a splendid tour guide for the journey into later life.” —\u003ci\u003eAnne Karpf, author of How to Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An \u003cb\u003eindispensable\u003c\/b\u003e guide to planning positively for a happy and fulfilling old age.  Wise, inspirational and thought-provoking.” —\u003ci\u003eCelia Dodd, author of Not Fade Away: How to Thrive in Retirement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book will help you become more positive and live longer, better.” —\u003ci\u003eMuir Gray, author of Sod 70!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eRelaxed, jargon-free and engaging\u003c\/b\u003e … helpful and accessible'” —\u003ci\u003eMervyn Eastman, co-founder of Change Agents: The Older Peoples' Cooperative Collective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you're feeling even slightly down about getting older, \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Steps of Positive Ageing\u003c\/i\u003e is the antidote. Full of detailed and 'do-able' advice, Guy Robertson's book gives you more control over your ageing than you ever imagine you could have. This book turns the myth of ageing as decline completely on its head and shows us how to choose a positive and fulfilled later life. \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Steps of Positive Ageing\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eliterally life-changing\u003c\/b\u003e!” —\u003ci\u003eLouise Ansari, The Centre for Ageing Better\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Our ageing and our longer lives are too often seen as problems rather than opportunities. It is good to have a book that makes the 'case for the defence'.  In his new book \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Steps of Positive Ageing\u003c\/i\u003e, Guy Robertson sets out a balanced view of the plusses and minuses of ageing.” —\u003ci\u003eBaron Filkin (CBE), former Chair of the Centre for Ageing Better\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“offers advice on how to weather the passing of time and transform yourself into a proper golden oldie” —\u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472972804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Green Tree","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40739403366606,"sku":"9781472972804","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b63c700a-2a9c-4f24-932c-db025d262256.jpg?v=1641363157","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472972804","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}