Awakening at Midlife (Paperback)

~ (Author) "THE AMERICAN POPULATION is becoming middle-aged..." (more)
Key Phrases: midlife passage, midlife journey, midlife transition, Avey Johnson, Native American, Thomas Moore (more...)

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Product Description

A guide to reviving your spirits during midlife offers special sections on recovering childhood dreams, enriching creative expression, learning to appreciate our physical selves, heightening consciousness, and much more. Reprint. K. "

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573226327
• ISBN-13: 978-1573226325
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #257,076 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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89 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars READ IT!, May 22, 2000

By	MorningWren (Gahanna, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This is one of the best books I've ever read! If you are suffering from a seemingly vauge, unidentifiable dissatisfaction with your life, you owe it to yourself to take advantage of the help offered in this book. It has enriched my life and helped me take a more positive, proactive view of the changes I've gone through as well as the ones that are yet to come. I plan on keeping this book close at hand for review, rereading and guidance.

88 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In Crisis there is both Disaster and Opportunity, October 23, 2002

By	R. S. Ball (Westmoreland, NH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A woman or man in the middle passage, a friend or lover of someone, a parent or companion, a mentor, therapist, counselor, or even boss of such a traveler, will benefit from the giving, gifting, or receiving of this book ~ BUT only if they read it. Please, READ this book.
The author has beautifuly and skillfully sythesized Carl Jung's work related to the middle life passage/crisis. She speaks eloquently and articulates the personal/case exemplar histories with the theory and reality of the awakening that is potential at midlife. I have been so effected by her work that I have purchased 15 or 20 copies (I am losing track) and regularly give the book to persons in my life or whom I cross paths with. That action puts my money where my mouth is.
This book speaks volumes and has truth for the taking. I am in the midst of my own awakening and this book is a marvelous travel guide. The insights and understanding I have gained in reading and discussing this work help me in my practice, personal life and in the work I do in the lives of others.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Midlife is a time for growth, August 18, 2006

By	K. Ottoson (Lafayette, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Awakening at midlife is an intelligent book. Instead of focusing strictly on physical changes, it touches on issues that affect us, both men and women in midlife, in a larger sense: the search for wholeness, losses and death, continuing growth strategies, and relationships. It then goes on to give us techniques for enriching our lives that include dreamwork, creativity, and spirituality.

I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in making the second half of their life as rich as or richer than the first half. Too often the focus at this time of life is on our losses--physical changes, death of friends and family members, role changes, and career stagnation. This book shows us how to focus on the positive aspects of growing older. It's a time when we can recreate our lives in the present, discover our true potential, and return to who we really are.