We Need to Talk About Ageing

Author: Melissa Levi, published 2023 by © Hachette Australia

We Need to Talk About Ageing – a book inspired by my Zaida’s story, my family’s story, and my patients’ stories of ageing and dementia, of love and of loss.
 
A book to share all that I have learned over more than a decade, as a clinical psychologist specialising in older people’s mental health and dementia, who has helped more than a thousand families walk this path.
 
A book with one clear purpose: to empower every family to have the big conversations, understand their options, make informed, values-aligned decisions, plan for the future, and ultimately, to navigate the ageing journey with confidence, grace and hope.
 
We Need to Talk About Ageing is the very book that I so wish I could have given to my own family, when my Zaida, my grandfather, was diagnosed with dementia all those years ago… I am so proud and humbled to now offer it to other families walking this journey, in the hope that it will make it that bit easier. 

What others have said about We Need to Talk About Ageing

💗 "We all MUST talk about old age and cognitive impairment, and this stellar book shows the way! An absolute must read!"

💗 "Warm and compassionate, Melissa offers sound clinical information and practical advice . . . Sure to be helpful for all families."

💗 "This is a book as full of heart as it is help ... There are many practical insights in this book, all of them delivered in a relatable way, from the sort of psychologist you'd love your ageing parents to meet."
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