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NABBW Newsletter
December 2005
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-- Featured Member, Featured Associate and New Associate
-- Monthly Columns and Member News
-- Important Information
Greetings! Life isn't about finding yourself.
Life
is
about creating yourself.
SPECIAL OFFER! NABBW is
celebrating all the excellent media
we've received. To celebrate we are offering the $50.00
discounted rate to join the National Association of Baby
Boomer Women. You receive a $25.00 discount by joining
today through December 31st. Click this link to register at
the reduced rate. Hurry, the offer ends December 31st.
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Featured Member, Featured Associate and New Associate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Featured Member
Her Mentor Center Hello to all our NABBW peers! We come as a package - three Los Angeles psychotherapists who have been friends and colleagues for many years. In the late1990's our collective lives made a shift as we began to experience changes - in relationships with parents and children, as well as in our own health and careers. We joined together, learning from our struggles and sustaining each other along the way. We felt the power of support and realized that we made a good team. Out of this grew the need for something more - or perhaps different - that propelled us in an exciting direction. At first we were uncertain as to what course this new adventure would take. As we talked, we began to shape an idea that would redefine our passion, make use of our professional skills, and help other women work through their own life transitions. We initiated a study of mid life women, using focus groups to identify their needs, interviews to gather information, and research to supplement the data. We created a transition model as well as strategies to identify, understand and effect change. We pushed our limits, even developed technical skills, and in January of 2000 launched our website, www.HerMentorCenter.com. The site offers information, powerful stories, and suggestions about how to benefit from other women's knowledge and experiences. Read and recognize yourself in the newsletters. Or submit your own story. The positive feedback we have received from our readers has encouraged us to write a book about this challenging time of change, opportunity and new directions. The past several years have been a fertile and satisfying period for us. We have explored changes in our own lives and discovered how to support our fellow travelers. We join with you on this personal and universal journey. Adina, Phyllis and Rosemary www.HerMentorCenter.com
Featured Associate
NEW Associate NABBW Columnist - MENTAL HEALTH ADVISOR Karen Stephen, Ph.D. Psychologist, Mental Health Expert, Novelist www.degreesofobsession.com www.doctorflamingo-online.com  Karen Stephen, Ph.D. has
devoted her professional life to
taking the psychobabble out of psychotherapy. Choosing
straight talk over straight jackets, she has brought hope and
healing to thousands of clients through her thirty-seven year
career. She believes that an engaging, direct approach,
which goes beyond the traditional “uh-hum” and adds a touch
of humor, is essential in the diagnosis and treatment of
mental and emotional disorders. Her focus over the last fifteen years has been on the care of women facing the challenges of mid-life-which she teasingly defines as anything between forty and death. She has witnessed the physical, mental and emotional breakdowns that can occur when multiple caretaking responsibilities collide with diminishing personal and emotional resources at this age. Her support groups for mid-life women are lovingly called the groups for the formerly strong! Karen knows that self-care, having fun, setting limits, finding a passion, and minding one's own business can be difficult for women who have been selfless caregivers their entire lives. But she convinces women that these skills are learnable! With support and the proper tools, every woman can learn to accommodate drastic health changes, deal with addicted children, rear grandchildren, confront life-threatening illness, embrace living alone, set limits with style and grace, and overcome life-long emotional struggles. Karen's transparency in sharing her own victories and defeats is cited by her clients as her greatest gift as a therapist. In 2005, Karen stepped into the world of fiction writing, launching her debut novel, DEGREES OF OBSESSION. This romantic suspense story reveals the deadly stalker inside every woman and reminds every man to check his rearview mirror. A must read before any woman looks up her old college flame! Visit her websites at www.degreesofobsession.com and www.doctorflamingo-online.com
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Monthly Columns and Member News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Boomer Holiday Essay
