Lighter as We Go - Greenstein, Mindy (Psychologist and psycho-oncologist, Psychologist and psycho-oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) a Holland, Jimmie (Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology, Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology, Memorial Sl

Contrary to common wisdom and the fears of mid-lifers, our sense of well-being actually goes up in older age, even in the presence of illness or disability. Lighter as We Go is the first book to explore how and why that is, drawing on positive psychology and concepts of character strengths and virtues.