This quote from a 24 year old woman brings to life the tensions involved in being “20-something”. “Everyday my friends and I wake up and ask ourselves is this the day that we’re totally going to lose it? Everything is in flux. I’m hoping that the older you get the more stable everything gets… but […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Self & Wellness’ category
This Decade’s Most Fearless 40-Somethings
This was the decade that 40-something women truly came into their own, defying expectations for how a woman should look, feel and act in her 40s. Check out my latest Huffington Post piece celebrating 10 40-something women of the decade who defied expectations and proved reinvention can happen at any age. I’m sure we all […] Read more…
Ten $20-Something and Under Gifts for the Holidays
A few fun ideas for last minute gifts under $29 for 20-somethings trying to stay on a budget (and heed yesterday’s advice not to overcharge). Check out the links to some favorite gift guides with highlights to unique gifts that don’t cost a fortune. 1. Top 10 Green Art Gifts for 2010 http://www.thegreenartproject.com/ Check out […] Read more…
Tuning Out the Negative Voices in Your Head
Another post on The Huffington Post today. Check it out at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christina-vuleta/the-black-swan-an-extreme_b_792116.html. ‘Black Swan’: Exemplifying What Happens When You Heed the Negative Voices in Your Head This movie is a fantasy, but the reality is that many young women have a rich fantasy life in their head. When something goes askew, the mind hits its […] Read more…
What Should You Appreciate More in Your 20’s?
A few things 40-somethings wish they appreciated more in their 20’s: your metabolism, your energy, your ability to bounce back from hangovers, your skin, your body, your mistakes, your freedom, sleep, independence, time, choices, sex. And then there are the big ones — the one’s many women wish they didn’t take for granted in their […] Read more…
Cowboy Wisdom
As I’ve been traveling cross-country interviewing 40-something women, I often get asked if the small town advice as interesting as the larger cities. You bet. Small towns offer a different perspective, sometimes more conservative, sometimes a little rough around the edges and sometimes straight common sense that spans the ages. On one of my first […] Read more…
Fake It Till You Make It
A lot of people say this to me. Act confident and you will become confident. Get up and get back on the horse. But now it is proven. An article in the Harvard Business Review (http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6461.html) discusses a study showing that how you act can definitely affect how you feel…and how others feel about you. […] Read more…
Compromise, Until You Compromise Yourself
Most 40-somethings say that you do have to compromise in a relationship. But that doesn’t mean one person is right and one person is wrong. It’s about getting to a place where you both feel right — or at least no one feels wrong all of the time. That’s when you start compromising yourself. One woman […] Read more…