Empowering individuals to regain or develop self-confidence in their mature years.
As we age, we gain wisdom and experience, but we also undergo physical and emotional changes that can impact our self-confidence. It's natural to feel a decline in our abilities or compare ourselves to our younger selves. However, it's never too late to nurture self-confidence and become a better, more fulfilled person.
Finding the strength and resilience within ourselves to boost self-confidence is possible. Alternatively, seeking support from available resources can provide the courage and guidance needed to embrace who we want to be at this stage of life. Be it through personal growth or utilising external support, we can cultivate self-confidence and embrace the unique journey of maturity.
Discover the resources listed below to access the tools and encouragement necessary for building self-confidence. Remember, you have the power to shape your own narrative and thrive in the person you aspire to become.
Websites Offering Support:
Reengage
Gransnet
is the busiest social networking site for the over 50s. Launched in May 2011, the site was described by the Telegraph as “a new dawn in grey power.” Brimming with useful content covering everything from fashion to grandparenting, travel to technology, as well as competitions and an incredibly popular bookclub, there is something on the site for everyone. It also has Gransnet Local, a network of sites featuring the very best in your local community as well as opportunities for gransnetters to meet up with like-minded neighbourhood folk.
Books on this subject:
The Warmth of the Heart Prevents Your Body from Rusting: Ageing without growing old
guides us through a true ‘art of growing old’. She recalls her encounters as a clinical psychologist with extraordinary people who ‘grow old gracefully’ – and through her experience shows us how to make the most of this time in our lives, to avoid depression and to stay happy. She believes that wherever we grow old and whatever our circumstances, if we can maintain energy in our hearts and believe in the power of joy and human warmth, this can transform us and the way we look at the world.
The Invisible Woman: Taking on the Vintage Years
‘reminds us that style and wit begin in youth but are mastered in middle-age. You can roundly stick your 20’s. Hers is a voice for proper grown-ups not yet ready to come down, and I’m in.’ — Alison Moyet ‘Stylish and wittily written, it’s a brilliant read that should encourage us all to challenge the cult of youth, and learn to love ourselves a little more along the way.’ My Weekly
60-year-old Helen Walmsley-Johnson – the irrepressible voice behind the much-loved Guardian column ‘The Vintage Years’ – shows, with warmth and a wicked sense of humour, how we can reinvent middle age for the next generation of women.
Courageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever Reimagined
redefines what it means to grieve the loss of our younger selves, embrace age-related transitions, and make peace with every season of life. This practical and inspirational approach speaks to anyone ready to transcend the self-limiting myths, biases, stereotypes, and misconceptions and discover the joys of getting older.
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