Hi I am
Wayne Lehrer
I am on a mission to make the THIRD ACT of your life (no matter what your age) a time of authentic happiness, radical acceptance, meaningful relationships and awakening to one’s legacy.
About me...
I have prepared my whole life for this moment. Successes, failures, self-care, and eventually … Discovering what’s important … now. Learning to let go of what no longer Is. And the steps to take to cultivate Happiness, Joy, Meaning, Intimacy and Fulfillment in mid-to-late-life. This is the groundbreaking message of The Art of Conscious Aging that makes it the Operating Manual for the Third Act.
I was overcome, for the first time in my life, with an existential fear, depression and hopelessness that were so much more than what my therapist categorized as “common depression.” As conventional therapy unsuccessfully attempted to treat my condition, it occurred to me I was dead center in what I came to identify as my — Third Act Identity Crisis. I realized that I and my contemporaries, were facing a transition much like the Identity Crisis we faced in our twenties. The primary difference was this one had not been identified, acknowledge or understood. I realized that we, the Baby-boomers, were the first generation to face this transition, and had no road maps, real-world support and few, if any, legitimate role models to guide us through this Rite of Passage.
I found that if I was going to have any success navigating this, I would have to question every one of my (and society’s) beliefs about an aging body and mind, retirement, and the values that will really matter to me in my Third Act. I was going to have to find acceptance when everything I had come to define as “I” or “Me,” was no longer applicable — let alone true.
And now I would like to share what I have learned with you. I believe this book to be the Operating Manual for the New Third Act — a time of authentic happiness, conscious relationships, collaboration, community, and discovering a purpose that has meaning to you. As we make this transition, we gain the ability to lessen our own suffering, increase our joy and serenity, and share our gifts with family, friends and a world in need of our unique contribution.
