This book is a practical guidebook for a woman of a certain age facing any kind of crisis - personal, financial or career. Did life just hand you a giant lemon? Or did the ground suddenly fall from beneath you? if so, this book can help you get back on your feet and get stated on the path to what will be the new normal for you. Rising to the Occasion: A Handbook for Tough Times is a resource to meet you exactly where you are and help you to move forward. Some of the topics covered included: picking up the pieces, finding strength in what remains, deciding what to do next, reinvention in the second half of life, light at the end of your particular tunnel, how to cultivate joy and moving on with lessons learned. At once inspirational, light and intensely practical, this is a short guide to finding your way after being blindsided by life.