Dr. Tia Powell, Advocate for Joy and Dignity in the Face of Dementia
You are a psychiatrist and professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine with a research focus on dementia, public health policy, end of life care, and bioethics education. What led you to write your new book, Dementia Reimagined? My mother and grandmother both had...
Securing Funding for Your Small Business: An Interview with Entrepreneurship Expert Kedma Ough
You have recently published Target Funding: A Proven System to Get the Money and Resources You Need to Start or Grow Your Business. What need were you seeing in the marketplace that prompted you to write this book? There were three needs I was seeing that prompted the...
Carol Bradley Bursack, Advocate for Caregivers and Elders
You have spent over a decade supporting caregivers and elders through your writing. How did you come to find this purpose? I spent nearly twenty years caring for a total of seven elders. This was during a time when family caregivers were hardly acknowledged at all and...
Megrette Fletcher, Advocate for Mindful Eating for Diabetes
You are a Dietitian and Diabetes Educator with a focus on Mindful Eating. What drew you to the intersection of mindfulness and diabetes? Prior to meditating on a consistent basis, I worked as a diabetes educator. I think most people imagine having diabetes means that...
Christina Matz, Advocate for Engaged Aging
You teach at Boston College School of Social Work and do research with the Center on Aging & Work. What fueled your passion for engagement as we age? There was a confluence of experiences that led to my interest in engagement in later life, but my personal...
Jane Duncan Rogers, End-of-Life Planning Expert
After 25 years as a psychotherapist, you recently founded the nonprofit Before I Go Solutions. What prompted this decision? After my husband died of cancer in 2011, and everything changed, I always knew I would write about what had been the most devastating experience...
The Power of Laughter: An Interview with Ellen Klein, Laughter Yoga Leader and Teacher
You are a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and Teacher. Tell us more about Laughter Yoga and its benefits. Imagine being a wellspring of effervescent rainbow-colored water. Your effervescence gets bigger and bolder until it erupts dancing, swirling, jiggling and...
Navigating a Health Crisis as a Couple: An Interview with Therapist and Author Barbara Kivowitz
Rare Bird Books recently published your book, Love in the Time of Chronic Illness: How to Fight the Sickness―Not Each Other. What led you to write this book? My co-author, Roanne Weisman, and I wrote Love in the Time of Chronic Illness because we were both the ill...
Michelle Wirth Fellman, Expressive Writing Coach
One of your areas of expertise is journaling. What are the benefits of journal writing? I learned about the benefits of journal writing early on. I credit journal writing for helping me through a difficult childhood because it let me voice my inner-most thoughts and...
Author and Comedian Stacey Gustafson: Finding the Humor in Midlife
You have just released your newest book, Are You Still Kidding Me? What was the inspiration for this collection of 45 stories? My family is my biggest inspiration for writing Are You Still Kidding Me? It’s my heartwarming sequel to #1 Amazon bestseller Are You...