A01=Carin Rubinstein
Author_Carin Rubinstein
Category=VFVG
empty nest
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finding yourself after children
having adult children
middle-age
motherhood
parenthood
reconnecting with your husband
retirement
second wind
when kids leave for college
Product details
- ISBN 9780446580809
- Weight: 300g
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Thirty million mothers between 40 and 60 years old are about to face childless households for the first time in decades. For some women it is a lonely and confusing time; but for the vast majority, it's a journey of joy and discovery. Through intensive and wide-ranging original research, Carin Rubinstein reveals how and why some mothers thrive and others do not. She breaks the post-motherhood launch down into three stages - grief, relief and joy. If a woman makes it through to the final stage, friendships blossom, work thrives and she develops a renewed sense of confidence and well-being. While in many instances, increased time together hastens the end of a struggling marriage, most women discover their relationships improve when children leave.
Carlin Rubinstein Ph.D is the author of The Sacrificial Mother and has written for the New York Times and other publications. She lives in Sleepy Hollow, New York with her husband and two daughters.
