Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Resolve Your Love–Hate Relationship With Aging
Chapter 1. Talk Back to Your Mirror
Chapter 2. Just Say No to Ageism
Part II. Understand Transitions
Chapter 3. Embrace Change
Chapter 4. Diversify Your Coping Skills
Part III. Navigate the Many Transitions of Aging
Chapter 5. Create Your Own Retirement Fantasy
Chapter 6. Choose Your Place: Location, Location, Location
Chapter 7. Cope With Health Challenges
Chapter 8. Understand Your Family Transitions
Part IV. Create the New You
Chapter 9. Keep Your Dance Card Full: Pay Attention to Friends, Family, and Fun
Chapter 10. Go for Romance (If You Want It)
Chapter 11. Create Your Own Happiness: Your Path to Positive Aging
Notes
Index
About the Author

About the Author

Nancy K. Schlossberg is a professor Emerita, Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, College of Education at the University of Maryland.  She previously served on the faculties of Wayne State University, Howard University, and Pratt Institute. She was the first woman executive at the American Council of Education (ACE) where she established the Office of Women in Higher Education (1973).  She later served as a Senior Fellow at ACE’s Center on Adult Learning. She has published nine books including: a textbook, Counseling Adults in Transition: Linking Schlossberg’s Theory with Practice in a Diverse World (Fourth Edition, Springer Press, 2012, M.L. Anderson, J.Goodman, N.K.Schlossberg); Revitalizing Retirement: Reshaping Your Identity, Relationships, and Purpose (American Psychological Association,2009); Overwhelmed:Coping with Life’s Ups and Downs, second edition (M.Evans, November,2007); Retire Smart: Retire Happy: Finding Your True Path (American Psychological Association, 2004); Getting the Most Out of College (Arthur Chickering, first author, Prentice Hall, 2001), Going to Plan B (with Susan Robinson, Simon & Schuster, 1996). Dr. Schlossberg was featured in a 90-minute PBS Pledge Special June, 2007, "Retire Smart, Retire Happy." She has appeared on PBS’ In the Prime, Derek McGinty’s national talk radio show, CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning, the NBC Knowledge Series, and two PBS/College Board live video-conferences. 
 

Reviews

“An expert on transitions and how to navigate them; the author of “Too Young to Be Old: Love, Learn, Work, and Play as You Age” and other books on aging, and creator of a respected academic theory about transitions.” —Marketwatch.com

Author featured in The Washington Post article ‘Dying at your desk is not a retirement plan’

“Nancy Schlossberg is a prolific writer, especially on the topic of living well as we age. Her most recent book is a swift and satisfying read, full of wisdom and encouragement for all of us.” —Positive Aging Newsletter

“Accessible and upbeat guide that builds on the concepts Professor Schlossberg first pioneered in her popular books Retire Smart, Retire Happy, and Revitalizing Retirement with an engaging take on positive aging.” —Midwest Book Review

“This book is a timely contribution to the field…. Too Young to Be Old is a valuable book for a resource library at senior centers, gerontology studies, college courses on sociology and psychology of aging, practitioners, and as a self-help guide.” —PsycCRITIQUES