By Sara Engram My son's wish list is admirably simple this holiday season. He hopes for a black iPod Nano. That's a pricey item for a 13- year-old, but I've decided to look on the bright side - at least his wants are finely honed and focused. Looking on the bright side also helps me sidestep an embarrassing truth - my relief that he hasn't repeated last year's Christmas wish. That request was one that any parent of a young adolescent ought to treasure, a wish far less expensive than an iPod Nano but exasperatingly more difficult to fulfill. Instead, as the holiday weeks drew near, his request prompted frank conversations about the gap between our visions of ideal family life and the reality of the daily routine. You might think he had asked for something complicated and difficult to find - perhaps a rare Lego set or an outdated model plane. Nope - his wish was nothing more than spending an entire day with his family, playing board games in front of the fire or gathered in front of the electronic hearth to watch funny movies. Continue reading at this link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/ saraengram.html The Gift of Receiving By Judith Sherven, Ph.D. & James Sniechowski, Ph.D. You're busy checking off the items on your to-do list. Most of the gifts have been wrapped. And the holiday cards made it to the post office this morning. Oh, but you forgot about your daughter's teacher! And what to take to the Smith's annual Christmas Eve get together? And then the cookies for the school carnival and you used the last of the sugar in yesterday's brownies for the church fund raiser. Then just at the same time that you are trying to figure out what to wear to the office party, what should occur? Your two tiny elves run into your bedroom loaded down with treasures they made at school, all meant just for you! Continue reading at this link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/ judithsherven.html All I Want For Christmas Is: By Georgia Richardson Okay, that title may not be original, but my idea is. Hold on to your stocking stuffers' people cause I have a whopper of an idea for Christmas this year. I've been giving this gift buying-running-to-the-mall-fighting-the-crowds-going-into- debt-and-cooking-for-the-multitudes thing, a lot of thought. What say this year we reverse the roles? Hmm? I mean, who says that kids should get all the neat toys and gifts under the tree, anyway? And what about the best candy always going in THEIR stockings? Exactly WHO made up these rules? I know I didn't. You? More than likely, it was someone under the age of 18. Here's some well-known, documented facts. They get to make a list, put anything under the sun on that list, regardless of price, and like that isn't lopsided enough, they make sure at least one item on the list is impossible to find and every single store in town is out. Even if you were smart enough to buy IT ahead of time and put IT on lay-away, IT comes up missing from the said store's lay-away when you go to pick IT up. Can you say “heartburn?” What if we reversed the roles, and let the kids handle ALL of Christmas this year? Continue reading at this link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/ georgiarichardson.html Your Life's Purpose By Ginny Robertson I believe we all have a purpose in being here. There is a fire burning deep within us waiting to be expressed. Some of us are clear on our purpose and are spending our time making sure we stay clear. Others of us may be exploring our purpose and looking at our options, while others may be new to the process. Wherever you are on this continuum, I encourage you to stay in the search. Let me attempt to define “purpose.” Simply put, I believe our purpose is that which we are here to do. We feel our purpose in our hearts rather than in our heads. When we are clear on our purpose it can be a yardstick by which we measure how life is going and a guideline for making decisions. Continue reading at the link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/ ginnyrobertson.html
Four Powerful Words
Member News Eileen Bodoh Authors of "Gratitude Works: Open Your Heart to Love," are partnered with The I AM Foundation (San Diego, CA) and their One Million Books for Kids Campaign. Fulfilling their mission of touching lives with the spirit of gratitude, they will begin their new campaign in Jan. of 2006 to send a minimum of 100 of their inspirational books into one woman's prison in every state in the country. Donations and sponsorships will help this accomplishment. Please go to www.gratitudeworks.com. and email the authors for more information. Amy Caulder Romance is Alive. www.GenuineRomanceAdventures.com offers European romantic travel extravaganzas designed with boomer women in mind. You have not seen anything like this. Check us out and tell your friends. Don't just travel...enrich your marriage, enrich your LIFE! (renovation of site will be done Dec. 20) Genuine Romance Adventures "Marriage-enriching travel" Matt and Amy Caulder, owners Amyplus5@juno.com Casey Dawes Radical Retirement, LLC provides education, tools and coaching to ensure you start your retirement life preparation early enough to guarantee an extraordinary third age! It doesn't matter whether or not you plan to retire in the traditional sense. The time to finish your unfinished personal business is now! www.RadicalRetirement.com. Katherine Shirek Doughtie Aphrodite in Jeans, Adventure Tales of Men, Midlife and Motherhood Aphrodite is an attitude. A fun, alive, fresh expression of who you are. The attitude of living life with a sense of adventure, confidence and curiosity. In writing this book, passion arose against the thought that women may actually be out there waiting for their butt to fit into their old jeans from high school before daring to become alive. Come and enjoy essays of the mindful and absurd that will make you laugh and instantly feel a connection with a range of issues that affect women in mid-life, including: The Day I Understood the Desire for Little Red Convertibles, Dances with Co-Workers, Breaking New Ground, Living Deliberately and the wicked tale of The Napalm Incident. Visit us at: http://www.aphroditeinjeans.com to read excerpts or buy the book. Holiday shopping? Aphrodite