{"product_id":"your-turn-how-to-create-a-midlife-you-love-9781668207253","title":"Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning health and science correspondent for NPR News and contributor to CBS \u003ci\u003eSunday Morning \u003c\/i\u003ecomes\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ean illuminating road map to reclaim your physical and emotional health in midlife.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot long ago, celebrated journalist Allison Aubrey was having breakfast with her youngest child, who suddenly turned to her and said: \"Stop looking at me.\" In that moment, as her daughter signaled a need for independence, Aubrey felt a sting, like she'd been fired. She reminded herself: teenager, individuation. It's her job to separate. But . . . ouch! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat moment was a microcosm of what felt like a crisis of both identity and purpose. Many women come upon such feelings of bewilderment at midlife: \u003ci\u003eBeyond being a mother, beyond work, who am I? \u003c\/i\u003eAfter years of striving, how do we broaden our horizons past parenting and a paycheck? What else is out there, now that the badges of achievement have started to feel less important? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAubrey had watched colleagues retire, leaving behind the frenetic pace and excitement of work life, only to flail from a lack of purpose and connection. If the smartest people she knew were struggling, who was thriving? Who was getting it right? To find the answers, she took a sabbatical and set out on a curiosity tour. She turned her searchlight toward people oozing with energy and adventure. Deep within, she feared she wouldn't find them, or that she would be disappointed. Maybe the best years are behind us? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat she discovered \"changed my life,\" Aubrey says. The result is her first book, \u003ci\u003eYour Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love\u003c\/i\u003e, which answers the question \u003ci\u003eWhat's next? \u003c\/i\u003ewith an electrifying message and a winning and deeply practical road map to reimagine your life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAubrey presents a captivating collection of women, ages 45 to 105, who cultivated creativity, connection, and joy, showing how it's possible to find meaning and momentum in midlife. She takes what she's learned, from scores of fascinating women she met both on this journey and in her decades of reporting as a journalist, to give readers a playbook for what could be next. She weaves together incredibly powerful insights and resources of rediscovery to help you reignite your passions and hit your stride in midlife and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe cuts through the clutter of health and self-improvement advice and offers readers indispensable, evidence-backed strategies to thrive. A kind of \u003ci\u003eWhat Color Is Your Parachute? \u003c\/i\u003efor middle age, this book provides us surprisingly simple yet specific steps we can take now to make the most of our third turns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAubrey combines the rigor her audiences have come to expect with the attunement, inquisitiveness, and sense of service that have made so many of her health stories go viral. This book is the new blueprint for your midlife reawakening, with an empowering, essential message for women: The best time of your life starts now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668207253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Allison Aubrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801297285301,"sku":"9781668207253","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/your-turn-how-to-create-a-midlife-you-love-9781668207253","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}