REVISED AND UPDATED IN 2016! This self-help guide is packed with activities, examples and ideas to make the most of turning fifty -- to make your fiftieth year the best year ever. It's developed by Liisa Kyle, Ph.D. -- the go-to coach for smart, creative people who want to overcome challenges, get organized, get things done and get more out of life. Over the past fifteen years, she's coached individuals, facilitated groups and delivered inventive workshops on four continents. She's developed this book to help you * appreciate your life thus far * * understand yourself better -- your unique attributes and what's truly important to you * * do more of what you love -- and less of what you don't * * strengthen important relationships * * treat yourself well * * have fun * * put things in order * * get rid of what you don't need * * live a life you love * * put things in place for the future * and * establish your legacy * Of course, you don't need to do ALL of these things to have a terrific fiftieth year. This book is designed so you can focus on whatever is important, appealing or interesting to you -- you can browse and bounce around the 50 Ways however you like. How do you feel about turning fifty? If you're happy and excited and looking forward to a wonderful year: this book is designed to help you make the most of your milestone. If you're feeling neutral -- that's it's just another birthday -- let me ask you this: what if it didn't have to be just another ho-hum year? This book is packed with fifty ways to make this your best year ever. If you're full of dread: this book will help you handle it...and in fact, turn it into an opportunity to live the life you really want. Twenty is a time of exploring. Thirty is a time of proving. Forty is a time of establishing. Fifty is a time of reflecting, re-connecting and re-grouping. It's a pivot point to the rest of our lives. Why not use your milestone birthday to enjoy your life, improve your life and live the life you want? Tags fifty, turning fifty, birthday, fiftieth birthday, best year ever, mid-life, mid-life crisis, birthday, aging, getting older, getting more out of life, life review, gratitude, personal growth, personal development, legacy

Food has the power to temporarily alleviate stress and sadness, enhance joy, and bring us comfort when we need it most. It's no wonder experts estimate that 75 percent of overeating is triggered by our emotions, not physical hunger. The good news is you can instead soothe yourself through dozens of mindful activities that are healthy for both body and mind. Susan Albers, author of Eating Mindfully, now offers 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food, a collection of mindfulness skills and practices for relaxing the body in times of stress and ending your dependence on eating as a means of coping with difficult emotions. You'll not only discover easy ways to soothe urges to overeat, you'll also learn how to differentiate emotion-driven hunger from healthy hunger. Reach for this book instead of the refrigerator next time you feel the urge to snack-these alternatives are just as satisfying!

The Best of Everything after 50 provides top-dollar advice in an affordable format. When Barbara Grufferman turned fifty, she wanted to know how to be - and stay - a vibrant woman after the half-century mark. She went in search of a What to Expe...

Both a curl-up-and-read book and a coffee table book for browsing, this lavish volume features poignant, inspiring, and revealing tales of women who see midlife as an opportunity for growth and new experience. Includes fabulous color photos of ordinary women and celebrities, including Cybill Shepherd, Diane Keaton, and Meryl Streep.

If you are among the more than 50 million North Americans who will turn 50 during the next 10 years, Fifty Things To Do When You Turn Fifty, Third Edition might just be the thing that enables you to approach the experience with optimism rather than dread. This is the third edition of our perennial bestseller and it's packed with artists, pundits, and experts who contributed essays offer a wealth of practical information. When taken collectively, the book comprises a veritable instruction manual for how to turn 50, everything from how to readjust your stock portfolio to how to readjust your underwear (to allow for more breathing room... wearing comfortable clothing is, after all, a privilege that you have more than earned by now). The underlying message is: relax, now that you're 50, you don't have to prove yourself anymore. Take care of yourself, get your house in order, and these will be the best years of your life.

A compilation of short essays, musings, and reflections written by experts and celebrities from all walks of life--including Garrison Keillor, Erica Jong, Harold Bloom, and Suze Orman--this book comprises a veritable instruction manual on how to turn 50. All royalties will be donated to cancer research.

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