Living Mindfully and Finding Rewards in the Oldest Years
Non-Fiction / Self-Help / Health
Date Published: July 2, 2024
In this book Dr. Goldenthal presents the oldest years as a stage of life with special challenges and opportunities. This time of life is the culmination of many previous life stages when we have been confronted with important issues and choices. As an elderly person herself, Dr. Goldenthal discusses the concerns people are likely to have in the oldest years. She focuses on dealing as wisely as we can with these concerns and to accept what we cannot change. When we have done this to the best of our ability, we are then free to consider what gives us pleasure and what we value most in our lives.
Quotes:
“A major report on ageism was published in 2021 by the World Health Organization. Ageism was assessed on a global scale and it was found to be more harmful than discrimination by sex or race.” p. 18
“Agist messages from the culture tell us that being old is undesirable - perhaps even shameful; but to be emotionally healthy we must assert our right to be who we are.” p. 32
“ “sexually among older people has been considered by our culture as either laughable or highly inappropriate “ p. 56
“While we tend to focus on those aspects of cognitive functioning which tend to decline with age - perhaps in part due to agism - there are many areas of cognition that remain intact, or even improve with age.” p. 91
“Finding meaning in one’s life in the face of challenges is important at any stage of life, but at this last stage it is of paramount importance because we don’t get another chance.” p. 143
“It is one of the major challenges in the elder years to continue to actively engage with others despite the inevitable losses that accompany giving to an advanced age.” p. 152
“When we tell ourselves that being old is fine, we are affirming right to be who we are. This frees us to choose more wisely how we want to conduct our lives.” p.169
“When we are no longer preoccupied with death and have accepted it as part of the normal life cycle, we gain a certain freedom to consider how we want to live our lives going forward - for however long that might be.” p. 170
About the Author
Stephanie Goldenthal is a clinical psychologist whose specialty is psychoanalysis. She holds a doctorate from Hofstra University and a post-doctoral Certificate in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy from the Gordon Derner Institute at Adelphi University. Dr. Goldenthal has maintained a clinical practice for over fifty years. She lives in New York City, where she regularly enjoys concerts, plays and a variety of other cultural events.
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