Two Old Broads: Stuff You Need to Know That You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know

Two Old Broads: Stuff You Need to Know That You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know

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  • Create Date：2022-09-28 11:21:33
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  • Author：M.E. Hecht
  • ISBN：1978695268
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Gloria ，

Two “old broads” who became friends later in life offer alternating perspectives on creating a world full of zest and sparkle in the senior years。 These award-winning women， a physician and a well-known TV and stage personality， combine their wits and bold life experiences to invite women to live with as much inventiveness as possible。Practical tips like how to work with doctors and discuss difficult issues with family members are juxtaposed against lifestyle approaches such as accentuating the Two “old broads” who became friends later in life offer alternating perspectives on creating a world full of zest and sparkle in the senior years。 These award-winning women， a physician and a well-known TV and stage personality， combine their wits and bold life experiences to invite women to live with as much inventiveness as possible。Practical tips like how to work with doctors and discuss difficult issues with family members are juxtaposed against lifestyle approaches such as accentuating the positive， indulging in artistic dates and hiring some help。 Actively defy age exclusion！ Pursue social connections and continuous learning。 A good life may be as simple as laughing more and checking for hearing loss。This was written through the lens of the isolating pandemic， which is allegedly over now， so some of that feels a bit irrelevant。 It is also clear that these are two very wealthy ladies which they more than imply when they talk about New York fashion shows， multiple homes， and hired help。 Just a bit hard to relate to all that。However， these authors submit a series of reminders for self-care and preventative as well as spirited living。 While this advice is not new， it is a fun， often sassy reminder， that no one is just a number。 。。。more

Leena K ，

Two Old Broads is part memoire， part advocacy manual about living fully and aging unapologetically。 This book is centered around the theme that "social standards broaden with age" and encourages readers to take up space， raise their voices， and seek out excitement to defy society's narrow expectations of mature adulthood。Organized into six parts （Broad Mentality， Broad Life， Broad Bones， Broad Well-Being， Broad Shoulders， and Broad Insights）， each section contains comical anecdotes from Hecht an Two Old Broads is part memoire， part advocacy manual about living fully and aging unapologetically。 This book is centered around the theme that "social standards broaden with age" and encourages readers to take up space， raise their voices， and seek out excitement to defy society's narrow expectations of mature adulthood。Organized into six parts （Broad Mentality， Broad Life， Broad Bones， Broad Well-Being， Broad Shoulders， and Broad Insights）， each section contains comical anecdotes from Hecht and Goldberg， as well as chunks of practical advice。 Threaded throughout the book is the theme that readers - of any age - should still be in charge of their own lives。 This theme is most prominent in the sections that teach readers about medical advocacy， making autonomous decisions when caretakers and family want to assume control over "what's best for you，" and making new friendships， dating， and sex well into and past your sixties。Though many of the messages were strong， this book seemed a little confused about what it was trying to be， and wavered between wanting readers to be unapologetic about their age， while also on several occasions discouraging readers from speaking about and focusing on their age。 While I understand the authors' point that age is just a number， there were a few points in the book where this contradiction seemed quite pronounced and I was left confused about the book's central tenet。 Moreover， some of the sections seemed organized around the author's stream of consciousness instead of a more sequential flow of topics。 For example， the "Broad Bones" sections went from body aches， to medical advocacy， how the author chooses her surgical patients， fearing anesthesia， safe forms of exercise， hearing loss， and dental phobia。 As a reader， I felt like I was bouncing around without a strong transition from section to section。Finally， the sections and anecdotes were not equally divided among Goldberg and Hecht。 This book is mainly written by Hecht with a few paragraphs and sections from Goldberg sprinkled throughout。 As a huge Whoopi Goldberg fan （I recognize that I'm biased here！）， I'll be honest that I was slightly disappointed about this ratio。Overall， I thought this book was informative， fun， and perspective-altering。 As someone who is not entering mature adulthood quite yet， this book gave me a perspective on how to strengthen relationships with my parents and grandparents， and allowed me to reflect on how I can better center their needs， autonomy， and well-being。I appreciate NetGalley and the publishers for sending me an advanced copy to review。 。。。more