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Not Too Old for That

How Women Are Changing the Story of Aging

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Helps women break through the tired and hurtful stereotypes of aging to better reflect who they are, how they live, and what they want as they age.

Who hasn't heard the stereotypes about women of a "certain age?" That's the age when women become invisible, irrelevant, undesirable, asexual, unhinged, dried-up, hormonal messes. It's when women quickly slide into fragility and become forgetful, passive, weak, feeble, debilitated, disabled, dependent, and depressed. Or so the story goes. Not only are those outdated narratives sexist and ageist, they are also damaging to women's physical, emotional, financial, romantic, and sexual health. It's time to change them.

In Not Too Old for That, Vicki Larson helps change the narrative about being a woman at midlife and older. She questions what we've been told aging would be like and encourages us to instead ask ourselves, what do we want it to be like, and how can we get there? The key is to be curious, open-minded, and intentional about the ways we are becoming our future selves.We have an opportunity to create new narratives of aging as a woman, ones that value women at all stages of life, not just youth, and it starts with us. Once the stereotypes that have held women back are broken down, women can move past them and rather than feel helpless as the years add up, they can discover and tap into just how much agency they have. Not only will this book help to create a less-ageist, less-sexist, more-inclusive future, it will release our daughters and all young women from a similar future.

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      March 15, 2022
      What's wrong with aging women? Nothing, says journalist Larson. Now in her sixties, the divorced single mom feels "confident, interested and interesting, vibrant, and juicy." She asks women what they want aging to look like and how they plan to be open-minded and "intentional" about making that vision come true. Fortunately, times have changed since 1969, when David Reuben, in Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sex* (But Were Afraid to Ask), wrote that many menopausal women feel "they may have outlived their usefulness as human beings." Wow. Say goodbye to women feeling "invisible" after they can no longer bear children. Larson starts each chapter with an inspiring quote from the likes of writer Erica Jong, singer Beyonc�, and designer Norma Kamali ("See your life in the long distance"). And she ends each chapter with "things to think about," including one's sex life. Readers will be encouraged to embrace aging and feel more valued, vibrant, financially secure, and open to love. Larson's message is empowering.

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