The New Senior Man

Barbara M. Fleisher, Ed. D., was a retired professor of education. She wore many hats in her life: public school teacher, learning disabilities/reading specialist, child advocate in the schools, college professor in San Francisco, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia, and author. She published many articles that have appeared in juried professional journals, and presented her research at national and international conferences on education. She had been project director of several university-community partnerships and service learning grants. Co-author of The New Senior Woman: Reinventing the Years Beyond Mid-Life (Rowman & Littlefield), she found work on The New Senior Man rewarding and inspiring.Thelma Reese, Ed. D., retired professor of English and of Education, created the Advisory Council for Hooked on Phonics and was its spokesperson in the '90's. In that role, and as director of the Mayor's Commission on Literacy for the City of Philadelphia, she appeared frequently on television and hosted a cable show in Philadelphia. She was a founder of Philadelphia Young Playwrights, chaired the Board of Children's Literacy Initiative, and organized the World Symposium on Family Literacy at UNESCO in Paris in 1994. She is co-author of The New Senior Woman: Reinventing the Years Beyond Mid-Life (Rowman & Littlefield). She lives with her husband, Harvey Reese, author and artist.Together, Fleisher and Reese created the blog, ElderChicks.com which continues to publish the thoughts and opinions of older women and other interested readers. Their published essays may be found on ElderEssays.com. Thelma appears monthly on Rick Toquigny's blogcast, Life Lessons Radio- "America's Favorite Lessons Show" as he plumbs the ideas and opinions of the ElderChicks.

The emotional, social, and psychological needs of retired men are often overlooked in favor of their medical and financial needs. This book paints a picture of what successful retirement and aging can look like for any man, no matter his age, position, talents, or challenges.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 220 WORDSINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 1: WHY MAN UP?·Growing up and growing old·Facing Ageism·Is it time to think about legacy?CHAPTER 2: WHO AM I NOW THAT I'M RETIRED?·Am I still the same guy?·I really didn't see this coming.·I've had my coffee and read the newspaper; now what?CHAPTER 3: STAYING THE COURSE: LONGER, FARTHER, DEEPER·Won't do it. Cannot.·Reconfiguring the same passion.CHAPTER 4: NEW PATHS·Eureka! I found it!CHAPTER 5: MEANDERING·I want to play golf most days. On the other days I want to play tennis.·Loving my leisure·Deferred dreams, finally fulfilled·New venues; new relationshipsCHAPTER 6: MY LIFE AT HOME HAS A NEW FEEL·Changing role of women·Changing Role of Men·I don't fit into my wife's busy life.·Caregiving·Home Alone·Where Is Home? Where Should It Be?CHAPTER 7: HEALTH SEX AND INTIMACY·What is health anyway?·The "D" word·The "A" word·The "P" word·LGBTQ Issues·Are sex and intimacy the same?·Does one size fit all?·Fears, reassurances, and cautions·Managing different expectations within a partnershipCHAPTER 8: SEPARATION AND LOSS·The universal experiences·Preparation·Learning and GrowingCHAPTER 9: WHO WILL YOU BE?·Time to man upAFTERWORDDISCUSSION GUIDEREFERRALS AND RESOURCES·An Annotated List of Organizations, Programs, ResourcesBIBLIOGRAPHY