Without moralizing, Getting a Life presents inspiring and empowering stories of real people who are deliberately simplifying their lives -- getting out of the rat race of consumerism and back into the human race with ways of living that are more sustainable and meaningful.

-Duane Elgin, author of Voluntary Simplicity and Awakening Earth

Getting A Life provides answers to the challenges of life at the beginning of the 21st century. Such things as:

• The Time Famine - People feel they have no time -- for themselves, their families, friends or community. Getting A Life tells how to get off the work and spend treadmill and create time for things you really want to do.
• Financial Insecurity - Despite our material wealth and high standard of living we see more personal bankruptcies, lay offs and levels of consumer debt than ever before. Getting A Life helps you create an individual gameplan that can give you peace of mind by eliminating debt, saving money and making you more self reliant.
• Affluenza - "Affluenza" is the disease characterized by the dogged pursuit of "more" when the rewards clearly aren’t there. Getting A Life guides you in carving out a healthy, more balanced life rich in non-material ways.
• The Search for Our Souls - People are starting to ask, "Is this all there is?" when they think about their harried lives dominated by work and bills. Getting A Life offers a way to get in touch with your true values and live an authentic life in tune with your real purpose.
• Environmental Concerns - We are clearly using up planetary resources at an unsustainable rate. Getting A Life shows how we can make a positive difference in our environment by reducing consumption.