Carol Orsborn, Ph.D.
Carol Orsborn is a recognized thought leader in the field of conscious aging. The most recent of her 30 books, The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker’s Guide to Growing Older, coauthored with Harvard psychologist Robert Weber, Ph.D., won Gold in the 2015 Nautilus Book Awards in the category of Aging Consciously. Orsborn is founder and editor-in-chief of Fierce with Age, the Digest of Boomer Wisdom, Inspiration and Spirituality, the monthly digest dedicated to aging and spirituality. Her blog Older, Wiser, Fierce appears weekly at CarolOrsborn.com. She also leads The Conscious Aging Book Club at Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee and online at her blog.
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, Stillpoint and the Spirituality Center at Mount St. Mary’s College. A former top marketer helping brands like Ford, Humana and Prudential build relationships with the Boomer generation, she is now committed to both living and expanding awareness of aging as a spiritual path.
For the past forty years, Orsborn has been a compelling voice of her generation, interviewed on “Oprah”, “The Today Show”, “CBS Morning News”, “The New York Times” and “The Wall Street Journal” among many others. She speaks regularly before association and industry groups on the Boomer generation.
Dr. Orsborn lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband Dan, and their dogs Lucky, Molly and Sammy, a rescue from the Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary. She is the grandmother of two.
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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