BOOKS

• Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life by Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, MD, PhD

• Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy by Dr. Sharon Malone, MD

• Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Dr. Peter Attia, MD and Bill Gifford

• Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives by Daniel J. Levitin, PhD

• Lifespan: Why We Age — and Why We Don’t Have To by David A. Sinclaire, PhD

• Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long & Well You Live by Becca Levy, PhD

• Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old by Andrew Steele

• Aging Joyfully: A Woman’s Guide to Optimal Health, Relationships, and Fulfillment for her 50s and Beyond by Carla Marie Manly, PhD

• The Power Decade: How to Thrive After Menopause by Susan Saunders

• Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age by Mary Pipher

• Eightysomethings: A Practical Guide to Letting Go, Aging Well, and Finding Unexpected Happiness by Katharine Esty, PhD

• Ageless Soul: The Lifelong Journey Toward Meaning and Joy by Thomas Moore

• Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being by Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD

• From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks, PhD

• The Age-Well Project: Easy Ways to a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life by Annabel Streets and Susan Saunders

• Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, Sexy, and Smart — Until You’re 80 and Beyond

• Dynamic Aging: Simple Exercises for Whole Body Mobility by Katy Bowman, Joan Virginia Allen, Shelah M. Willis, Lora Woods and Joyce Faber

• The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner

ONLINE RESOURCES ON AGING

• Radically Reframing Aging with Maria Shriver,” video by Tami Simon and Sounds True. February 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJRyBV8LH4c 

• “Honest Aging: A New Way of Growing Old” video lecture by Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD, Mt. Sinai Icahn School of Medicine’s 26th Annual Douglas West Endowed Memorial Lecture. March 31, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf8Jxf1CJzY 

• “Rekindling Happiness in the Second Half of Life with Arthur Brooks,” by the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. March 28, 2022. https://www.theihs.org/blog/rekindling-happiness-in-the-second-half-of-life-with-arthur-brooks/

• “Aging Is Hard. Social Psychologist Katharine Esty Spotlights 7 Fears — and How to Reframe Them as Possibilities,” by Katharine Esty, PhD, Maria Shriver’s The Sunday Paper. September 16, 2023. www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/seven-reframes-on-aging/   

• “Ageism — The Tragic Spoiler of Old Age,” by Katharine Esty, PhD. July 17, 2022. www.katharineesty.com/post/ageism-the-tragic-spoiler-of-old-age 

• “What It’s Actually Like to Be Over 90,” by Katharine Esty, PhD. October 20, 2022. www.katharineesty.com/post/what-it-s-actually-like-to-be-over-90 

• “5 Reasons Why Turning 50 Deserves a Ritual — and How to Create One that Will Set You Up for a Brilliant Second Half of Life,” By Chip Conley, as told to Meghan Rabbitt. July 8, 2023. https://www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/chip-conley-50-ritual/ 

• “Women are Sicker Than Ever. Maria Asked Three Groundbreaking Researchers to Explain Why,” by Maria Shriver, Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper. July 8, 2023. https://www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/women-sicker-than-ever-wam/ 

• Stanford Center on Longevity: https://longevity.stanford.edu/ 

• SecondActWomen: https://secondactwomen.com/ 

• The Age-Well Project: https://agewellproject.com/about/