in Jeans is available from all major online booksellers. Kerry Dunnington Kerry Dunnington's popular cookbook, "This Book Cooks," is the perfect gift for the person on your list who loves to cook or wants to learn how to cook. Inside you will find nearly 200 easy recipes for any type of entertaining. The cookbook comes with detailed instructions, menu and wine suggestions and even recipes for dog treats! If you order by December 21, 2005, signed cookbooks will arrive gift wrapped by Christmas Day. www.thisbookcooks.com Softcover copies: $20.00/Hardcover copies $30.00 $3.85 shipping for each book - gift wrap is free. Include any special inscription requests. Allyn Evans Allyn Evans, author of Grab the Queen Power, and friends (Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Marilyn Peake, Kathe Gogolewski and Joyce Faulkner) have teamed up to offer audio classes for writers. Under contract with Double Dragon Publishing, the group will offer a 28-class audio series. For a free sampling of what's being offered, visit Double Dragon Publishing. Description of FREE audio: Double Dragon Audio and www.QueenPower.com presents Radio: A Do-It-Yourself Guide To Promoting Easy And Cheap! Be apprised! Radio show hosts NEED you! You may wish to hire a publicist to place you on the air but consider Marilyn Peake's and Carolyn Howard-Johnson's approach before spending your promotion allowance on what you can do yourself! A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Promoting Easy and Cheap! Guest Speakers are Carolyn Howard-Johnson (www.carolynhowardjohnson.com), author of The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't, and Marilyn Peake (www.marilynpeake.com), award- winning author of The Fisherman's Son Trilogy published by Double Dragon Publishing. These two authors have promoted their books ranging from poetry to young adult to self-help, on more than 400 radio and TV programs, nationwide. Karen Gordon Karen J. Gordon, Writer ~ Copyeditor, takes great pleasure in helping writers feel better about their work. She offers copyediting (mechanical, line edit) and substantive editing (line edit plus some rewriting) at a reasonable per/word rate. See client testimonials at http:// www.karenjgordon.com/ writing/testimonials.htm. You can contact Karen at kjgordon@karenjgordon.com , and she'll be happy to discuss your project with you. Barbara Hollace Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Mistletoe Madness, is a collection of Christmas short stories for children. You will find stories to delight those who are young or young at heart. Originally released in 2004 by Blooming Tree Press, the book's success is crowned by this Christmas season's re- release. Barbara Hollace, one of our members, has a story included in this timeless collection. If you would like to purchase a copy, she can be contacted at hollacewritingservices@yahoo.com,stop by your local bookstore, or go to www.bloomingtreepress.com. < br> Regina Leeds You can find Regina each week on Lime, Healthy Living with a Twist, Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 114 and streaming live at www.Lime.com . Danita Jones Winterizing your Skin! Winters' cold temperatures coupled with stinging winds can cause bad cases of dry, chapped skin. Prevention is the key to having healthy, happy skin throughout the season. < br> 1. Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate. Exfoliating speeds up the process of shedding the dead skin cells. You want to do this because it reveals the healthy skin underneath. Dry flaking skin is gray and dull, healthy new skin has a youthful glow to it. You may exfoliate 1 - 3 times a week. 2. Moisturize. This is a daily MUST for ALL skin types! Your daytime moisturizer should have at LEAST an SPF-8 in it to protect you from the sun. Night time moisturizing helps re- hydrate your skin. 3. Protect. Then sun is always the nemesis to your skin. 90% of the aging of your skin can be avoided simply by avoiding the sun! Make sure the sun protection products you use have broad spectrum protection (protect against UVA (aging) and UVB (burning and cancer) rays. If you have ANY questions about the care and feeding of your skin, please do not hesitate to email me at: Danitajones@myarbonne.com Remember: your epidermis is showing! Marilyn Kentz Hello my fellow members, I'm Marilyn Kentz and I have a question for you: Do you have a friend or mom or sister who has had an especially hard year? Our wonderful book is one of the best holiday gifts you can give someone who could use a little acknowledgment. It's called Fearless Women: Midlife Portraits. It contains beautiful photographs of women who are in midlife and are strong, courageous and caring. And the best part is there's a place in the back for you to surprise someone deserving by placing a photo of her and writing why you think she deserves to be in a book about fearless women. I guarantee it will touch her heart. Call any Barnes & Noble stores and order it - or go to Amazon.com. I could really use your support to get the word out. Thanks in advance for helping us help women all over the US! Marilyn PS It would be so very appreciated if you passed this on to all your friends. Marilyn Kentz - Making HOT flashes COOL - www.fearless- aging.com Pamela Kimmel Author Pamela June Kimmell has been asked to participate in a Young Writers Conference in her hometown of Warrenton, VA on March 22, 2006. As part of the conference each year, the coordinators invite published authors to critique a small group of students' submitted writings. Each author has about seven students to work with