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In Still, I Rise: A Guide to Navigating the Caregiver Journey, Melody shares her own inspiring story of resilience and endurance as her life suddenly changed course. She shares hard-won insights on strength, compassion, and the importance of self-care.

Healthy Longevity in the 21st Century, Carolyn Russell, Ph.D., RN—a seasoned practitioner with over four decades in nursing, acupuncture, and holistic medicine—challenges outdated narratives around getting older. Blending evidence-based science, integrative health strategies, cultural perspectives, and personal insight, she redefines what it means to age with purpose and vitality.

Your insomnia is doing more damage than simply keeping you awake at night. It's time to conquer it once and for all!

Joy never imagined herself on a cruise ship without her beloved husband by her side. Haunted by memories and an empty chair at dinner, she feels lost and alone. Shy and reluctant to join in the festivities, Joy's world is turned upside down when a chance encounter under the stars with Henry sparks a friendship that awakens a long-buried part of her soul. And as the ship sails through Norway's enchanting fjords, Joy begins to rediscover the world, herself, and the possibility of finding love again.

A guide for helping the children of aging parents plan for their inevitable passing.

Unlock Your Most Extraordinary Life!™—even through menopause. If hot flashes, brain fog, or restless nights are disrupting your rhythm, you’re not alone. Balancing a demanding life while navigating hormonal shifts can leave even the strongest women feeling out of sync. But menopause doesn’t have to mean confusion or loss—it can be a powerful season of reinvention. The Complete Guide to Thriving Through Menopause is your trusted companion for this transformative chapter. With clarity, compassion, and proven strategies, this audiobook helps you reclaim your energy, mood, and sense of control.

Joan Price is talking out loud about a subject that is often ignored or ridiculed in our society: later-life sexuality. In Naked at Our Age, she offers a candid, straight-talking exploration of senior sexuality—the challenges, the disappointments, and the surprises, as well as the delights of love and passion. She shares the stories of women and men—coupled and single, straight and gay—demonstrating how their sex lives and relationships have changed with age, and how their sex lives influence their lives and self-esteem.

In diesem Hörbuch erzählt der sympathische Hamburger die Geschichten der Menschen, vor denen er am meisten Respekt hat: seinen Patientinnen und Patienten. Ein Hörbuch, das die positiven Seiten des Lebens feiert und zeigt, wie zwischenmenschliche Werte wie Freundschaft und Vertrauen Alter und Krankheit besiegen – und eine Community begeistern kann, die ihren Helden viel zurückgibt.

Mimi’s nurses told us that we had to write a book regarding her stay with us. “You are doing everything right,” they said. It didn’t feel like it at the time! When my husband and I invited my 93-year-old mother to live with us, we had no idea of what was involved, how long she would stay, what her needs would be, or how it would impact the family. From transforming our home to sleepless nights, we were unprepared for the work, or the overwhelming love and healing that we experienced. Living with Mimi explains our family’s journey.

Are you feeling burned out, restless, or just not quite yourself? In this two-book audio collection, wellness author Maxwell Mason delivers practical, no-nonsense advice for creating lasting calm, improving your emotional health, and aging with energy and clarity.

Imagine conquering menopause symptoms with actionable tips you can start using today. What if menopause did not have to be a struggle? What if menopause could be a time for you to rediscover and reinvent yourself? This guide puts the power back in your hands to take control, create a smooth menopause transition, and live vibrantly through this next phase of life.

For 15 years, Robert Tell was his widowed Mom's caregiver as her mind and personality disappeared into the fog of dementia. He tells the tale with compassion and humor in this full length, fast moving memoir. His lesson: Caregiver burnout can be helped. Laugh and cry with him as he takes away her car keys, helps her move into tiny quarters with all her furniture, tries to undo mismanagement of her finances, and refuses to promise never to put her into a nursing home.

Take charge of caregiving: conquer daily challenges, communicate effectively, and transform behavioral changes with 9 actionable steps. No one prepares you for dementia, but no one prepares your loved one, either. The world has over 55 million dementia patients, which only increases annually. And not a single one of them was prepared.

Caring for a loved one with dementia comes with unique challenges sometimes at your own expense. You couldn't shake off the feeling any longer. You convince your loved one to get checked after showing multiple signs and symptoms. And as their doctor explains the results, the world around you slows down. Your feelings were correct - your loved one has dementia. And then reality hits: No one in your family has caregiving experience.

Aging is not fun. It can be a very difficult time as we see our bodies changing, as we realize we are saying goodbye to our youth. It can be a time of grieving. However, it can also be a time when we experience our greatest freedom. It can be a time when we finally get to do what we really want to do and be who we want to be.

Not sure what to do next? Caring for a loved one is stressful, but necessary. I know, I’ve been there many times. There are new situations, new issues, and new decisions to make every day. When you don’t know what to expect or what questions to ask, it can be a frustrating feeling, and your emotions can often affect your decisions. This book provides resources and information to guide you in caring for your aging loved one. The information includes information I wish I had known many years ago when I started my journey of caring for several relatives.

Our short, fact-packed book will tell you the truth about things no one else wants to talk about, especially money. You are busy and don’t have time to read a dictionary sized book loaded with “doctor talk.” Our manual will save you time and money and make your choices clear and easier. HELP! has proven solutions and real-life experiences which you can easily relate to and follow. We will fearlessly and accurately get to the point of what you need to know.

My Father Is My Little Boy is a heartfelt journal of the author’s experiences with her father during his last years with advanced Alzheimer’s disease. Recording visits with Papi, the author documents the events of the day… in real time. Since the author is Nuyorican (New York City born and raised Puerto Rican), these meaningful memories are spoken and shared in a bilingual and bicultural style (always with English translation) to culminate in a powerful book that invites listeners into a tender, sometimes funny, sometimes difficult but honest account of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s.

In Hormone Harmony After 40, Dr. Mike Cockrell offers a practical, science-backed roadmap to help both men and women navigate the hormonal shifts that come with midlife—without relying solely on prescriptions or guesswork. This guide breaks down what’s really going on inside your body and shows you how to reclaim your energy, clarity, libido, and confidence using natural, holistic strategies.

La ciencia ha cambiado las reglas del juego, y tú puedes ser parte de esta revolución. En La Nueva Edad, descubrirás cómo los últimos avances científicos y tecnológicos están desafiando los límites del envejecimiento. Desde terapias génicas hasta reprogramación celular, pasando por la nutrición celular y la inteligencia artificial, este audiolibro te revela las claves que podrían alargar tu juventud y tu vida más allá de lo que jamás imaginaste.