Jane Thayer closed her psychotherapy practice after 25 years in Washington, DC and moved to Martha's Vineyard in 1995. She currently has a small private practice on the Vineyard and is a trained mediator for the Martha's Vineyard Mediation Program. Dr. Thayer earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from George Washington University, Washington, DC.Peggy Thayer has been a practicing painter for 30 years. Her recent landscapes portray her relationship with nature. She has been a year-round resident of Martha's Vineyard for 10 years. Her educational background includes undergraduate studies in Fine Arts as well as graduate studies in transpersonal psychology. She holds a doctorate in East/West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.

• Chapter 1 Notes from the AuthorsChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 Part One: The RootsChapter 4 Part Two: The Early Years of Elderescence: Betwixt and BetweenChapter 5 Part Three: The Defining Issues of ElderescenceChapter 6 Part Four: Our ReflectionsChapter 7 Appendix One: Hermeneutic-Phenomenology: An Alternative in Human Sciences ResearchChapter 8 Appendix Two: The Experiential MethodChapter 9 BibliographyChapter 10 IndexChapter 11 Author Biographies