This weeklong observance is coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Women’s Health with the theme “It’s Your Time”. How appropriate to follow-up Mother’s Day with National Women’s Health Week! On the Today Show this morning, a woman physician was telling us all the check-ups we should get through the … Read more
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Can You Come Out and Play?
Does your life seem too structured and serious? The demands we place on ourselves can be challenging at times. Especially if you are like most women, you wear many different hats as a mother, wife, provider, professional, shuttle services, cook, etc… When it comes to fitness, I get the same types of questions from adults. … Read more
Boomer or Bloomer? Join Our Revolution!
Life has a way of taking its twists and turns and ups and downs….and soon enough we’re over 40 and wondering when, if ever, we’ll “hit our stride”. Self-acceptance and self-esteem are closely related…and arises as you learn that you are perfect with all your accomplishments, victories, and … vices. Self-acceptance is as essential to … Read more
Accountability is Everything
Having someone hold your feet to the fire is not always a bad thing. In fact, in the health & wellness field it is often essential for any kind of sustained life style change although the incentive to achieve health & wellness goals is, thankfully, more often driven by carrots rather than sticks. Women especially … Read more
Networking…A Great Way to Shake Things Up
Networking for some women is the fuel to their fire, while other women avoid networking like the plague. I find women who enjoy networking feel they have something to bring to the table – either they are passionate about what they do and want to share or they want to ask people for help and … Read more
Romance…the Currency of Love
Time and again I’m hearing from women in the Here’s to Life Now! workshops that they wish they had more romance in their lives. Many of these women are married and say they love their husbands but the relationship is missing something. Moreover, the very notion of romance seems to differ greatly between men and … Read more
Stepping out of the Box
All Aboard!! My mother-in-law was recently recalling a trip she took as a girl going cross-country by train. She spoke of the trip with such nostalgia and mentioned she would love to do the trip again “before she died”. My sister-in-law, a travel connoisseur, planned the trip as a gift for her 81st birthday and … Read more
Women Sure Do Want MORE
More time, understanding, love and … I’m reading a very interesting book by Michael J. Silverstein & Kate Sayre of The Boston Consulting Group called Women Want MORE. After surveying 12,000 women from varying walks of life, geographical areas and from every income level, the response, in a nutshell, is remarkably similar to the results … Read more
Women, Friends and the Meaning of Life
“I get by with a little help from my friends…” My 10-year-old son broke his elbow skateboarding in our driveway. Of course it was Saturday and our pediatrician’s office had closed at noon and the orthopedist wasn’t around. So off I go to the emergency room with pillows and ice for my 10-year-old, leaving my … Read more
It’s Hard Getting to Boston with a Map to Memphis
I’m taking a deep breath and plunging into this blog world because: A) My fabulous web consultant Lena told me I needed to and I’m obedient thanks to a Catholic school upbringing; B) I believe strongly that women have the power to direct the course of their lives and can do this better if we … Read more
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