Helping Us Heal from the Inside Out: Jessica Baum, Licensed Counselor
When you work with women in midlife and beyond, what are the biggest issues you see in your practice? One of the biggest things I have seen with this age group is mothers who feel lost when their children grow older. They were very involved in their roles as mothers...
Stephanie Krikorian, Celebrity Ghostwriter, Self-Help Enthusiast and Author of Zen Bender
You are a celebrity ghostwriter, award-winning journalist, and Emmy-nominated reality show creator. Now you’re out with your first book, Zen Bender: A Decade-Long Enthusiastic Quest to Fix Everything (That Was Never Broken). What was the catalyst for this book? Zen...
Therese Shechter, Filmmaker Disrupting Norms About Womanhood
Your work as a writer and filmmaker questions ingrained expectations of womanhood. How did you come to take on this role? I was living these expectations every day–and trying to make sense of the pop culture messages about how to do womanhood ‘correctly.’ I felt bad...
Connecting Solo-Preneurs: Michelle Calcagni, Founder of Lady Boss Collective
You are the Founder of Lady Boss Collective, which brings women solo-preneurs together for support, guidance, and inspiration. What need did you see that you were trying to fulfill? It started with my own experience as an entrepreneur. Within the first couple of...
Finding Hope and Meaning at Life’s End: Dr. Christopher Kerr
You are the author of the new release, Death Is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning at Life's End. What prompted your desire to write this book? Caring for the dying was something I was ill prepared for after medical training. As a part-time job, I began working in...
Expert on Aging Parents: Dr. Ken Druck
You recently published Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life. What need did you see that this book could address? I saw the need to capture all the important conversations that can take place to add to our quality of life, if we,...
Dr. Jack Stern, Expert on Ending Back Pain
So many of us experience back/neck pain, often more so as we age. Why is this such a common problem? My mother-in-law lived into her 90s and played doubles tennis until she was 87 years old. I walked in one day as she was on the floor doing her daily stretches. Seeing...
Dr. James S. Gordon, Expert on Overcoming Trauma
Your newest book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma, leverages your 50 years as a mind-body medicine pioneer. How do you define trauma and how prevalent is this issue today? I think it’s really important to understand that trauma is a...
Andrea Pflaumer, Fashion Consulting Expert, Personal Stylist, Author
What are the biggest fashion mistakes you see in older women? I see two main ones: The first is to hang onto things that date you or that have outlived their purpose or usefulness. There’s nothing wrong with wearing a terrific classic piece repeatedly that makes you...
Charlotte Japp, Intergenerational Connection Facilitator
You are the founder of Cirkel, which promotes intergenerational networking through cultural events. How did you come up with this idea? Cirkel as a concept was something I was thinking through for about a year before the first event ever took place. I had been living...
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