Nonfiction Book Club: “Hagitude”

(May have to move to the 13th, TBD)

Join us at our non-fiction book club! 🤗

We’re reading “Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life” by Sharon Blackie.

We’ve discussed menopause and perimenopause at our last several events, and you all jumped at the idea of reading about this topic for our nonfiction book group!

You all suggested some more good titles for this topic, so I’ll be pulling those out for future book clubs 😊

I’m very interested to hear everyone else’s experiences and advice about navigating perimenopause and menopause! :)

Even if you haven’t finished—or even started—the book, please come join us, as our book discussions always lend themselves to being a starting place for everyone to share their own experiences and perspectives 😊

And, we end up getting off topic and only talk about the book part of the time anyway lol

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_RADICALLY REIMAGINE THE SECOND HALF OF LIFE

“There can be a certain perverse pleasure, as well as a sense of rightness and beauty, in insisting on flowering just when the world expects you to become quiet and diminish.”
— from the book

For any woman over fifty who has ever asked “What now? Who do I want to be?” comes a life-changing book showing how your next phase of life may be your most dynamic yet. As mythologist and psychologist Sharon Blackie describes it, midlife is the threshold to decades of opportunity and profound transformation, a time to learn, flourish, and claim the desires and identities that are often limited during earlier life stages. This is a time for gaining new perspectives, challenging and evolving belief systems, exploring callings, uncovering meaning, and ultimately finding healing for accumulated wounds.

Western folklore and mythology are rife with brilliantly creative, fulfilled, feisty, and furious role models for aging women, despite our culture’s focus on youthfulness. Blackie explores these archetypes in Hagitude, presenting them in a way sure to appeal to contemporary women. Drawing inspiration from these examples as well as modern mentors, you can reclaim midlife as a liberating, alchemical moment rich with possibility and your elder years as a path to feminine power._

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Please, keep an eye on the discord chat for ETA information: as someone with ADHD, I tend to run late, but I will be there and will let you know when in the Discord 👍🏻

If there are new atendees, this is also where we will post information about how to find us once you’re there.

Excited to see you all there! 🤗