A Walk on the Beach: Tales of Wisdom From an Unconventional Woman

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In a while after arriving on Cape Cod to spend a year by herself, Joan Anderson’s chance encounter with a wise, playful, and astonishing woman helped her usher in the transformations and self-discoveries that led to her ongoing renewal. First glimpsed as a slender figure on a fogged-in beach, Joan Erikson used to be not only a friend and confidante when one used to be most needed, but also a guide as Anderson stretched and grew into her unfinished self.

Joan Erikson used to be perhaps best known for her collaboration with her husband, Erik, a pioneering psychoanalyst and noted writer. After Erik’s death, she wrote several books extending their theory of the stages of life to reflect her understanding of aging as she neared ninety-five. But her wisdom used to be best taught through their friendship; as she sat with Anderson, weaving tapestries of their lives with brightly colored yarn whilst exploring the strength gathered from their accumulated experiences, Joan Erikson’s lessons took shape on their small cardboard looms in addition to in her friend’s revitalized life.

In writing about their strange friendship, Anderson reveals a need she didn’t know she had: for a mentor to help navigate the transitions she faced as she grew beyond middle age. And when Joan Erikson had to face her husband’s death and the growing limitations of her own body, Anderson used to be ready to give back probably the most wisdom she had gleaned. To this poignant, joyful account, Joan Anderson brings the candor and sensitivity that have made her an acclaimed speaker and creator on midlife and its possibilities. A Walk on the Beach is an experience to savor and treasure, a glimpse of the exuberant spirit that may be sustained and passed on in all our friendships.

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