Struggling with Emotional Overeating? An Interview with Psychotherapist Arlene B. Englander
You help women who struggle with emotional overeating. Can you explain what that is, how to recognize it, and why it’s common among women? Emotional overeating, as I define it, is eating neither for pleasure nor the satisfaction of hunger, but in a desperate attempt...
Want to Start a Blog in Midlife? An Interview with Rena from Blogging 911
Many women in midlife think about blogging. What is the appeal? I think that women of a certain age have raised families, had careers, etc. and realize they have a lot to say, but no one to listen—so they turn to blogging. They have many experiences that could help...
Helping People Tell Their Stories: Samantha Wallen, Writing Coach
You are a Writing Coach. Tell us how you help people tell their stories. I help people get out of their own way and write the story/book that wants to be written versus the one they think they “should” write. So many people come to writing with an agenda, which at its...
Why Age Alone? Get a Housemate! An Interview with Wendi Burkhardt, CEO of Silvernest
Tell us more about the mission of Silvernest and what need it is seeking to fulfill. Silvernest is an online service that pairs boomers, retirees, empty nesters, and other aging adults with compatible housemates for long-term home sharing. Through these creative...
How to Harness the Opportunity that Comes with Longevity: An interview with Cultural Anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson
Your most recent book is Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom. What motivated you to write about our second adulthood? On the one hand, I saw people my age making what seemed to me bad decisions about retirement. On the other hand, I was approached by...
The tragic death of her husband at 45 led Debbie to write a book about grief
An Expert Interview with Psychotherapist Debbie Augenthaler, Author of You Are Not Alone: A Heartfelt Guide to Grief, Healing, and Hope You suffered the tragic loss of your husband when you were 36 and he was only 45. What prompted you to write about your experience...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Danielle Kunkle Roberts, Medicare Expert
Many of us are confused about Medicare. Can you give us the basics? Medicare is a national health insurance program for people aged 65 and over and younger people with certain disabilities or chronic heath conditions. Original Medicare has been around since 1965 and...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Nicole Christina, Eating Disorders Psychotherapist
We often think of eating disorders as afflicting teens. How much of an issue is it with women in midlife or older? It is an issue we are seeing more and more with women in midlife. For the sake of clarity, let me briefly define the three major eating disorders,...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Erica Baird and Karen Wagner of Lustre
You both recently retired from your legal careers and launched Lustre. What needs are you seeking to address with your website? Retired career women are as vibrant, experienced, and wise the day after they retire as they were the day before, but suddenly they become...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Joann Dobbie, Founder of Legacy and Lores
Legacy and Lores helps to preserve family stories. Why did you launch this business? It’s extremely important to preserve our family stories! Documenting them in writing is the best possible gift a family gives to future generations. Without this legacy, every...
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