Carol Orsborn, Ph.D.
Dr. Carol Orsborn is the best-selling author of over 35 books including her forthcoming Spiritual Aging: Weekly Reflections for Embracing Life (Inner Traditions, December, ’24.) Her body of work includes The Making of an Old Soul: Aging as the Fulfillment of Life’s Promise. Older, Wiser, Fiercer: The Wisdom Collection and 2015 Gold Nautilus Book Award winner in the category of Consciously Aging: The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker’s Guide to Growing Older (with Robert L. Weber, Ph.D.) She has recently launched the Spiritual Aging Study and Support Group (SASS) at Spiritual Aging@ Substack.com. She founded the Conscious Aging Book Club in conjunction with Parnassus Books and now housed at CarolOrsborn.com, and the Sage-ing Book Club run in conjunction with the leading organization in the field Sage-ing International
Carol is curator of Fierce with Age: The Archives of Boomer Wisdom, Inspiration, and Spirituality, housed at CarolOrsborn.com and a leading voice of the conscious aging and spirituality and aging movements. For the past decade, she has also blogged about the Boomer Generation for Huffington Post, BeliefNet.com and PBS’s Next Avenue, among others.
Dr. Orsborn received her Masters of Theological Studies and Doctorate in History and Critical Theory of Religion from Vanderbilt University with post-graduate work in Spiritual Counseling at the New Seminary in Manhattan. She is an internationally-recognized thought leader on the fulfillment of the human potential through all life stages.
A Generational Voice
For the past forty years, Dr. Orsborn has been a leading voice of her generation, appearing on Oprah, NBC Nightly News and on The Today Show among many others. Her blogs have appeared regularly in Huffington Post, Beliefnet, NPR’s Next Avenue and McKnights, among others. She has been a frequent speaker at conferences and events such as the American Society of Aging, Sage-ing International Conference, Boomerstock, the Positive Aging Conference, Omega Institute and the American Academy of Religion.
Client List
Dr. Orsborn established her reputation as a generational expert as co-founder of the first global initiative by a top ten PR company dedicated to helping brands such as Ford, AARP, Prudential and Humana communicate with Boomers. She has brought her talks and retreats on resilience, spirituality and aging to such venues as Omega Institute, American Society of Aging, Positive Aging Conference, Vanderbilt University Hospital and many other aging, healthcare, spiritual and religious groups.
Doctorate from Vanderbilt
Dr. Orsborn received her Doctorate in History and Critical Theory of Religion from Vanderbilt University, specializing in adult development and ritual studies, including intergenerational values formation and transmission. She has served on the faculties of Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount and Georgetown Universities. Dr. Orsborn lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
PRAISE FOR CAROL ORSBORN’S WORK
Gail Sheehy (author of Passages) “The Spirituality of Age is beautifully written both from deep research and even deeper personal experience…the best book I have ever read on this most significant passage.”
Harvey G. Cox (author of The Future of Faith) “I savored this fine volume and commend it to anyone still searching, as I hope we all are, for the fullness of life.”
Mary Catherine Bateson (author of Composing a Further Life) “Spirituality of Age emphasizes that old age can be a time of growth and spiritual discovery, a time of fulfillment of life.”
John Naisbitt (author of Global Paradox) “Fresh, funny: Orsborn’s book (Inner Excellence) is an easily accessible guide for helping us live fuller lives. Supremely useful.”
Rabbi Harold S. Kushner (author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People). Regarding the book Speak the Language of Healing: “I hope many people will follow Carol and learn something about their own souls in the process.”
Julie Cameron and Mark Bryan (authors of The Artist’s Way).Regarding the book Enough is Enough: “An inspiration.”
Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D. (author of Love is Letting Go of Fear) regarding The Art of Resilience: “A wonderful new book about remembering the most important thing in life-love.”
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