Connecting with Ourselves and Others as We Age: How to Remain Engaged over the Lifespan

Society has prescribed this idea of growing older as sad and lonely-which may not speak to your experience at all. What if you are having a great time? What if instead of being seen as burdensome by society, you're looking forward to the next phase with hope for discovery and new opportunities? Connecting with Ourselves and Others as We Age validates this and more!

Book 2 in the Aging with Finesse series, Mary Flett offers essays that provide the wit, humor, and wisdom for aging better and age well. It's important to remain connected with oneself as well as others over the lifespan in order to stop feeling alone or isolated and in order to counteract the social pressure to just fade away.

These essays on how to stay engaged socially, emotionally and spiritually will challenge you to think about what kind of legacy do you want for yourself, your family, and your community. They offer ways you can live a life rich in meaning and purpose now.

Mary L. Flett, PhD is an author who used to be a psychologist. In addition to her writing, she is a nationally-recognized speaker and has led seminars on aging across the country. In this second book in her series, Aging with Finesse, she shares her insights and wisdom gleaned from over 30 years of working with elders as a psychologist and a lifetime of mentoring by older friends and relatives. She is the Executive Director of the Center for Aging and Values and is the founder of Five Pillars of Aging, where she offers seminars online and in-person on aging better and aging well.

Author: Mary Flett
Publisher: Five Pillars of Aging
Published: 11/01/2021
Pages: 162
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9781734239560

About the Author
Flett, Mary: - Mary L. Flett, PhD, is a writer, educator, and retired psychologist with over 30-years' experience working with aging adults. She currently resides in Sonoma, CA. She grew up in the mid-West, graduated from college in upstate New York, and came to California to find herself. All of which has offered her opportunities to share her insight and wisdom with new audiences.She has a background in theatre and music, and has used these talents on stage, film, and in living rooms around the world. She has taught everything from swimming and whitewater canoeing to psychopathology and mindfulness. She has written music, plays, academic and professional books, and has recently published a three-book series of essays. She credits her seventh-grade science teacher (who also taught typing) with getting her jobs doing the most amazing things such as creating computer programs for drafting wills and trusts and working for companies like SRI International.After five years working for the State Bar of California and another five working for a large private firm in San Francisco as an estate planning paralegal, Mary decided she wanted to go back to school. After attending a seminar given by John Gray, Mary decided to return to graduate school. A light bulb when on and instead of going to law school, Mary applied to the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Six years later, after having completed a Masters in Counseling Psychology and received her doctorate, she graduated.Since then, as a clinical psychologist, she has worked in crisis residential facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and for local county government. Additionally, she conducted quality improvement at both county and federal levels. Dr. Flett has taught psychology and counseling to both graduate and undergraduate students in state and private colleges in California. She was a nationally recognized presenter on diagnosing psychiatric conditions and on issues related to treating aging adults. She is also the author of the seminal work, Mastering the DSM-5.Now retired after 20 years in private practice as a licensed psychologist, Mary is turning her energy to writing and producing workshops. She offers seminars on aging through Five Pillars of Aging, and publishes through Five Pillars of Aging Press.