Praise for Dr. Marc B Cooper and Shea Hadden's DON’T GROW OLD. BECOME AN ELDER.

“Marc Cooper and Shae Hadden's DON’T GROW OLD. BECOME AN ELDER. is not another book about aging well, retirement, or longevity hacks. It is a powerful challenge to the cultural narrative of aging itself. Marc and Shae draw an important distinction between simply becoming older and consciously becoming an Elder — someone whose presence brings clarity, groundedness, perspective, and responsibility into a rapidly changing world. Direct, provocative, and deeply reflective, this book invites us to see aging not as decline, but as a developmental possibility that may be more important now than ever before.”

- Chip Conley, Founder, Modern Elder Academy (MEA)

"Marc Cooper is one of the most visionary and articulate advocates for the rapidly emerging paradigm shift in which aging adults are recognized as elder rather than merely older, empowered rather than irrelevant. In twenty short yet powerful chapters, his new book Don’t Grow Old; Become An Elder paints a compelling picture of the qualities and ways of being that today, as throughout history, characterize those honored by their society as the true elders so vitally important for the wellbeing of all. Any significant societal transformation requires a bright shining vision of what is possible to inspire and motivate people to aim high toward that vision. Marc’s book provides such a vision, and is an important complement to many other fine books that primarily focus on the psychological and spiritual inner work and practices that can help one embody this compelling vision for what is possible."

- Ron Pevny is author of “Conscious Living, Conscious Aging: Claiming the Gifts of Elderhood” and Director of the Center for Conscious Eldering