Acknowledgements

To my children and grandchildren and our extended and growing family, for sharing life and love with me and providing endless entertainment.

To my soul circle of friends, theologians and guides, including Bob Weber, Rick Moody, Brent Green, Leanne Flask, Emily Askew, Jill Speering, Pat Halper, Judith Wolf-Mandell, Shana Mackler, Lj Ratliff, Susan Underwood, John Peach, SAN of Madison and Connie Goldman, for gifting me with the understanding that we can not only grow old, but whole.

To all those of us who are becoming “fierce with age” together including the Fierce with Age, Older, Wiser, Fiercer and Conscious Aging Book Club communities as well as my dream group and  tai chi, chi gong, and yoga buddies at Fifty Forward, Madison.

Most of all, to my husband Dan, my Beshert.

You have my deepest appreciation and respect.

–Carol Orsborn, Older, Wiser Fiercer, June/2019

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About Carol Orsborn

Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. has written over 30 books including her critically-acclaimed Older, Wiser, Fiercer: The Wisdom Collection and The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker’s Guide to Growing Older with Dr. Robert L. Weber, which was awarded Gold in the Nautilus Book Awards in the category of Aging Consciously. She is founder and curator of Fierce with Age: The Archives of Boomer Wisdom, Inspiration and Spirituality housed at CarolOrsborn.com. She is host of the 2 leading book clubs in the field of conscious aging: Sage-ing International's live, virtual The Sage-ing Book Club and the in-person Conscious Aging Book Club, sponsored by Parnassus Books, Nashville. She received her doctorate in the History and Critical Theory of Religion from Vanderbilt University with specialization in the areas of adult spiritual development and ritual studies.