Is life over at 50 or just beginning? This guide--part journal, part workbook, part keepsake--takes a woman on a remarkable journey to remember and honor her past and to consciously choose who she desires to be in the next phase of her life. Fifty represents a potent time in a women's life, one rarely talked about--the Queen. After the Maiden/Mother comes the Queen. She reclaims her sovereignty, cares less about what others think, and has the potential to give her most authentic and deepest contribution yet. Her beauty is sourced by her radiance. But she must activate her Queen. This book is an activation. The Art of Turning 50 is a woman's guide to initiate herself, with the support of her sister tribe, so that the her life radiates the truth of who she is. This beautifully designed book guides a woman through expressing herself, excavating and reviewing her life, course correcting, and creating a new future. The end result is the unique creation of a woman's rite of passage that marks this threshold crossing. With 26 gorgeous photos, this book makes a special gift for yourself or a loved one who will be or who has already turned 50.

Let's face it. Aging in our culture is incredibly challenging, which is why most of us have ignored it or pretended it was not going to happen to us. Although both men and women are affected, women bear the biggest brunt of our culture's disempowered and disrespectful view of aging. Older men are seen as distinguished while women do not have the same currency as they age. Women often find themselves on a treadmill, trying to outrun biology so they can halt their perceived loss of power. This cultural paradigm also affects younger women who live under the tyranny of objectification--believing that their worth and value lie only in their youth and their looks. It's a cultural disease. We are stuck in a society that worships eternal youth. Beauty and youth are wonderful, but they are only a part of life, and when that part of life wanes, we must transition to something deeper and more meaningful or wither. As women, we have become co-conspirators in our own oppression (and depression) by accepting these views, by perpetuating them through our disempowered conversations with each other, by contorting ourselves to be who we are not, and by judging ourselves in the mirror. This is a subtle yet deeply rooted way to keep us from knowing and exercising our power. It keeps us small and quiet when, really, we are a force. Let's reject the cultural default. Our birthright is far better. Fifty is the threshold crossing into our most radiant and authentic self. It's the era of our inner Queen. Let's initiate ourselves so that we can step powerfully into our 50s. That's why I created The Art of Turning 50. I'm on a mission to give us all permission to reject the cultural default and to live freely and authentic. Everyone benefits (like your children, your friends, our co-workers, our exes, the animal kingdom, even the world) when we stop living in the past and embrace our inner Queen--when we own our wisdom, and when we accept and love ourselves as we are. Then any improvements or fixes or enhancements can come from our core of self love and self acceptance. Let's create a world where we respect our own aging as the emergence of our authentic selves, where young women and little girls are related to their worth from the inside out and look forward to the widsom, radiance, and privileges of aging. Let us become that woman. For ourselves. For others. For the planet. The Art of Turning 50 is a beautifully designed guidebook -- part workbook, part journal -- that guides you through expressing yourself, processing your life path up to now, and creating a new future. The end result is to create your own Rite of Passage event and initiate yourself into your new vision. Use the guide at your own pace--you can work through the guide as fast or as slowly as you want, or as many times as you'd like. It will provide you with a rich and profound experience as you (or someone you love) crosses the threshold into her 50s. --By Kenlyn Kolleen

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.

The author offers lyrical, compassionate, and witty observations about turning fifty years old and facing middle age

This book peels back the layers of how it feel to be 50, revealing the naked truth behind aging for women in today's Australia. Following 50 key words, real women provide real answers, which will move and inspire you. And make you want to celebrate this milestone age, for yourself, a friend, your mum or other loved ones.

“Selvaratnam very bravely and compellingly uses her personal experience to shine a light on the global crisis of violence against women. An important book for the women’s rights movement, Assume Nothing demonstrates that violence against women exists across race, class, economic status and education levels, and may be perpetrated by those we think of as allies! It dispels the myth that there are certain types of victims and perpetrators. It will help a lot of people, and particularly those who hesitate to identify as a victim/survivor for fear of losing their grounding both publicly and privately.”—Yasmeen Hassan, Global Executive Director, Equality Now “This courageous and terrifying book charts the author’s descent into an abusive relationship and also her emergence from it in taut, seductive prose. Selvaratnam explains how—even as an educated, sophisticated, liberal feminist—she was enthralled by her lover’s fame and tolerated escalating personal violence. Her narrative is vivid and bracingly frank, a tour-de-force of self-revelation and, ultimately, of redemption.”—Andrew Solomon, National Book Award-winning author of Far from the Tree and The Noonday Demon Award-winning filmmaker Tanya Selvaratnam bravely recounts the intimate abuse she suffered from former New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, using her story as a prism to examine the domestic violence crisis plaguing America. When Tanya Selvaratnam met then New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman at the Democratic National Convention in July 2016, they seemed like the perfect match. Both were Harvard alumni; both studied Chinese; both were interested in spirituality and meditation, both were well-connected rising stars in their professions—Selvaratnam in entertainment and the art world; Schneiderman in law and politics. Behind closed doors, however, Tanya’s life was anything but ideal. Schneiderman became controlling, mean, and manipulative. He drank heavily and used sedatives. Sex turned violent, and he called Tanya—who was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in Southern California—his “brown slave.” He isolated and manipulated her, even threatening to kill her if she tried to leave. Twenty-five percent of women in America are victims of domestic abuse. Tanya never thought she would be a part of this statistic. Growing up, she witnessed her father physically and emotionally abuse her mother. Tanya knew the patterns and signs of domestic violence, and did not see herself as remotely vulnerable. Yet what seemed impossible was suddenly a terrifying reality: she was trapped in a violent relationship with one of the most powerful men in New York. Sensitive and nuanced, written with the gripping power of a dark psychological thriller, Assume Nothing details how Tanya’s relationship devolved into abuse, how she found the strength to leave—risking her career, reputation, and life—and how she reclaimed her freedom and her voice. In sharing her story, Tanya analyzes the insidious way women from all walks of life learn to accept abuse, and redefines what it means to be a victim of intimate violence.

Learn everything you need to know about money management with this approachable guide to tackling financial fears and challenges with confidence, mindfulness, and self-compassion Is one of the most challenging relationships in your life the one you have with your money? Do you talk about everything, except finances? Do you make shopping decisions based on your emotions, rather than your budget or big-picture goals? Bari Tessler is here to help! This is the book your money–savvy best friend, therapist, and accountant would write if they could. It’s the book about money for people who don’t even want to think about money, until the arrival of that inevitable day when we all realize we must come to terms with this thing called money. Everyone has pain and challenges, strengths and dreams about money, and many of us mix profound shame into that relationship. In The Art of Money, Bari Tessler offers an integrative approach that creates the real possibility of “money healing,” using our relationship with money as a gateway to self–awareness and a training ground for compassion, confidence, and self–worth. Tessler’s gentle techniques weave together emotional depth, big picture visioning, and refreshingly accessible, nitty–gritty money practices that will help anyone transform their relationship with money and, in so doing, transform their life. As Bari writes, “When we dare to speak the truth about money, amazing healing begins.”