Doreen Orion spent a year in a converted bus traveling the U.S. with her husband, pets and a journal to capture it all. The result is the ultimate road trip book along with the life changing discoveries that happen along the way. The book is terrific for anyone in middle age who via self-imposed restrictions feels incapable of escaping it all. »more»

Readers of LifeTwo will already be familiar with The Boomer Chronicles, a blog we frequently link to. The Boomer Chronicles is the brain child of Boston-based journalist Rhea Becker and was launched in 2006. The Boomer Chronicles is an interesting mix of news, information and tidbits interesting to people who've entered middle age. »more»

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Chuck Nyren is an award-winning advertising video producer, creative strategist, consultant, and copywriter focusing on The Baby Boomer Market. He is also the author of "Advertising to Baby Boomers." Unlike most business books about advertising, Nyren's book is written for clients with products or services that they want to market to Baby Boomers. »more»

Writer Sara Davidson life was falling apart and she didn't know what to do.

"For the first time since college, I have no work. After 24 years and several award nominations, I can't get hired to write for television. I can't sell articles to magazines or books to publishers and I don't know how I'll earn money. ... During this same period, my lover of seven years, a cowboy artist I'd expected to spend the rest of my days with, rides off with no discussion. My children, who've occupied my first thoughts on waking and my last before falling asleep, are off at college. ... My kids, my lover, and my livelihood are being yanked from me at once and there's nothing I can do."

Why, she wondered, was she still here? »more»

When Susan Crandell walked away from her dream job as editor-in-chief of More magazine to become a freelance writer, she wondered if she would really find the better life she sought. Combining her newfound freedom and knowing that she wasn't the only middle aged person thinking about changing their life, she set off to investigate what she calls "life entrepreneurs" -- people who act on their vision of a "richer, fuller" future for themselves.

The result is "Thinking About Tomorrow," a look at forty-five people who reinvented themselves at midlife -- and the lessons they learned along the way. These weren't just career changes: these transformations encompass spirituality, education, and taking in the world. In turn, Crandell learned a lot about what goes into a successful midlife makeover.

She generously shared her insights with us in this email interview.. »more»

LifeTwo had the opportunity to ask Jeanne Stawiecki about her incredible midlife adventure: climbing the tallest peak on each continent (the "seven summits") and running a marathon on each continent. Yes -- that includes Antarctica. Jeanne will be the first woman in the world to accomplish this seven continent summiting / marathon feat.

She will also be the first woman in the world to run a marathon on each continent in one year, the oldest woman in the world to reach the seven summits, and quite possibly the oldest woman to summit Everest.

What makes Jeanne's story even more amazing: she was a regular person (just like you and us) before starting out in middle age to do something extraordinary.

Jeanne Stawiecki at the summit of Australia’s Kosciusko in 2006 »more»