Author Description

The Woman's Guide to Second Adulthood identifies a new stage of life for women over fifty - second adulthood. This generation of women has fulfilled all their assigned roles - daughter, wife, mother, career woman, all-around self-sacrificing nurturer. With longer life expectancy, better health and being the first generation of truly empowered women, neither are they interested in retiring from the world. Second Adulthood gives women another chance to make their lives -this time free of the limitations and expectations of their first adulthoods. Drawing on interviews, cutting-edge science, up-to-date trend analysis, and her own struggles, Levine shows that Second Adulthood women are not just older; they really are different. Even current medical research shows that the brains of middle-aged women experience another growth almost as pronounced as at adolescence. These changes affect all aspects of a woman's life - health, sexuality, work, relationships - and The Woman's Guide to Second Adulthood is the handbook and companion to take you through these uncharted years. Levine explores every issue, offers solutions and countless stories to answer the three big questions each woman wrestles with - What matters? What works? What's next?