Creating Magic in Midlife: 101 Questions and Answers to Reinvent Your Work, Relationships, and Life!

by Karla Freeman

Overview

In Creating Magic in Midlife, Freeman, self-help expert and licensed clinical social worker poses and aswers 101 of the most vital questions for this generation. Addressing key areas like love, work, money, and health, Baby Boomers are shown how midlife offers a rich opportunity to actualize dreams and find joy. Questions like: How can I put work, money and passion together? Why is looking at energy a good way to explore and expand health and well-being? What are the relationships needs of midlife people? Even though Freeman's approach is light and friendly, her message couldn't be more timely, change and transformation are the keys to the kingdom.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013703742
Publisher:	philogenesis
Publication date:	10/14/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	217
File size:	744 KB

About the Author

KARLA FREEMAN, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Since 1972, Karla Freeman has devoted her career as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), to raising awareness and developing programs on cutting-edge psychological themes of our time, including personal empowerment, body-centered psychotherapy and creating magic in midlife.

Karla facilitates national and international workshops and seminars on topics including "Creating Magic in Midlife," "Reinventing Retirement," "Mind-Body Therapy," "Healing from Trauma" and "Overcoming Guilt About Aging Parents."

Karla Freeman
Licensed Clinical Social Worker

KARLA FREEMAN, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Since 1972, Karla Freeman has devoted her career as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), to raising awareness and developing programs on cutting-edge psychological themes of our time, including personal empowerment, body-centered psychotherapy and creating magic in midlife.

She maintains a private practice in Santa Barbara, California and serves on the Adult Education psychology faculty at Santa Barbara City College.

Karla facilitates national and international workshops and seminars on topics including "Creating Magic in Midlife," "Reinventing Retirement," "Mind-Body Therapy," "Healing from Trauma" and "Overcoming Guilt About Aging Parents."

In 1995, Karla traveled to India, documenting stories of elders in the exile community of Tibetan Buddhists. Upon returning to the United States, she produced a video, study guide and lecture series entitled "Who are Tibetan Elders and What Do They Have to Offer Us?" She also produced the internationally reviewed "My Challenge with Alzheimer's Disease," the first video to give the point of view of a patient living with Alzheimer's. Karla also hosted a talk show on KCSB public radio. She is the author of many articles and the book Creating Magic in Midlife. Karla is committed to providing compassion and enlightenment to everyone she interacts with-personally and professionally.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Karla received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Brooklyn College. She served as an elementary school teacher for four years before returning to post-graduate work at Fordham University's prestigious School of Social Service where she was awarded a Masters in Social Work. Her advanced training includes five years of psychoanalytic psychotherapy coursework at the Training Institute for

Editorial Reviews

Creating Magic In Midlife: 101 Questions & Answers To Reinvent Your Work, Relationships And Life by psychotherapist Karla Freeman is an informed and informative guide of the to enhancing the quality of our midlife experiences. As an easy to use and well documented guide, Creating Magic In Midlife is enhanced with a "user-friendly" four section premise of finding your mission, relationships, health and well-being, and work, money and passion. As an ideal book to assist the reader.

Midwest Bookreview

Karla Freeman, a therapist, draws on her many years in practice to address the issues boomers face.

publishers weekly

A licensed clinical social worker, Freeman has put together a guide to help baby boomers navigate the rest of their lives with ease and confidence. As enjoyable to browse as it is to read from cover to cover. this book is recommended.

library journalpu

Karla Freeman declares midlife to be magical.

If you're a 50-something baby boomer, you've had significant life experiences. Seeing yourself with the potential to live another 30-50 years can empower your choices. Freeman says seeing this potential and knowing there's half a lifetime ahead of you beats sitting and staring at your wrinkles. She calls it the "Midlife Return" when you return to your hopes, dreams, creative yearnings and yet-to-be-explored self.

Elinor Nuxoll