at a round table discussion. Two local high schools and the Lord Fairfax Community College participate in this yearly event which encourages talented young people to follow their dreams of writing. They have asked Pamela to critique both a fiction group and a poetry group of students. In addition to the critique workshops she will be conducting, she will be conducting a book-signing for her books, "The Mystery of David's Bridge", "Cosmic Brownies", and "Pink Jasper:Gems From The Journey" which she co-authored with five friends. Betsy Masaschi Isagenix: Cleansing & Fat Burning System Cleanse,Replenish,Revitalize Find out what Jack Canfield, author of “Chicken Soup for Soul,” John Gray, author of “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” have in common. They absolutely love ISAGENIX. A revolutionary cleansing technology that has a 100% money back guarantee!!! Contact: Betsy Masaschi, Qualified Life & Wellness Coach What's Eating You??? www.betsymasaschi.isagenix.com< br> betsy@Whatseatingyou.net Patti Nagel Please Pass the Gravy is a calendar/journal that supports a woman in consciously creating the rest of her life. Please read more at www.pleasepassthegravy.com < br> Cheryl O'Donovan From our small corner of the world, our new humor book received its first review, (from Bookwire): "If laughter truly is the best medicine, then the authors of The Estrogen Underground: Reinvention are well on their way to finding a cure for aging in America. This satirical collection of thoughts on life after 40 turns out to be an intelligent, witty and often laugh-out-loud look at ageism, youth-based narcissism, and the importance of making your voice heard at all stages of life. Sections include “Estrogenic Invisibility in the Workplace,” “Foods Banned by the International Association of Supermodels with One Name,” and “The Squish and Misery Factor;” not to mention our favorite: “A Shameless Promotion of Our Web Site.” www.estrogenunderground.com Rev. Dr. Betsie H. Poinsett - Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Author In 1997, Betsie experienced something no parent should have to - the death of her only child, her 21-year-old son, Bennett. In his memory, she published a book of his poetry called “The Dragonfly Collection”. Her new book, Mothers Who Cry in the Night, originated as she would awaken in the middle of the night with feelings of helplessness, knowing that her son's behavior was spiraling out of control, the only thing she could do in those wee dark hours would be to go to her computer and start writing to relieve her fears. It takes the reader through those long lonely nights, giving them strategies to turn these out of control feelings around, and to learn how to rebuild themselves to understand that God and Love are the foundation that they can constantly return to when these dark nights of the soul envelope them. www.MothersWhoCryintheNight.com Sherri Smith They say you can't go home again, but this time they are wrong! Author Sherri Smith leads the reader gently through Bitter Water. As an insecure teenager, Mara Conley flees from a life of misery, loneliness, and abuse on the night of her high school graduation. Stricken by a genetic eye disease, she is forced to return to the family who emotionally abandoned her years before. Mara is all grown up this time, and this time she isn't going home alone. God is by her side, and He doesn't intend for her to endure the tense reunion alone. This character-driven novel will keep you wanting more as you wade into the Bitter Water. Click here to order. dancer6477@insightbb.com Karen Stephen ENJOY A LATTE WITH YOUR READING. All NABBW members who purchase an AUTOGRAPHED copy of my novel through my website http:// wwwdegreesofobsession.com will receive a free Starbucks gift card ($3.00 value) along with their purchase. FREE shipping is also included. Please indicate that you are a NABBW member in the "Notes/ Instructions" box on the purchase form of my online retailer CCNow and add any autographing instructions. Karen Wright The purpose of The Sequoia Seed is to remind us that potential never truly dies. The Giant Sequoia tree grows to over 250' tall and lives for centuries. Yet it begins as a tiny seed smaller than a flake of oatmeal. The seed can lay dormant for decades before the heat of a forest fire loosens its cone and releases it to take root. Potential never dies. Like that seed, our destinies are often set in motion by our own personal fires. A health crisis, the loss of a loved one, the acceptance of a truth not before seen - these are the infernos that reduce our ideologies to ashes and give birth to new sight. These are the precious moments when we can release our grip on old realities and open ourselves up to the budding possibilities of new life. The Sequoia Seed deftly strengthens your dream's will to live, as it convinces you that your fear is unfounded. Each chapter will guide you confidently toward a life that has been patiently waiting for you. Order today at: karen@wrightminded.com. Holiday special: $11.11 plus shipping; regularly $14.95 Offer ends December 22. FOR NABBW MEMBERS ONLY ADDED BENEFITS Sheri’ McConnell from the National Association of Women Writers offers all NABBW members $20.00 of membership at www.naww.org. Please see the link on the Members Only page at www.nabbw.com. Elena Corso’s FREE Nutrition Information Packet for NABBW Members. This typically comes with her $100.00 first consultation fee but is free to NABBW members. Web site: www.analternativepath.com Please visit www.nabbw.com Members Only page to learn how to get your free packet.
