Books

A board-certified menopause practitioner shares everything she tells her patients, covering hot flashes, sleep disruption, vaginal changes, sexual health, bone loss, and heart disease risk. Clear, accessible, and reassuring.

The foundational text on grief and the stages that have helped millions of people understand their own mourning. Essential for women navigating loss of parents, spouses, health, identity, and roles that often cluster in midlife.

Grief expert David Kessler adds a sixth stage to the classic model: finding meaning. A deeply compassionate guide for navigating the losses — of people, roles, health, and identity — that accumulate in the second half of life.

Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön offers radical advice for facing life’s most painful moments — not by escaping them, but by moving toward them with openness. Profound comfort for women navigating divorce, loss, illness, or any form of transition.

Tufts University researcher Miriam Nelson presents compelling evidence that strength training reverses bone loss, muscle loss, and metabolic decline — the landmark study that convinced mainstream medicine that older women should lift weights.

Joan Didion’s masterpiece on grief after the sudden death of her husband of 40 years. A lucid, devastating, and ultimately illuminating account of what it means to lose a life partner and face the future alone. Essential for any woman navigating widowhood or profound loss.

A practical and emotional guide for women who find themselves suddenly single after 50 — whether through divorce, widowhood, or the end of a long-term relationship. Addresses finances, housing, identity, dating, and rebuilding a life.

A young neurosurgeon diagnosed with terminal lung cancer reflects on what makes life meaningful. Devastating and beautiful, this book about mortality and what it means to live well is essential reading for anyone grappling with aging, illness, or loss.

A compassionate guide for women navigating the emotionally and physically demanding role of caring for aging parents while also managing their own midlife transitions. Addresses the guilt, grief, and grace of the caregiving season.