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The Making of an Old Soul: Aging as the Fulfillment of Life's Promise is the healing vision of a woman who is a scholar in the fields of adult and spiritual development as well as a lifelong seeker. Based on a mystical experience that sheds light on the entire arc of life, Orsborn's latest work revisions age not as diminishment but as the fulfillment of life's promise. Bursting through the stereotypes into a world of old souls, Orsborn shows you how to embrace the luminous spirit within that beats steadily beyond the wounds of childhood, beyond the unintended consequences of your best intentions, beyond the twists and turns of fate over which even at the peak of the developmental pyramid you have no control. This gem of a book affirms that hope is merited and that seekers of all ages and circumstances have what it takes to grow not just old, but old souls.

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Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. is a leading author in the field of conscious aging. She has written over 30 books for and about the Boomer generation, which have won praise from a wide range of experts, thought leaders and peers. These include Gail Sheehy, Mary Catherine Bateson, Connie Zweig, Harold S. Kushner and Jean Shinoda Bolen. What is an old soul, but someone who has observed, explored, reflected, and seen the deeper patterns beneath the surfaces of life. In The Making of an Old Soul Carol Orsborn shares her story of continuity amid change, and depth amid the daily detritus. Her shared insights will stir the reader to similarly reflect on what abides amid changes, and what brings depth and dignity to our life. --James Hollis, Ph.D., Living Between Worlds, and Prisms: Reflections on this Journey We Call Life. Age and liberation are not synonymous. But they could be, and Carol Orsborn's Making of an Old Soul offers both a vision of what aging has to offer and a roadmap for getting there. --Rabbi Rami Shapiro, Surrendered: Shattering the Illusion of Control and Falling Into Grace with 12-Step Spirituality. Carol Orsborn's new book is a tour de force-heartfelt, honest, helpful, and healing. -Andy Achenbaum, Old Age in the New Land: The American Experience since 1790 Carol Orsborn, Ph.D., has written a stirring book to guide readers along a journey to something more - an intense, liberating spiritual merger with the divine. The Making of an Old Soul leads readers toward this final spiritual awakening, thus rewarding the struggles and lessons accumulated through a long life. This book wisely teaches why and how. --Brent Green, Questions of the Spirit: the Quest for Understanding at a Time of Loss Carol Orsborn's book pulsates with the life and wisdom of an old soul. Through personal revelation, she encourages us to live our own lives hopefully, through both shadow and light, trusting that there is something more than we might see in the moment. Upon concluding her book, I wept, as I appreciated how remarkable this being human is. Carol and her book are gifts to the world, gifts that will gestate more life in us to be tasted and savored each day. --Robert L. Weber, The Spirituality of Age Bursting with revelations, Carol's amazing book has set my mind spinning from insight overload! Healing and full of the fierce grace of enlightened aging, it may even help your grown children understand their parents' new and joyous weirdness. Dive in and discover the sacred mystery of your own life. This book will change you. -- John C. Robinson, The Divine Human

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Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. is a recognized thought leader in the field of Conscious Aging and author of 30 books translated into 15 languages, including her most recent book, Older, Wiser, Fiercer: The Wisdom Collection. Her award-winning book, 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 chief archivist at Fierce with Age, the Digest of Boomer Wisdom, Inspiration and Spirituality housed at CarolOrsborn.com. She also founded and co-leads the Sage-ing International Book Club. For the past 40 years, Orsborn has been a compelling voice of her generation, interviewed on Oprah, The Today Show, CBS Morning News, and The Shift Network, and in the New York Times, and many others. She has spoken frequently at the American Society of Aging, Sage-ing International, the Shift Network, and the Positive Aging Conference.Dr. Orsborn, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, received her Master of Theological Studies from Vanderbilt Divinity School and Doctorate in History and Critical Theory of Religion from Vanderbilt University specializing in the areas of adult and spiritual development, and ritual studies. She serves on the community leadership Board of Visitors of Vanderbilt Divinity School. She is a certified spiritual counselor with postgraduate 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. Dr. Orsborn lives on the banks of the Cumberland River in Madison, Tennessee with her husband of over fifty years, Dan.

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