Going Gray: How to Embrace Your Authentic Self with Grace and Style

I enjoyed this book, I just wish this book addressed a more diverse group of women, not just primarily white female baby boomers. There are millions of black, Hispanic, Asian, etc. women across the world with gray hair in their twenties, thirties, and especially 40's. In many of those ethnic cultures, gray hair is very much looked down upon because women from those ethnic groups are not only dealing with the challenges and joys of being a woman but the challenges and joys of being "other." Many people from these ethnic groups think that letting your hair go gray is just adding fuel to the fire, if you know what I mean - or making things harder than the already are for prospective courtship, employment, etc.I know it's brave for anyone of any group or gender to go gray but it's especially tough for black, Hispanic, Asian and Native American women. How many 40 something Asian women does one see with silver hair on a regular basis? I only found two on Pinterest. Some of the seniors go gray but few to none younger where I live. And where I live there are A LOT of Asians. In the Hispanic and black community there are more silver haired sisters but the numbers are far fewer than in the white community. I'm not trying to start trouble, I'm just sharing my observations here.Although I gleaned encouragement, humor and interesting tidbits about how men really feel about women with gray hair (most don't mind it or love it!), how prospective employers view gray hair (the numbers there are grim), the troubling lengths Hollywood goes through to make people look younger, I felt that minorities, Generation X (my generation) and Millenials were just glossed over or only addressed for a few paragraphs or sentences here and there. And of course gray haired folk from those younger generations for the most part simply dye their hair. I see way more baby boomers with striking silver or gorgeous gray.Women who want to go gray feel marginalized? Try being from another ethnic group and young and having gray hair. That's my point.Also, this woman takes too long to state the obvious, too much repetition. I wish I had gotten this from the library.That said, it's a great jumping off point for someone who wants to go gray but needs encouragement and information.

This is a well written book but sometimes a book written to persuade to one action may also convince the reader to do the opposite. This is the case here. I initially mulled stopping coloring my hair to save money. While I am okay with the idea I found out I do not like the gray pattern in my hair had nor can I tolerate how washed out I look. So I am choosing a less expensive route and began using a demi permanent color that does not produce a root line. Then if I change my mind going gray won’t be so difficult.

this book was one of the first books I purchased when deciding to go gray...THERE is no one book or manual on how to , it is a personal journey, some cut it all off, some wear hats, scarves, headbands some have styling tricks. There's so many different approaches and here's the kick, there is so much more to it than hair! I have a friend who said why would I want to look old? She had jet black over dyed hair and dressed like a very old hippie. As the author stated in the book, keep the pep in you step and shoulders back...actually she did not say that exactly I made it up ;)

As much as I appreciated reading someone’s perspective on going gray, I didn’t find this book to be especially encouraging. And I felt slightly annoyed throughout, skipping past many parts that felt whiny, self absorbed and unrelatable. I applaud accepting yourself and doing what makes you happy at any age. I wish more people, especially those in their 30-40’s, would write about their journey to go gray.

Being reminded of the social structure we as women face, along with finding a place for our own voice became the key elements running through my head as I read "Going Gray". Anne Kreamer does a wonderful job of sharing her thoughts about the process while sharing much about the history and cultural standards for women.Whether you choose to go gray or not, I believe this book is a must read for all women over 50. If nothing else, to be more knowledgable about the societal pressures many feel to "hide their age". I loved this book!  Going Gray: How to Embrace Your Authentic Self with Grace and Style

I turned 50 and am letting my hair go gray. I LOVE IT! Reading Anne's book shows times have not changed much in the last decade. But gray at a time, we can release the "stigma" that gray is old, frumpy, uncaring. GRAY IS EMPOWERING! Rock on!

Great book and I really liked it but I just am not ready to take the step of going grey all the way. I cut off all my hair and stopped dying it. It was a shock to be so white after having brown dyed hair for so long and it made me feel like I was faded out. This author has really done a good job of writing​ about her experience and others and made me laugh a lot.

This book was very enlightening in the sense that I have not colored my hair since I read it for a Sociology class assignment. I never really thought about actually being free from the "bottle" - Received the book quickly with standard shipping selected - was in excellent condition

Great read, well written and engaging. My only beef is that she does a lot of research on how gray hair impacts a person's dating prospects but talks to a couple of headhunters and takes stats from C-Suite execs and the colour of their hair as her evidence that in most fields, having gray hair will kill your career. I think more attention and research could have been done before making that conclusion as it doesn't support the premise of the book which is to embrace your authentic self.

I have been thinking about giving up the hair dye for some time and this book confirmed my own thoughts on going grey I.e. after a certain age it does not fool anyone and is just plain ageing . I intend to do it slowly by going lighter first and then abandoning the dye altogether. This book has indeed made the decision easier. 4 stars because more advice on the 'How' would have been helpful.

I enjoyed the book - and told the author so.Might not make someone decide to go gray but is definitely supportive and also had some interesting information. The author spent a great deal of time on researching the topic and included this in her book - so it is not only based on her own subjective feelings.

I bought this book a few months ago and yes, I’ve now let my hair colour grow out, my natural hair is so lovely I wish I’d done it years ago,

I just posted a review for this book. Where has it gone? I loved the book, a definite must-read. I'm 60 and three months into going grey and this book has helped me a lot. Thank you to the author.