Aging solo doesn’t mean aging alone. And it certainly doesn’t mean aging unprepared.More adults are entering the second half of life without a spouse, partner, or nearby adult children they can automatically rely on. That can bring freedom and independence, but it also raises practical questions most of us would rather answer before a crisis forces us to.Who would know if something happened to you?Who could speak for you if you couldn’t speak for yourself?Who would help with your home, finances, healthcare, or everyday needs?And how do you build a life that remains connected, purposeful, and genuinely yours?Aging Solo Today is a practical, compassionate guide to answering those questions without fear or gloom.Michael Crawford walks alongside readers through the real-life decisions that matter, including building a dependable support circle, organizing essential legal documents, preparing financially, making thoughtful housing and home-safety decisions, navigating healthcare without a built-in advocate, using technology to remain independent, preventing isolation, preparing for emergencies, and thinking intentionally about end-of-life wishes and legacy.At the heart of the book is a simple idea: you don’t need one person to do everything. You need a thoughtful plan and the right people in the right roles.Whether you have always expected to age independently or life simply unfolded that way, Aging Solo Today will help you prepare for what comes next while continuing to live fully now.Aging solo is a circumstance, not a deficit. Your future deserves more than leaving things to chance.

Change your brain, change your pain with this powerful, evidence-based workbook. If you’re struggling with chronic pain, you’re not alone: more than one hundred million Americans currently live with chronic pain. Yet, despite its prevalence, chronic pain is not well understood. Fortunately, research has emerged showing the effectiveness of a treatment model for pain management grounded in biology, psychology, and social functioning. In this groundbreaking workbook, you’ll find a comprehensive outline of this effective biopsychosocial approach, as well as scientifically supported interventions rooted in cognitive- behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and neuroscience to help you take control of your pain—and your life! You’ll learn strategies for creating a pain plan for home and work, reducing reliance on medications, and breaking the pain cycle. Also included are tips for improving sleep, nutrition for pain, methods for resuming valued activities, and more. If you’re ready to take your life back from pain, this workbook has everything you need to get started.

Get Ahead – Even When You Lose!What if you could learn to profit from nearly every loss or misstep in your life, and get a return on it—like an investment?The most successful people get ahead because they deal with failure positively. Since they know they can’t avoid failure, they make the best of it and gain from it. People who adopt this approach learn to build more substantial and significant success in their lives.In his new book How to Get a Return on Failure, John Maxwell teaches readers how to turn misses into wins and losses into gains. He creates a positive roadmap anyone can follow during these difficult times and shows how changing your perspective on failure can transform your ability to grow, improve, and move forward.Failure will always be a part of our lives. We cannot avoid it. But we can leverage it to create a better future for ourselves and others. When we do that, it separates us from the people who let failure stop or defeat them. Follow Maxwell’s advice and you’ll never look at failure the same way again.