Let’s Hear From an Expert: Dr. Stephen Snyder, Author of Love Worth Making
You have just published this book, Love Worth Making, which you subtitled How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship. What need did you see that you were trying to address through your writing? In our sex-saturated era, I noticed sex advice just...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Susan RoAne, Connection and Communication Expert
You speak and write about savvy socializing and networking. Why is this skill so critical to success, both personally and professionally? Networking is a mutually beneficial process whereby we SHARE ideas, support, leads, information and, if we are lucky, laughter....
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Jeanne Safer, Author of Beyond Motherhood: Choosing a Life Without Children
In your speaking and writing, you often tackle taboo topics. What drew you to write about women who choose not to have children? Personal experience. It took me 5 years to make the decision not to have children myself, and I wanted to use the insights I gained to help...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Kathy McDonald, Adult Learner Advocate
You’ve been in the field of adult learning for the last 17 years. Why is learning important, especially as we age? Labor economists predict that by 2025, 60% of all jobs in the US will require some form of postsecondary credential, and most jobs will be disrupted by...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Robin Fisher Roffer, Author of Your No Fear Career
What was your motivation for writing your newest book, Your No Fear Career? I wrote this book when my marriage to my business partner was falling apart. I was facing a totally new reality of being a single parent to our teenage daughter and running the company on my...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Cathi Hanauer, Novelist and Editor of The Bitch Is Back
You’ve released a new compilation of essays called The Bitch Is Back, featuring many of the writers from your first anthology, the New York Times bestseller The Bitch in the House. What was your motivation behind your new book? The first anthology, The Bitch in the...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Sue De Santo, Relationship Coach
You are a relationship coach. Tell us more about your work. My work as a relationship coach grew out of my personal experience, actually. I was working as a therapist, was married, and had two young children. And then I got divorced. In that process, I came to...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Margaret Morganroth Gullette, Age Activist
You write and teach about ageism. What has made you so passionate about the subject? I wasn't originally passionate about ageism. Quite the contrary. I was looking for progress stories. “Midlife Exhilaration,” the first mainstream article I wrote, for the New York...
Let’s Hear from an Expert: Johanna Wise, Founder of the “Return to Work You Love” Conference
You’ll be hosting your 11th conference this October. Tell us more about your program. This Return to Work You Love Conference is targeted at professionals interested in changing careers or returning to the workforce after a career break. We offer hands-on,...
Let’s Hear From an Expert: Marci Alboher, Encore.org
You are one of the nation’s leading authorities on career issues and workplace trends. What challenges do you see for women in midlife who are seeking to re-enter the workforce or to change careers? I see two main issues -- confidence and ageism, and they are quite...
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