Written by Best-Selling Author, Marci Shimoff At last, we’re in the final countdown of the holidays! I’ve been waiting excitedly to share with you one of my favorite holiday stories (at the end of this article) and my favorite advice for fully enjoying the holiday spirit. If you think about it, all the gifts, parties, [...]
My Passage: How I Found the ME in Menopause. Midlife is a journey, or as best-selling author, Gail Sheehy, might say, a passage or transition. Only there are distinct differences from that original publication back in 1976 when Ms. Sheehy was in her late 30’s, and first wrote about the midlife “crisis” as passage point. [...]
Forty years ago, a group of twelve women banded together to dovetail on the women’s movement, and specifically in the area of women’s health and human rights. Their organization became known as the Boston Women’s Health Collective that then became a women’s health movement fueled by the book “Our Bodies, Ourselves”. We thank Judy and [...]
Our own Change Agent, Barbara Hannah Grufferman, appeared on The Today Show with a panel of experts discussing how women over-40 can stay current with health, beauty and style. Some of the tips include not using the mainstream media as a standard…and comparing yourself to young women (in all the ads). In fact, many women [...]
This year is a special year for women around the world as we celebrate the 100th International Women’s Day, now recognized as a global mainstream phenomena and celebrated as an official holiday in approximately 25 countries including Afghanistan, Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam and Zambia. As a women’s health advocate, marketer and communicator, I’m thrilled to see [...]
Just last week, a little bird tapped me on the shoulder and asked me “So, did you achieve your 2010 new year’s resolution?” Are you kidding?? You mean losing weight? Those twenty pounds I never lost? But, truth be told, I did accomplish something I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WOULD EVER DO and it [...]
Recently, I was sponsored by Wellsphere to attend the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting. NAMS is an organization that covets evidence-based medicine in the treatment of menopause – a lifestage that we women find ourselves in for much longer than our female ancestors. I’m interested in menopause because with women living well into [...]
Do blue-eyed gals (or violet eye gals) really have more fun? (for more on fun, go to Elizabeth Taylor’s bio!) Many people mistakenly believe that beautiful eyes and seeing well translates to good eye health. But, as women, our own vision can be compromised by “presbyopia” as well as other age-related and environmental conditions that [...]
How do women find the time to “do good” these days and have fun? Enter Mary Jo Wallo. Mary Jo Wallis is your basic renaissance woman. In addition to surfing, snowboarding and running her own investment company in San Diego she has taken on the mantle as a national leader to Fight Frump (and Give [...]
Do you know any women who’ve told you they have epilepsy? Probably NOT! Like breast cancer or multiple sclerosis, it’s not a club we ask to join…but, instead, make new choices to thrive alongside our own wellbeing journey. Called the brain’s “electric storm”, it’s more common than breast cancer and more ubiquitous than multiple sclerosis, [...]