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As advancements in health and medicine extend our lifespan, women of the sandwich generation--those balancing the needs of both children and parents--are experiencing a multitude of challenges as they transition out of the workforce and into the promise of retirement. A Beautiful Second Act: Saints and Soul Sisters Who Taught Me to (Be a Badass) Age with Grace contains encouragement and wisdom from saints and contemporary soul sisters who experienced similar challenges during their transition to midlife and beyond, and offers insight into the aging process. These inspiring saints and contemporary changemakers from all over the world will help you, too, embrace your second half and the changes it brings to our health, our personal relationships, our responsibilities, our work, and our faith. Each chapter offers experiences of female saints and soul sisters as they illuminate different aspects of this season of aging: physical changes in the body, shifts in work and purpose, dealing with aging parents and end-of-life issues, the need for strong spiritual friendships, and the importance of mercy. Drawing from a diverse range of occupations, races, times, and outcomes, Johnson writes about her own struggle to redefine her second act and what it means to trust God as our lives begin to wind down and our ultimate purpose comes into crystal-clear focus.

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Maria Morera Johnson is the media editor at catholicmom.com and author of the award-winning books My Badass Book of Saints, Super Girls and Halos, and Our Lady of Charity. She also contributed to The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion, Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, and Gaze Upon Jesus. In 2016, Johnson retired from her role as a professor of composition and literature.Johnson speaks at a number of events, retreats, and conferences, including the National Council of Catholic Women, Austin Women's Conference, and the Catholic Press Association. She's also been featured on CatholicTV and Busted Halo as well as in Catholic Digest and St. Anthony Messenger.Johnson is a native of Cuba. She and her husband, John, have three grown children and live in northern Virginia. Nan McNamara is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and garnered the ""Best Audiobook of 2016"" distinction for her narration of Mister Monkey by Francine Prose. Her twenty-plus years as a professional actress on stage, television, and film translate into audiobook storytelling that AudioFile magazine calls ""richly observed,"" ""heartbreaking,"" and empowers her to ""smoothly shift to whatever character, time, or emotion she is portraying."" Nan has narrated nearly 100 titles in numerous genres. She is also the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award, LA Weekly Award, StageRaw Award, Robby Award, and Scenie Award for her numerous stage performances (including Wit, for which she shaved her head) and has recorded hundreds of voice-overs for radio/TV, video games, and promos. Nan's film/television work includes portraying powerhouse attorney Bonnie Pearl on Major Crimes, a recurring stint on Switched at Birth as Brenda Powers, having fun with Emmy winner Tony Hale in Not That Funny, being killed by Jamie Kennedy in the opening of Foreclosed with Marlee Matlin and Paul Sorvino, and being reunited with her two kidnapped children on Criminal Minds. Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Nan received her bachelor's degree in theater (cum laude). Ever the optimist, one of her lifelong dreams is for the Minnesota Vikings to reach the Super Bowl.

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