Better Late Than Never Baby

The number of Australian women having a baby later in life has tripled in the past 30 years and births to women over 40 have doubled in the past decade. Later life mothers are also the fastest growing demographic in Britain and the US and one quarter of Australian women who have a baby later, are doing so for the very first time. Serena's own Better Late Than Never Baby (a son) was born when she was 43. This books shares the story of the incredible odds he defied to get here and the unimaginable adventure that mid-life motherhood created. If you're about to become an older mother or in a position to support a new mid-life mum, this is the book for you. Thought-provoking and with splashes of humour, this invaluable resource covers a range of topics and tackles some questions that are highly relevant to later life mothers. How will my age impact on my pregnancy and my baby? Are all the medical risks relevant to me? Will I find it harder to adjust? What can I expect regarding fatigue and how can I reduce it? Does my child need a sibling? What about the MAD (Mature Age Dad)? This book is extensively researched, filled with valuable contributions from other older mothers, and brimming with practical, fresh and insightful advice. "Reading Serena's book was like having a conversation with a very good friend. I recommend it to all older women who are childbearing and to their support network. I also recommend it to health care professionals caring for such women, and their families, as it provides a view to the 'lived experience' as well as points you in the direction of evidence to support the care you provide." Dr Ravani Duggan, RM, RN, PhD. First-time mother at (nearly) 42.

Better Late than Never is filled with enthusiastic words of faith, hope, and encouragement. It is meant to help you wake up hopeful and not helpless; to wake up fulfilled and not frustrated. God created all people with a burning desire for happiness and fulfillment. If you are dissatisfied with life or know you have room for improvement and long to be a better person but are not sure what to do, read this book. If you are struggling with forgiving others or possibly forgiving yourself, struggle with issues of anger, patience, or self-image, then read this book and become saturated in God's magnificent love. It is truly better late than never! This book serves as a guide that helps you to reflect on where you have been and where you are going. It offers hope for readers as it serves as a reminder that God lovingly desires only that you trust in him and grow closer to him. There are reflection exercises at the end of each chapter that are designed to help you reflect on your daily life and methodically improve the way you act and react for your own happiness and for those around you, but ultimately for the glory of God. You will discover this book is filled with messages, some instructional, some thought-provoking, but always a message of encouragement. Many who read Better Late Than Never, including those who believe they are already living faithful Christian lives, often say they have been inspired by this book and are more enthusiastic about the possibility of becoming a better version of themselves. Why not you too? It's better late than never!

In this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Reverend Curtis Black series, Curtis's secret past returns in an unwelcome--but ultimately healing--visit. Rev. Curtis Black is no stranger to scandal. Throughout the decades, he has done much in the public eye, both good and evil. But what most people don't realize is that Curtis has been hiding a horrific childhood that has affected him in countless, unspeakable ways. His buried past resurfaces when his estranged sister becomes alarmingly ill and his youngest child, twelve-year-old Curtina, becomes the kind of problem daughter whom he never imagined she could be. This is only the beginning. The horror of Curtis's childhood secrets, as well as Curtina's wild and rebellious behavior, takes a critical toll on Curtis and the entire Black family. All the public scandals they've experienced over the years now seem like child's play compared to the turmoil they are facing in private. Who could have known that the deepest wounds would come from within? Email: [email protected] Facebook.com/kimberlalawsonroby Twitter.com/KimberlaLRoby Instagram.com/kimberlalawsonroby Periscope.com/kimberlalawsonroby

This book is concerned with an enigmatic set of experiences which theorists in the Object Relations tradition have characterised as regression to dependence, a return to a primitive, pre-verbal relational process presenting in some clients in psychotherapy. It highlights the effects of early infantile trauma resulting in the experience of failed dependency. Clients who present with chronic anxiety, relational failures and an inner emptiness are considered, and the opportunity for a therapeutic repair is explored with recommendations for the therapeutic stance being made. Written from an Integrative Psychotherapy perspective, it addresses the current absence of writing in the field from a relational / developmental viewpoint on concepts more usually addressed in psychoanalytic writing. The insights of Winnicott are particularly highlighted in relation to failed dependency and maternal failure. This work aims to offer a way forward to successfully work with this client group.

