OVER 50 AND NEED A JOB? “LAND THE JOB YOU LOVE!”
NEW BOOK BY HOST OF ”FEISTY SIDE OF FIFTY” By Mary Eileen Williams, M.A., NCC If you’re over fifty and looking for work, you probably have a slew of preconceived notions about how bad the job market is for older applicants. You are also likely to have a number of concerns and questions that need […]
“FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY” – For Immediate Release from Plume Books
We are ALL at the height of our Power! “FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY” – For Immediate Release from Plume Books We are ALL at the height of our Power! “Well the first thing I want to say about Fifty is the New Fifty, is that it’s not the whole title. The whole title is […]
“FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY” The Paperback Edition from Plume!
“A Circle of Trust Reader’s Guide” One of the fun things authors get to do for the paperback edition of their book is work with the publisher on a Reader’s Guide for Book Clubs. The publication date for “Fifty is the New Fifty: 10 Life Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood” is March 30th. In […]
“MY CIRCLE OF TRUST BOOK CLUB” Women Love Books & Want to Share Them
ALSO, AN UPDATE ON BOOKS BY FRIENDS Like all of you, I have a circle of friends that I try to connect with on a regular basis. For me, it’s often over lunch. I look forward to those dates with a real hunger – for the intimacy, the chance to chronicle our lives to ourselves […]
IS LOVE MORE FUN IN SECOND ADULTHOOD? …And what about SEX?
An Update on My Next Book! As those of you know who have already filled out my questionnaire about intimacy, I am working on a book about how this mysterious, precious, and elusive condition is experienced by women in our fifties, sixties and seventies. The valentine season is an invitation to issue a progress report […]
MEMO TO MYSELF
MEMO TO MYSELF I’ve been advised to write an upbeat end-of-year note – to reinforce the message of my writing, which is that women over fifty are feeling upbeat about themselves and their prospects. And that certainly applies to me. My kids and friends are good; my husband has opened the art gallery of his […]
LOVE, SEX, AND THE NEW INTIMACY QUESTIONNAIRE…
Are You in Love? “In Sex”? Other?
Because I am trying to chronicle our experiences as we define a new stage of life, I feel free to ask impertinent questions, and I am always rewarded by honest and thoughtful answers. No surprise, really, from women who are discovering the joys of not caring “what other people think anymore.” Much of what they […]
WHY AREN’T YOU SMILING, HONEY?
Women in Second Adulthood Are Doing Just Fine, Thank You. In a country that gorges on “happy meals” and concludes correspondence with a “smiley face,” it is safe to suggest that happiness has been devalued as a meaningful state of mind. Asking about it is like asking “How are you?” Fine. Nevertheless Marcus Buckingham, who […]
FIVE WAYS TO MAKE FALL WORK FOR YOU – ENJOY “FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY, SIXTY, SEVENTY…”
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month I know that I am not the only one who thinks of Fall as the beginning of the New Year. It’s that embedded back-to-school schedule – ours then and our children’s now. I am much more inclined to get going in October than in January. What’s more, while my […]
“WHY FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY” – Funny, Honest Talk With Women Friends At Barnes & Noble In New York
GLORIA STEINEM, ISABELLA ROSSELLINI, REP. DONNA EDWARDS (D-MD), MODERATOR LESLEY JANE SEYMOUR AND ME. FREE BOOK Fifty is the New Fifty, First 10 Comments I don’t think there is anything more nourishing than an hour spent with a group of bright, funny and honest women friends. I got to do that – big time – […]