Let’s Hear From An Expert: Kathy Kaehler, Celebrity Health, Fitness, and Nutrition Spokesperson
You have helped women meet their health and fitness goals for over two decades. What is your philosophy? My philosophy has been the same for decades. Health and fitness goals are a lifestyle. I don’t believe in the word D—T for how to lose weight. I learned that from...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Kim Acedo, Virtual Wellness Coach to Women in Their 50s
In your work as a wellness coach, why have you chosen to focus on women in their 50s? I believe that a woman in her 50s has earned three gifts so far in her lifetime—wisdom, experience, and maturity; as a result, midlife is the optimal time for her to make a healthy...
Let’s Hear From An Expert: Dr. Nancy Irwin, Hypnotherapist
You are the definition of reinvention! From opera singer to standup comic to a doctorate in psychology. What drew you to your current career? I was a good working comic, not great, but good. I was staff emcee at the Melrose Improv in Hollywood working with the likes...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Lesley Wallerstein, Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Attorney
If someone has an idea for a new product or service, why should they hire legal help? Shark Tank has made invention cool and sexy, but there is a whole other side of building a business around an idea that can be, in all fairness, dry and tedious. There are laws...
Let’s Hear From An Expert: Kerry Hannon, Career Transition and Financial Coach
You've written extensively about finding a new career in midlife. What challenges and opportunities do you see for women seeking to do just that, at age 40 and beyond? The opportunities are similar as they are for men. When you're making a career change, it’s...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Tina Tessina, PhD, Psychotherapist and Author
You have published several books focused on women in midlife—their careers, relationships, and life choices. In your 35 years as a psychotherapist, what have you determined to be the unique challenges women face as they enter their 40s? It’s a time of change, and...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Mary Beth Barrett-Newman of 2nd Career Consulting
Tell us about some of the midlife women you work with at 2nd Career Consulting. I work with women covering a wide variety of ages, education, and interests. While there is no “typical client,” they tend to average in age from late 30s to the 50s, have a college...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Liz Brown Writes About Leaving the Legal Profession
You have published a book, Life After Law: Finding Work You Love with the J.D. You Have. Tell us more about the problem you are trying to solve. I wanted to make it easier for unhappy lawyers to figure out what they want to do next and how to make that transition...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Ellen Dolgen, Menopause Maven
How did you become an expert on menopause and an advocate for women's wellness? When I entered perimenopause, I acted like the Wicked Witch of the West, slept like an insomniac, couldn’t find my way through a case of never-clearing brain fog, and sadly waved goodbye...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Julie Colbrese, Hot Coffee Coaching
In your coaching experience, what are women looking for when they come to you for help in midlife? Typically, women who seek out coaching are looking for what I call "more, better, different." There's usually nothing "wrong." No horrible problem that needs to be...
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