In the latest Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Likely Story, a decades overdue book puts library director Lindsey Norris hot on the trail of a cold case... When the Briar Creek Public Library holds its first overdue book amnesty day—no fines for late returns—the volume of incoming materials is more than Lindsey and her staff can handle. In a bind, Lindsey drafts the crafternoon ladies to help check in and sort the stacks of books. But one tardy tome catches her attention—a copy of J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, twenty years past due. When Lindsey looks up the borrower, she’s shocked to discover it was a murdered teacher named Candice Whitley, whose killer was never found. Candice checked out the novel on the day she was murdered. Now Lindsey wonders if it could provide a clue to the decades-old cold case. No one noticed who brought the book back in, but could it be Candice’s killer? Lindsey is determined to catch the culprit one way or another, because justice for Candice Whitley is long overdue... INCLUDES READING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS

Better Late Than Never is the extraordinary true story of how a man born into poverty in London's East End went on to find stardom late in life when he was chosen to be head judge on BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing. Len Goodman tells all about his new-found fame, his experiences on Strictly Come Dancing, and also on the no.1 US show Dancing with the Stars and his encounters with the likes of Heather Mills-McCartney and John Sergeant. But the real story is in his East End roots. And Len's early life couldn't be more East End. The son of a Bethnal Green costermonger he spent his formative years running the fruit and veg barrow and being bathed at night in the same water Nan used to cook the beetroot. There are echoes of Billy Elliot too. Though Len was a welder in the London Docks, he dreamt of being a professional footballer, and came close to making the grade had he not broken his foot on Hackney Marshes. The doctor recommended ballroom dancing as a light aid to his recovery. And Len, it turned out, was a natural. At first his family and work mates mocked, but soon he had made the final of a national competition and the welders descended en masse to the Albert Hall to cheer him on. With his dance partner, and then wife Cheryl, Len won the British Championships in his late twenties and ballroom dancing became his life. Funny and heart-warming, Len Goodman's autobiography has all the honest East End charm of Tommy Steele, Mike Read or Roberta Taylor.

Better Late Than Never introduces everyone to the main characters. Savannah, a sixty-plus Southern belle transplant living in Chicago. She is a widow of many years and a number one best-selling mystery writer who is definitely content with her life just the way it is. She is not looking for love, and when she least expects the "man of her dreams" to enter her life, there he is! Does she want to ignore the attraction she feels and keep her life just the way it is? Follow her through the pages as she fights the impulse to pursue this man and what happens when she finally decides she wants him and for better or for worse. She has a wacky sense of humor, and her antics will keep you turning the pages just to see what she is going to do next. She brings humor to the baby boomer problems new couples must face. How to disguise her CPAP so she doesn't look like Darth Vader's mother? How to put romance in an evening that must end with her wearing a chin strap to prevent her from snoring? She handles all these situations with humor and honesty. Marco, a sixty-plus successful orthopedic surgeon living in Chicago. He meets this wonderful, wacky woman Savannah on the operating table. He is the surgeon repairing her broken neck. He has no idea what fun, games, and overwhelming love is headed his way that morning when he meets her for the first time. She quickly becomes a puzzle for him to solve. He doesn't understand the need he feels for her but knows that he must have her no matter what she says. She is reluctant to pursue their attraction even though it is as strong for her as it is for him. The interaction between him and Savannah will keep you turning the pages to find out who will win in this tug-of-war to find true love. Will he give up his single lifestyle and commit to "until death do us part"? Will he win in his goal to have this woman say yes when he decides yes is the only answer he will accept from her? A must-read for every baby boomer who is single and looking for that partner who will share the end of life and the "golden years" with them. This is fiction, but the stories are all based on wonderful people who have been in my life and influenced my creating these characters. I intend for this to be a series of books and already have the plot for book number 2. A sneak peek to that book is included.

From the founding editor of "MORE" magazine comes an inspiring and useful look at how yesterday's Baby Boomers are becoming today's adventurous midlife pioneers.