My Age, My Rules: The Psychology of Healthy Aging

Reaching maturity, we increasingly think about the inevitably approaching old age. Psychologists who work on this topic see a very interesting slice of opinions: some people regard thoughts about aging with fear and dislike, while others deny their age-related changes and do everything to delay seeing themselves as an older person, or begin to behave judgmentally toward both young people and peers who accept aging. Is such behavior normal? Should we stop being afraid of old age—and should we be afraid of it at all?

In the audiobook, well-known clinical psychologist Vladislav Chubarov examines the most popular stereotypes connected with aging: the loss of beauty and health—both physical and mental—an increase in negative character traits, the loss of independence, and so on. The author looks at old age from all angles, highlighting its positive sides, helping you accept what happens to us over time, and showing through the lens of old age the entire system of a person’s relationships with the surrounding world and with themselves.