Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women (Devine Feminine and Goddesses in Older Women) - Softcover

Bolen, Jean Shinoda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573249122 ISBN 13: 9781573249126

Publisher: Conari Press, 2003

Synopsis

Celebrate the Wise Woman

Crowning the Crone. In works like Goddesses in Everywoman and Goddesses in Older Women, bestselling author Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D, inspired a generation of women to realize their potential and value. Hundreds of thousands of copies later, her books still affect the lives of women. Dr. Bolen is elebrated by some of the most acclaimed women and literati of the twentieth century like Isabel Allende, Gloria Steinem, and Alice Walker. In her book, Crones Don't Whine, she offers mature women thirteen qualities to cultivate personal growth during their crone years.

What’s in a crone? Life after forty doesn’t end. So why do most women treat it like it does? Put aside your midlife crisis symptoms and embrace the aging process with this archetype―Crones Don't Whine; they're juicy and they trust their own instincts. Meditating, not groveling, and choosing the path with heart, crones are fierce about what matters to them. They speak the truth with compassion. They listen to their bodies, reinvent themselves, and savor the good in their lives.

Grow and behold. Forget about getting old, aging gracefully is all about perspective. As Dr. Bolen explains, crone years are "growing" years in women’s lives. In this new stage, women can finally devote their time, energy, and creativity to what really matters to them.

Thirteen essays and practices. Featuring thirteen brief essays and small practices, this lighthearted book gives readers resources to turn to again and again. Inside, find:

• "Crones Together Can Change the World" bonus essay
• Dr. Bolen’s personal musings
• A rallying call to men to become crones as well
• And much more!

If you’re a fan of Dr. Bolen, or books like Women Rowing North, Wild Mercy, or Goddesses Never Age, order a copy of Crones Don’t Cry!

About this title

Review:

"A wise and honest book. Profoundly important to the sustainability of our species and world." --Alice Walker--Reviews

"Her humor so available, her wisdom so needed--speaking as a crone, that is!" --Olympia Dukakis--Reviews

"Women over 50 are a country to which this youth-obsessed culture has few guides. Whether we're living there now or hope to be, Jean Shinoda Bolen gives us sign-posts to this land of wisdom, joy, freedom, and leadership." --Gloria Steinem--Reviews

"This is a lighthearted manual on how to become a juicy and wise old woman. I certainly want to be one of those crones who doesn't whine!" --Isabel Allende--Reviews

About the Author:

Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D., is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, former professor of psychiatry, and an internationally known author and speaker. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing's Pioneers in Art, Science, and the Soul of Healing Award.

The Association for the Study of Women and Mythology presented her the Demeter Award for her lifetime achievement in women's spirituality.

Dr. Bolen has authored over ten books with over a hundred foreign editions. Her book inspired The Millionth Circle Initiative (www.millonthcircle.org) and led to her involvement at the UN.

She currently maintains a private practice in Mill Valley, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Conari Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1573249122
• ISBN 13: 9781573249126
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120