Things typically slow down a bit in the summer, but this summer is different! We've got some exciting things planned for the remainder of the year. So, much like a mother preparing for her new baby to be born, we are busy planning and preparing to bring you exciting events and information that supports you both at home and at work. Enjoy this issue of the NAMC eNews! Best wishes,
Alison La Ferlita
Executive Director
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NAMC Webinars:
Turning Your Passion Into Profit
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Time: 8 to 9 PM ET
Can you balance both motherhood and following your dreams? Indeed. Join us as we learn how to find and develop our passion -- and build a successful business based on that passion. You'll learn how to start and implement your own business using goal setting techniques and a success journal. Together we will set the path toward turning your passion into reality. After the seminar you will be energized and prepared to start your own business, step by step. You will learn how to: - Pinpoint your passion
- Develop a personal vision/mission statement
- Find time in your schedule
- Establish connections
- Set achievable goals
- Keep a success journal
- Find a mentor
- Find resources: finding the right social media, blogs, books
All participants will receive a free copy of
Brain, Child or have their subscription extended by one issue.
Marcelle Soviero is the owner of Erielle Media, LLC and the Editor-in-Chief of Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers. Brain, Child, founded in 2000, is the award winning literary magazine devoted to mothering.
To register, click here. If you have any difficulties registering,
e-mail Lisa Kaplan-Miller or call 877-939-6667 ext 106.
Webinars are free to NAMC and Mothers' Center members. Non-member fee is $20. Join the NAMC for $50 and get a year's worth of webinars for free.
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Ah, those tricky, and sometimes painful, tween years. The best thing I ever did to help my daughter (and myself!) navigate the terrain was being part of the Mother/Daughter Book Group." says NAMC Program Director Lisa Kaplan-Miller.
In 2000, when Lisa's daughter was in fifth grade, she joined five other women and their daughters to form a Mother/Daughter book group at the Mothers' Center of Southwest Nassau. The group lasted through to even college years and now, with the daughters scattered across the country, continues on amongst the moms.
At a time when a girl's voice can be easily trampled over by social pressures, the book group created a safe space that allowed their girls' voices to come through clear and confident. And to their surprise, it became a safe harbor for the mothers as well! "We let the girls lead the way - choosing the books and leading the conversation." shares Lisa. "Once the discussion finished, the girls would run off to talk, and in a split second we mothers were also deep in conversation."
The NAMC is almost complete with a working guide to help our members and their tweens use a book group to form this valuable and unique bond. Want to know more? Contact Lisa Kaplan-Miller.
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"Fall down seven times, get up EIGHT." ~ Fawn Germer
Few people have influenced the day-to-day performance of women more than Fawn Germer - one of many reasons the NAMC is thrilled to have Fawn as our Keynote speaker at this year's Women's Leadership Conference taking place Friday, November 7th in Woodbury, NY.
The sought-after, bestselling Oprah-featured author, speaker and business consultant is revered for her authenticity and inspiration. As a four-time, Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist and the author of seven books including the Oprah pick Hard Won Wisdom, Fawn is an expert on change and viability, showing how to turn the stress of a change-driven world into an opportunity to innovate and transform. More than anything, Fawn is honest, real and known to make audiences quickly connect with her compelling and entertaining stories containing takeaway points that no one forgets.
You can learn more about Fawn and the rest of our amazing conference line-up and register for the Women's Leadership Conference online here. Together, we will create a network that inspires action and moves the needle on women's leadership. See you in November! |
From Your (Wo)Man in Washington:
SCOTUS Decision Impacts Women's Health
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision showed how personal public policy can get. The new health insurance law requires all policies to cover a variety of contraception methods. A corporate employer, Hobby Lobby, objected to the inclusion of four types of contraception on the grounds that they violated the religious beliefs of the corporation's owners. The U.S. Supreme Court held that the corporation's religious freedom could not be restricted by the federal health insurance law, and that Hobby Lobby did not have to offer, through its employer-sponsored health insurance, the birth control it objected to.
Supporters of the decision say that it is a great step in protecting the free exercise of religion in the U.S. Opponents believe that the constitutional right to religious freedom should not apply to for-profit corporations, and that allowing businesses to opt-out of the application of federal law on religious grounds will be a disaster for women and interfere with their freedom to make the most appropriate medical decisions.
Find out more about the NAMC's involvement in advocacy initiatives on our website, and educate yourself more on the issues and policies effecting mothers by visiting our Advocacy Coordinator Valerie Young via our NAMC Policy Blog and on Facebook.
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