From award-winning health and science correspondent for NPR News and contributor to CBS Sunday Morning comes an illuminating road map to reclaim your physical and emotional health in midlife.
Allison Aubrey reveals how women can discover their own reserves of power by parlaying their skills, talents, and experiences into a new turn, the third turn of life. Join Aubrey on her curiosity tour to find more meaning, more energy, and a renewed sense of adventure in your third turn.
Not long ago, celebrated journalist Allison Aubrey was having breakfast with her youngest child, who suddenly turned to her and said: Stop looking at me. In that moment, as her daughter signaled a need for independence, Aubrey felt a sting, like shed been fired. She reminded herself: teenager, individuation. Its her job to separate. But...ouch!
That moment was a microcosm of what felt like a crisis of both identity and purpose. Many women come upon such moments of bewilderment at midlife: Beyond being a mother, beyond work, who am I? After years of striving, how do we broaden our horizons past parenting and a paycheck? What else is out there, now that the badges of achievement have started to feel less important?
Aubrey had watched colleagues retire, leaving behind the frenetic pace and excitement of work life, only to flail from a lack of purpose and connection. If the smartest people she knew were struggling, who was thriving? Who was getting it right? To find the answers, she took a sabbatical and set out on a curiosity tour. She turned her searchlight toward people oozing with energy and adventure. Deep within, she feared she wouldnt find them, or that she would be disappointed. Maybe the best years are behind us?
What she discovered changed my life, Aubrey says. The result is her first book, Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love, which answers the question Whats next? with an electrifyi
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