Mindy Greenstein, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and author whose book The House on Crash Corner and Other Unavoidable Calamities (with a foreword by New York Times columnist David Brooks), was chosen as one of O: The Oprah Magazine's Books to Pick Up. She is co-developer of Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy, and a current research affiliate working with the geriatric psychiatry team at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, SELF, and elsewhere. Dr. Greenstein also blogs for Psychology Today. She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.Dr. Jimmie Holland is known as the founder of the subspecialty psycho-oncology in cancer. Her work has been seminal in alerting oncologists to the psychosocial needs of patients and to the evidence-based interventions available today. The development of a body of literature, an international journal, textbooks and training curricula resulted in a science of psychosocial care. Dr. Holland made the information available in a book widely read by cancer patients, The Human Side of Cancer: Living with Hope, Coping with Uncertainty.

I happen to fall (bad word) into the fastest growing age group-the 90 and over crowd. What to do? I say go right now, no matter your age, and get Lighter As We Go because it is the last word on the subject of growing older and living well with it. Mindy Greenstein and Jimmie Holland, at middle and older ages, have great ideas that connect with my own! Live like you're 50- have a ball! When you're 90, act any way you please! This book will help you see the rewards you haven't even thought about.

• Introduction ; Part I: Character, Character Strength, and Continuity Over Time ; Chapter 1. The Oak Tree and the U-Bend: Age, Well-Being, and the Experience of Me-ness ; Chapter 2. A Look at the Grownup Years ; Chapter 3. Character Strengths and Virtues ; Chapter 4. Older Age in the Olden Days: A History of Aging in the Western World ; Part II: The Virtues ; Chapter 5. The Virtue of Transcendence: Beyond the Self ; Chapter 6. The Underappreciated Virtue of Humor: You Can't Spell Joy Without the Oy ; Chapter 7. The Virtues of Humanity and Social Justice: Do Unto Others ; Chapter 8. The Virtue of Courage: If I Only Had the Nerve ; Chapter 9. The Virtue of Wisdom: Knowing What We Don't Know ; Chapter 10. The Virtue of Temperance: Moderation in All Things (almost) ; Chapter 11. The Virtue of Passing on to the Next Generation: The Bridge Between Past and Future ; Part III Putting the Virtues to Work ; Chapter 12. When Older Doesn't Feel Lighter: Loneliness and Social Isolation ; Chapter 13. The Virtue of Appreciating the Cycle of Life in Elders ; Appendix: Vintage Readers Book Club Readings

Mindy Greenstein, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and author whose book The House on Crash Corner and Other Unavoidable Calamities (with a foreword by New York Times columnist David Brooks), was chosen as one of O: The Oprah Magazine's Books to Pick Up. She is co-developer of Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy, and a current research affiliate working with the geriatric psychiatry team at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, SELF, and elsewhere. Dr. Greenstein also blogs for Psychology Today. She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.Dr. Jimmie Holland is known as the founder of the subspecialty psycho-oncology in cancer. Her work has been seminal in alerting oncologists to the psychosocial needs of patients and to the evidence-based interventions available today. The development of a body of literature, an international journal, textbooks and training curricula resulted in a science of psychosocial care. Dr. Holland made the information available in a book widely read by cancer patients, The Human Side of Cancer: Living with Hope, Coping with Uncertainty.

I happen to fall (bad word) into the fastest growing age group-the 90 and over crowd. What to do? I say go right now, no matter your age, and get Lighter As We Go because it is the last word on the subject of growing older and living well with it. Mindy Greenstein and Jimmie Holland, at middle and older ages, have great ideas that connect with my own! Live like you're 50- have a ball! When you're 90, act any way you please! This book will help you see the rewards you haven't even thought about.

• Introduction ; Part I: Character, Character Strength, and Continuity Over Time ; Chapter 1. The Oak Tree and the U-Bend: Age, Well-Being, and the Experience of Me-ness ; Chapter 2. A Look at the Grownup Years ; Chapter 3. Character Strengths and Virtues ; Chapter 4. Older Age in the Olden Days: A History of Aging in the Western World ; Part II: The Virtues ; Chapter 5. The Virtue of Transcendence: Beyond the Self ; Chapter 6. The Underappreciated Virtue of Humor: You Can't Spell Joy Without the Oy ; Chapter 7. The Virtues of Humanity and Social Justice: Do Unto Others ; Chapter 8. The Virtue of Courage: If I Only Had the Nerve ; Chapter 9. The Virtue of Wisdom: Knowing What We Don't Know ; Chapter 10. The Virtue of Temperance: Moderation in All Things (almost) ; Chapter 11. The Virtue of Passing on to the Next Generation: The Bridge Between Past and Future ; Part III Putting the Virtues to Work ; Chapter 12. When Older Doesn't Feel Lighter: Loneliness and Social Isolation ; Chapter 13. The Virtue of Appreciating the Cycle of Life in Elders ; Appendix: Vintage Readers Book Club Readings

Mindy Greenstein, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and author whose book The House on Crash Corner and Other Unavoidable Calamities (with a foreword by New York Times columnist David Brooks), was chosen as one of O: The Oprah Magazine's Books to Pick Up. She is co-developer of Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy, and a current research affiliate working with the geriatric psychiatry team at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, SELF, and elsewhere. Dr. Greenstein also blogs for Psychology Today. She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.Dr. Jimmie Holland is known as the founder of the subspecialty psycho-oncology in cancer. Her work has been seminal in alerting oncologists to the psychosocial needs of patients and to the evidence-based interventions available today. The development of a body of literature, an international journal, textbooks and training curricula resulted in a science of psychosocial care. Dr. Holland made the information available in a book widely read by cancer patients, The Human Side of Cancer: Living with Hope, Coping with Uncertainty.

I happen to fall (bad word) into the fastest growing age group-the 90 and over crowd. What to do? I say go right now, no matter your age, and get Lighter As We Go because it is the last word on the subject of growing older and living well with it. Mindy Greenstein and Jimmie Holland, at middle and older ages, have great ideas that connect with my own! Live like you're 50- have a ball! When you're 90, act any way you please! This book will help you see the rewards you haven't even thought about.

• Introduction ; Part I: Character, Character Strength, and Continuity Over Time ; Chapter 1. The Oak Tree and the U-Bend: Age, Well-Being, and the Experience of Me-ness ; Chapter 2. A Look at the Grownup Years ; Chapter 3. Character Strengths and Virtues ; Chapter 4. Older Age in the Olden Days: A History of Aging in the Western World ; Part II: The Virtues ; Chapter 5. The Virtue of Transcendence: Beyond the Self ; Chapter 6. The Underappreciated Virtue of Humor: You Can't Spell Joy Without the Oy ; Chapter 7. The Virtues of Humanity and Social Justice: Do Unto Others ; Chapter 8. The Virtue of Courage: If I Only Had the Nerve ; Chapter 9. The Virtue of Wisdom: Knowing What We Don't Know ; Chapter 10. The Virtue of Temperance: Moderation in All Things (almost) ; Chapter 11. The Virtue of Passing on to the Next Generation: The Bridge Between Past and Future ; Part III Putting the Virtues to Work ; Chapter 12. When Older Doesn't Feel Lighter: Loneliness and Social Isolation ; Chapter 13. The Virtue of Appreciating the Cycle of Life in Elders ; Appendix: Vintage Readers Book Club Readings