{"id":12750,"date":"2020-05-12T09:16:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T16:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3rdactmagazine.com\/?p=12750"},"modified":"2023-09-04T15:20:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T22:20:32","slug":"eightysomethings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3rdactmagazine.com\/eightysomethings\/book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"EightySomethings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Katharine Esty, Ph.d.<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nReviewed by Victoria Starr Marshall<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/3rdactmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eightysomethings-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12751 \" src=\"https:\/\/3rdactmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eightysomethings-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdactmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eightysomethings-cover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/3rdactmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eightysomethings-cover-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a>Some years ago, I was following the creative promptings of the book <i>The Artist\u2019s Way<\/i> and one of the exercises was to write a letter to me from my future 80-something self. What insights would my future, older-self share with me?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I found the process to be cathartic: My 80-year-old self told me that she was just fine. That all the stuff I was fretting about was going to work out OK.<br \/>\nI remember feeling physical relief as I read my own words.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><br \/>\nI felt much the same way reading <i>EightySomethings.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Writer Katharine Esty, in her 80s herself, explores what she refers to as this \u201clast life stage\u201d by interviewing 128 80-something adults and 26 of their adult children; sharing some of their stories.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Organized by chapter on the challenges, opportunities, transitions, and pleasant surprises this life stage holds for us and our loved ones, Esty lets her interviewees\u2019 experiences shine through. She ends each chapter with questions 80-somethings should ponder for themselves, and tips for adult children to help them better understand and relate to their older parents.<\/p>\n<p>If you are currently in your 80s, this book will validate some of your feelings and experiences and give you perspectives from other members of your cohort. It\u2019s optimistic and encouraging; offering a celebration of your long life and ideas for living the rest of your life fully. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As someone with parents in their 80s, <i>EightySomethings <\/i>helped me to better understand my parents\u2019 life stage and journey, and the reasons behind some of their behavior and choices. I also have a better understanding of what they may need from me, and what they won\u2019t. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As for gaining insight on <i>my<\/i> future 80-something life, this book is pretty specific to the generation that is in their 80s, now. While many of the challenges and opportunities that arise will be the same, Boomers will likely rewrite the book starting in 2026, when the leading edge of this large cohort starts turning 80 themselves. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Katharine Esty, Ph.d.\u00a0 Reviewed by Victoria Starr Marshall Some years ago, I was following the creative promptings of the book The Artist\u2019s Way and one of the exercises was<span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/3rdactmagazine.com\/eightysomethings\/book-review\/\" title=\"Read More\">More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-book-review"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EightySomethings &#8212; 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