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What would you do if one day you couldn’t get up off the toilet alone? Is getting dressed, climbing stairs, or standing up from a chair starting to feel harder than it should? Did you watch your parents go from vibrant to dependent–and wonder if you’re next? Are you slowly slipping into the same decline you swore you’d never repeat? What if today is the strongest you’ll ever be–unless you choose to change something? Holly Kouvo wants to help you avoid being dependent on others and stay active and functional longer in your life.

From the executive director of Zen Caregiving Project and creator of the Mindful Caregiving Education course comes a much-needed guide offering practical advice, emotional support, and a path to spiritual solace for the millions of undersupported caregivers in the US.

Most people don’t know how to have a “good death”—but Jane Callahan does. By day, Jane is a corporate marketer and mom, but by nights and weekends, she works with the almost-dead. As an end-of-life doula, she helps the terminally ill prepare for their imminent demise. And it has revealed invaluable truths about this temporary status called life.

The phone call you've been dreading is coming. Are you ready? Every day, 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65. Behind each number is a family facing an impossible question: What do we do when Mom can't live alone anymore? When Dad's memory is failing? When the money runs out? Most families wait until crisis forces the answer—and then make life-altering decisions exhausted, terrified, and completely unprepared. There's a better way. The BoomerTime Blueprint is your roadmap through one of life's most challenging journeys.

Acompañar a un padre con Alzheimer implica mucho más que aceptar un diagnóstico: es aprender a convivir con la incertidumbre, a reorganizar emociones y a descubrir una fortaleza interna que uno nunca imaginó necesitar. En este relato, el autor comparte la historia real de su papá, un médico dedicado cuya presencia comenzó a diluirse con el avance de la enfermedad.

Caring for an aging parent can feel overwhelming, confusing, heartbreaking, and—yes—unexpectedly funny. Caring for Aging Parents Without Losing Your Mind! is a witty, heartfelt, and deeply relatable guide for adults who are already caring for an aging parent—or sensing their time is quickly approaching.

Alter, Krankheit und Tod sind ohnehin krisenhafte Phasen unseres Lebens – auch dann, wenn sie uns nicht direkt, sondern indirekt betreffen: wenn wir andere durch diese Herausforderungen begleiten. Besonders schwierig ist es dann, wenn uns mit diesen Menschen eine ambivalente Beziehung verbindet. Ob freundschaftlich, partnerschaftlich oder familiär – wenn es eine komplizierte gemeinsame Vergangenheit und ein durch toxische Dynamiken geprägtes Miteinander gibt, ist es nicht leicht, das zu tun, was »man« dann, so denken wir vielleicht, tun sollte.

The BRAND NEW instalment in the gorgeously uplifting, romantic Sandpiper Shores series, perfect for fans of Veronica Henry, Trisha Ashley and Cathy Bramley. ✨ Every book in the Sandpiper Shores series can be read as a STANDALONE 💔 How do you mend a broken heart? 💔 Michelle finally...

The Second Life explores the neuroscience of how the mind changes across adulthood. Through clear explanations and reflective insight, Moawiah Naffaa shows how time perception, plasticity, memory, emotion, creativity, and purpose reorganize with age — revealing aging as a phase of mental expansion rather than decline. Rooted in modern research and written with depth and clarity, this audiobook offers a roadmap for understanding the adaptive, resilient, and imaginative capacities of the mature mind.

Caring for a loved one with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease can be overwhelming, confusing, and emotionally draining — especially when you need clear, practical caregiving advice instead of medical jargon. The Dementia Handbook for Caregivers is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide for dementia caregivers, family members, and loved ones providing Alzheimer’s care at home.

Human Relationships, love and above all humanity are best tested at times of misery and crisis. And like this cosmos, every event which has marked the history of time, has reaped both elixir and poison; COVID 19 is not an exception. Aditya's journey of self-actualisation and salvation post the...

How can you make the most of retirement? How should you plan for retirement? What are the challenges of retirement and how can they be dealt with? The Psychology of Retirement looks at this life stage as a journey that involves challenges, opportunities, setbacks, periods of disenchantment and...

If you've held onto belongings for years because every item feels like part of your story, you're not alone. Letting go can feel overwhelming, even when you long for peace, order, and more breathing room in your life. That's why the Scandinavian tradition of death cleaning—a loving and thoughtful approach to decluttering and downsizing—has comforted people worldwide. It's not about throwing things away; it's about keeping what matters most, letting go of what doesn’t, and easing the burden on those you love.

Whether facing the problems of family illnesses such as kidney disease and a transplant in Chicago or a mother with early-onset Alzheimer's, this is a humorous look at how hard and wonderful life can be. It's told from the perspective of an older woman who has managed to retain her sense of humor, her love of family, and her faith. If you live long enough, you become a type of history book that may not be used at Harvard, but it will be recognizable to a generation of people still living today. This book takes place in a small northern town in Maine called Allagash.

My wife and I have taken care of seven elderly family members, including our parents, over the years. We never had kids and never had to change diapers for little ones. Instead, we ended up changing diapers for big ones – our elderly parents. We’re not elder care professionals. We learned everything on our own from working with estate lawyers, nursing homes, and then funeral directors.

What if menopause could be the start of a stronger, calmer, and more confident chapter of your life? If you are tired of sleepless nights, mood swings, and fatigue, Menopause Happens Your Way will show you how to navigate the transition with clarity and control. In this audiobook, healthcare expert Vera Langston blends science, practical tools, and compassion to help you understand your hormones and restore balance through simple, sustainable changes.

'Wise words... filled with love' Giovanna Fletcher 'Warm, honest and reassuring' Sophie Ellis-Bextor ***** Everyone has advice to offer on motherhood. Becoming a new parent is daunting enough without having to contend with comments and advice from seemingly every corner. 'They didn't do it like...

Diários do infinito é a terceira obra de contos do escritor e dramaturgo Newton Moreno, um dos nomes mais respeitados na dramaturgia brasileira. Ópera e Cidades sensíveis são os primeiros. Os textos que habitam este livro-lar foram textos escritos durante a pandemia, sob o teto da ameaça da doença, em estado de quarentena, ao descobrirmos - todos - termos a mesma vizinha, a peste. Mas de tão caseiros, estes contos falam de uma ideia de casa, lar, família, moradas, árvores genealógicas, pertencimento, território e saudades.

When Georgia Ging’s husband, Don, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, their world was shattered overnight. What followed was a journey of love, faith, pain, and resilience—captured here in raw, unfiltered journal entries that reveal the daily battles of treatment, the small victories, and the heartbreak of watching a loved one slip away.

Demenz verändert alles – aber sie nimmt nicht, was wirklich zählt. Neben dir – und doch so fern ist ein tief berührendes Buch für Menschen, die einen geliebten Menschen mit Demenz oder Alzheimer begleiten – als Angehörige, Pflegende, Partner, Kinder, Freunde oder einfach als stille Weggefährten. Dieses Buch ist keine klassische Pflegeanleitung. Es ist ein echtes Mitgehen. Ein ehrlicher, empathischer und auch tröstender Begleiter durch den Alltag mit Demenz – getragen von Wärme, Fachwissen, Gefühl und Menschlichkeit.