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Painting The Walls Red: The Uninhibited Woman's Guide to a Fabulous Life After 40 [Paperback]

Judy Ford (Author)
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August 1, 2005
Painting the Walls Red is a witty and touching collection of essays that provides an honest, astonishing and intense glimpse into the crazy time of midlife and menopause. This book empowers women as they enter menopause -letting them know that there's always room to explore their wild - and mild - sides. Chronological Fotigue Syndrome: The middle-aged equivalent of needing "time out" Desires at 15 and 50: Juggling menopause and raising teens at the same time raises stunning questions - and answers - about hormones and sexuality Old-Aged Avoidance Disorder: A call to fight the social stigma against ageing. You don't have to be invisible This must-read volume offers insight and advice from those who've discovered that age does not define who they are - or who they will become.

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"Middlescence," or that "messy" stage in a women's life that begins around her 40th birthday and continues through menopause, can be physically and mentally challenging, but psychotherapist Ford's fluffy suggestions and solutions will likely disappoint readers looking for ways to navigate the choppy waters of midlife. Leaning heavily on feel-good, paragraph-long affirmations ("Wisdom is not slick, it is wrinkled from experience. Wisdom is fresher than knowledge. Wisdom does not come from learning, it comes from living and unlearning."), Ford, also the author of Single, advises her readers to "roll around in glitter," to "throw your arms to the heavens and say, 'I'm Alive!'" to wear strapless bras and to start singing, but provides no medical information to complement her outlandish methods of self-empowerment. Anecdotes about Ford's and her friends' midlife experiences help give this book a faint whisper of direction, but anyone looking for sound, practical advice would best be served by looking elsewhere.
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About the Author

Judy Ford, author of the best-selling Single, has many articles on her work that have appeared in more than 1,000 publications, including Family Circle Magazine and Glamour.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Adams Media; 2 edition (August 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1593373848
  • ISBN-13: 978-1593373849
  • Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,416,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Judy Ford, a trained professional with heart, soul, and life experience, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She is also a best selling author, mother, friend, and some say inspirational role model. She has been studying love and relationships for over three decades specializing in love, loss, and the things that matter most.

Articles on her work have appeared in Oprah Magazine, Family Circle, Women's World, Cosmopolitan, Family Circle, Glamour, Woman's Day, among others. Her media appearances have included Oprah, CNN, and National Public Radio. She lives in teh Seattle area, where she maintains a psychotherapy practice and keeps a regular speaking schedule. With compassion and candor, her work speaks to the heart, inspiring us to love life, to persevere through its challenges and to share our gifts with others.

Check out her web site: www.judyford.com

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Soulful and Inspiring, September 24, 2005
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This review is from: Painting The Walls Red: The Uninhibited Woman's Guide to a Fabulous Life After 40 (Paperback)
Aging is a conundrum of sorts. As we grow older we get wiser. We gain perspective. We lose a great deal of those immobilizing, everybody-is-looking-at-me insecurities that come along with youth. For the first time it seems that our hard edges soften. We don't take life so seriously. There is something liberating about aging. It feels relaxing somehow. At the same time, however, aging feels overwhelming. We experience health issues that we thought belonged only to our grandparents. We face retirement and wonder how we will survive on a fixed income. We lose those precious attributes (perky breasts, smooth skin, naturally non-grey hair) that our youth-obsessed culture seems to value over anything else. Sometimes I feel that with each year I age, I become more invisible. I am losing my innocence, I am losing my beauty, I am losing my voice in society.

This is where Painting The Walls Red steps in so beautifully and brilliantly. Judy Ford writes with an optimism that is nearly impossible to find these days. It is fine by me that the book does not offer any medical information about aging as there is an abundance of that available to anybody who does a little research. What we are missing, what we desperately need as we grow older, is tenderness and compassion which is exactly what this book offers. It is full of stories about women over forty who have all approached aging in unconventional ways. These stories are utterly inspiring. The women Judy Ford writes about remain excited, inspired, amazed and fresh even as they mature. Painting The Walls Red is not a book for women who are stuck believing the myths we are told about aging. It is a book for women who believe in the power of creativity, who work to keep their hearts open, and who want to live in awe. I guess it is obvious that I have been deeply touched by Judy Ford's work. I highly recommend this book.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Loud & Enthusiastic Thumbs Up!, September 14, 2005
This review is from: Painting The Walls Red: The Uninhibited Woman's Guide to a Fabulous Life After 40 (Paperback)
Painting The Walls Red has a real depth that only those of us over 40 can really appreciate. Aging well means laughter and hope and Judy gives us both in this truly touching and often times spiritual approach to really living this particular phase of life. I give it a loud and enthusiastic thumbs up!!!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for women over 40!, September 11, 2005
This review is from: Painting The Walls Red: The Uninhibited Woman's Guide to a Fabulous Life After 40 (Paperback)
I loved Painting the Walls Red. It's a book that most women over 40 will enjoy and relate to. It's not ponderous reading like some self-help books. Painting the Walls Red addresses a lot of serious situations that older women face. Yet it's done in a way that doesn't feel uncomfortable or tedious. The book feels safe, like an old friend. I love the women's stories. And I love the way Judy Ford has introduced some "fun" things along with the more serious ones. Women over 40 often forget how to play and do the joyful things we did when we were little girls. We take ourselves far too seriously most of the time. Painting the Walls Red is a reminder that we can be serious as well as silly. That we can cry as well as laugh. That our age isn't what dictates WHO we are. It's our attitude and how we choose to look at life. I definitely want to paint one of my walls red!
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Brace yourself. Here is the inside scoop: Somewhere between forty and sixty, you are going to feel and act like a teenager again. Read the first page
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