Wouldn’t it be nice to think of getting older as exhilarating rather than terrifying? Learning to accept all the aspects of aging—the good, the bad, and the ugly—was the goal that inspired former NPR reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty to write one of my favorite books of 2016, “Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife.”
Hagerty became deeply interested in all aspects of growing older because she was forced to face a number of physical challenges: a heart attack, a broken collar bone, and the loss of her voice—a real hurdle for a radio personality. In addition, like so many of us, she had to cope with issues connected to her aging parents’ well-being.
