Viola Mecke addresses emotional challenges of aging in new book

“Aging itself is highlighted in today’s articles and literature. Health, finances, exercise, memory problems are all thoroughly discussed, while personal and social relationship problems are not,” clinical psychologist and author Viola Mecke says. In her desire to help people see the emotionally-loaded challenges aging people meet, Mecke opens reader’s eyes to the psychological aspects of aging through her book “Aging Wisely.” Meckes’ many years of practice and experiencing aging herself, she finds out that surprisingly feelings do not age. Rather loneliness, fears, retirement, sorrow and contentment abound. At a time when one thinks that life is easier, new problems and situations that are challenging arise. In her book, Meckes presents the four stages of aging to better help adults understand the phases they are in right now. The phases include the initiation to aging at about fifty years of age, changes in life following retirement, a gradual acceptance of being older, and the final years of eighty-five and older. Highlighting the emotional challenges elders encounters, she wants to aid them by focusing on accepting and positively reacting to the vicissitudes of life; especially maintaining resiliency and positivity. Feelings about the self, relationships with partners and family may be gradually changing within this period but Meckes will be sure to direct the adults to their right path through her book, giving the chance for everyone to enjoy the benefits of “Aging Wisely.” Meckes then leaves her fellow elderly the message that life is good and whatever challenges people meet along the way, with resilience and inner peace, everyone will be sure to conquer them. Source: PRWEB