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Important Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAKE TIME TO VISIT OUR SISTER SITEwww.boomerwomenspeak.com is the # 1 site on search engines for “baby boomer women.” Join us in our forums where you can share from the heart, give and receive advice, and make new friends. January Featured Author forum at http:// www.amazon.com/gp/product/0595322557/qid=1134395655/ sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-1639281-5192958? n=507846&s=books&v=glance February Featured Author forum at DECEMBER’S TELECONFERENCE "The 7 Biggest Relationship Mistakes Women Make" by Judith and Jim was packed with excellent information about relationships. They shared life-changing tips and suggestions to improve your romantic, friendship, and work relationships -- and showed how you can avoid the most common relationship trip-ups. You can listen now by using the link on the Members Only page at www.nabbw.com. MONTHLY TELESEMINAR Attention NABBW Members! Don't miss our January Teleseminar with Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott, one of our associate’s who specializes in gently adding years' to our lives. As the New York Times #1 best-selling author of over a dozen life improvement books, Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott will reveal the secrets of growing older with grace and style. Topic: "Coming of Age in the 21st Century" Wednesday, January 16, 2006, 9-10 pm ET/6-7 pm PT Don't forget to visit her Web site for a sneak peek of her latest release, The Baby Boomer's Bible to Life after 50 at http:// www.themms.com/libary Members will receive registration information by email. NEW FORUMS Authors Karen Baar and Prill Boyle are available in the NABBW forms to discuss all topics included in their books. They are also willing to share their path to publication. ASK THE EXPERTS All members are encouraged to reply to this newsletter with questions for our associates. Perhaps you are smack-dab in the middle of caring for your elderly parents while working and caring for teens. Maybe you are suffering in a relationship and could use advice from our relationship expert. Feel free to ask questions. We intend to include answers in future newsletters. REDUCED ADVERTISING AT www.BoomerWomenSpeak.com This is a reminder that all NABBW members receive 20% off advertising rates at BWS, www.boomerwomenspeak.com. Baby Boomers Show to be held in NYC Neil Doherty is pleased to announce that he is producing the first of several unique consumer shows focusing on the current needs of the baby boomer generation. The first of the Baby Boomers Show will be held the Show Piers in New York City on April 28th - 30th, 2006. The theme of the show will be to focus on those products and services that are now important to members of this great generation of people. And, to allow the attendees to obtain answers and information for many of the questions that they may have to allow them to continue living full and productive lives. Admission to the show will be free for public attendees. At the show, they will find exhibitors presenting information on a diverse group of products and services that are now important in the lives of baby boomers. Exhibitions would include representatives from industries and organizations such as: Financial Planning and Investment, Real Estate Agencies and Communities, Health Care Industry, Travel, Recreation, Hobbies, Arts and Crafts, Potential Employers, Charity and Volunteer Groups, Continuing Education, Foreign Trade And Tourism Associations and others. Information about the show can be obtained by visiting the show website at www.ourassociate.com then scrolling down the page and clicking onto the show webpage. The website will be periodically updated with continuing information about the show. Neil Doherty welcomes inquiries from interested exhibitors and attendees. He can be contacted through the website. Feel free to forward this to your friends, family and colleagues. Please email dots@nabbw.com if you no longer want to receive this publication.
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