Description:
ReSet is a research-based, practical, and empowering guide for anyone in midlife and beyond who wants not just to understand ageism, but to actively overcome it.
Brief description: Helen Hirsh Spence is an internationally recognized thought leader and a leading voicein the movement to end ageism. In her late 60s, she founded Top Sixty Over Sixty, atrailblazing consultancy that reimagines aging, dismantles stereotypes, and champions thecontributions of today's older adults. With a distinguished career in educational leadership and years as an award-winning community builder, Helen brings depth, authority, and passion to the global dialogue on age equity, longevity, and inclusion. She has delivered presentations to the United Nations, the Conference Board of Canada, and leading financial institutions, where her insights challenge outdated assumptions, promote intergenerational collaboration, and highlight the needs of an aging population. As a dynamic speaker, published writer, and TEDx presenter, Helen is frequently soughtout by the media and organizations. Her work is a call to action for building an inclusive, age-diverse society where experience is valued and innovation knows no age limit. With compassion and credibility, Helen inspires all generations to view aging not as decline, but as an opportunity for growth.
Review Quotes:
"We've been sold a destructive story about aging, and most of us have never thought to question it. ReSet offers a powerful antidote. It exposes the ageism in and around us and charts multiple paths to a happier, healthier future." Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism
"A powerful call to reimagine aging, Reset challenges deeply ingrained ageist beliefs and illuminates incredible opportunities to embrace longevity with purpose, possibility and renewed vision for later life." Tracey Gendron, author of Ageism Unmasked
"ReSet is a bracing riposte to the cult of youth. Blending insight and evidence with practical tips and tools, the authors show us how to lead long lives filled with purpose and possibility." Carl Honoré, author of Bolder
"As our lives stretch toward 100, we urgently need new maps for the decades beyond midlife. In ReSet, Helen Hirsh Spence and Debra Yearwood challenge outdated ideas about ageing and offer a practical, encouraging guide to navigating what I call Q3 - the long stretch of life between 50 and 75. A welcome antidote to internalized ageism, and a timely reminder that longer lives mean longer possibilities." Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO of 20-first, Host of 4-Quarter Lives podcast
"ReSet is an impressive work, filled with wonderful perspectives and first-rate advice for people aging into a uniquely promising later-years phase of their lives. The authors deliver a vital message: in order to "reset" your goals and strategies for living a quality elderhood of productivity and engagement, it's important to recognize the remarkable truths about getting older as well as the debilitating, ageist myths that can get in your way. The authors offer indispensable exercises that will help readers take stock of their personal values, sense of purpose, and motivation. As someone who teaches about this subject, I learned powerful new lessons to share with others. If you're looking to make the most of a future 'you, ' I strongly recommend getting a copy of ReSet - a highly readable, insightful work." Jeanette Leardi, gerontologist and author of Aging Sideways: Changing Our Perspectives on Getting Older
"ReSet is the definitive book for changing the way we think about aging and making the most out of the second half of life. Combining their expertise and personal reflections, Hirsh Spence and Yearwood offer a practical guidebook to help the rest of us break free of absurd assumptions about growing older and challenge ourselves to embrace opportunities and new experiences." Richard Eisenberg, contributing writer to magazines MarketWatch, People, Kiplinger, AARP, and Stanford Center on Longevity
"The Super Age made the demographic case for why aging matters. ReSet makes it personal. With insight, rigor, and genuine warmth, Hirsh Spence and Yearwood offer something rare: actionable guidance for individuals ready to write the next chapter of their lives on their own terms." Bradley Schurman, author of The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny