Life Reimagined

The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife

By: Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Narrated by: Barbara Bradley Hagerty

A dynamic and inspiring exploration of the new science that is redrawing the future for people in their forties, fifties, and sixties for the better—and for good.

There’s no such thing as an inevitable midlife crisis, Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes in this provocative, hopeful book. It’s a myth, an illusion. New scientific research explodes the fable that midlife is a time when things start to go downhill for everybody. In fact, midlife can be a great new adventure, when you can embrace fresh possibilities, purposes, and pleasures. In Life Reimagined, Hagerty explains that midlife is about renewal: It’s the time to renegotiate your purpose, refocus your relationships, and transform the way you think about the world and yourself. Drawing from emerging information in neurology, psychology, biology, genetics, and sociology—as well as her own story of midlife transformation—Hagerty redraws the map for people in midlife and plots a new course forward in understanding our health, our relationships, even our futures.

The journey is mins

Brought so much clarity to my journey to happiness. It’s affirming to hear that we all have similar thoughts about our next chapter. This book gives great stories to inspire and show that we are the chief pilot of our lives. Truly enjoy this.

Educational and comforting

Barbara does a good job of engaging you from the beginning with compelling anecdotes and research about those going through mid to later years. I found the book inspiring, insightful, and entertaining throughout. If you are looking for novel ways to assess your own situation and context around midlife, and journeys through mid and late life, this is a good read. Of course her performance as a narrator is rock solid due to her years as an NPR correspondent. Barbara, thank you for writing this book

Welcome, you’re not alone.

Captivating, reassuring, graciously wry, genuine. A nice read and pleasing to listen to. A few storylines were reaching, yet comprehensively well assembled and presented. A welcoming smile and gentle embrace for embarking on an unfamiliar and reluctant journey many are called upon to take.

Listened Twice

Ms. Hagerty's book is a study in science and art and get to it-ness. Best phrase of the book is "auto-pilot equals death" and I see evidence of it in my fellow middle aged travelers- myself included. Grateful for her sharing the research and personal stories that make this book a must listen.

Excellent book

Highly recommend this book, and Barbara does such a wonderful job narrating. You feel like she is a dear friend by the end of the book.