13 Past Seasons of Dancing With the Stars and Only 2 Boomers Have Claimed the Mirror Ball Trophy!

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Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough, DWTS Calling all boomer women and women over 40! Whether it’s the Bop, the Twist, the Hustle or Break Dancing, we invented dance and, make no mistake about it, can still shake a tail feather with the absolute best of them! In 13 past seasons of Dancing With the Stars, only… >> Continue Reading

The Age of Becoming All You Might Have Been

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“You’re never too old to become what you might have been.” That’s what Tanya Hutchinson, winner of reality TV’s She’s Got the Look, told me about transitioning her career, away from modeling, at the age of 47. Remember growing up and the enjoyment you had for music, drawing, tinkering with electronics, dressing up, photography, drama… >> Continue Reading

Wright Set to Launch FabU Academy for Boomer Women and Women 40 and Over in Greensboro, NC

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Sondra Wright, author of the bestselling book “40+ and Fabulous: Moving Forward Fierce, Focused and Full of Life!” is preparing the launch of FabU Academy, a high-energy day of learning, fun, and camaraderie designed to promote positive aging and enhance the lives of boomers and women 40 and over. This is a highly anticipated event… >> Continue Reading

Self Image and the Media: Who’s in Control of You?

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Guest Blogger, Angela Johnson It is a known fact that women over 40 are underrepresented in the media.  Almost every media outlet caters to a younger audience.  It has become a popular practice around the media business to use younger images of women. This also includes media sources that claim to be for women of… >> Continue Reading

Boomer Women in Business: Tips to “Boom-Her” Business

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I get so excited every time I hear a report of the record number of boomer women who are starting their own businesses. In fact, it’s been said that boomer women represent the fastest growing segment of entrepreneurs. Whoo Hoo!! In my 15 years as an entrepreneur I’ve seen businesses come and go primarily because… >> Continue Reading

Boomers and Women Over 40: Taking Responsibility for Our Own Future

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So I’m sitting here once again, reading two conflicting articles that came out last week. One is another bleak reminder that boomer women are struggling to maintain a decent standard of living; the other touts boomer women as having the largest amount of wealth in the world and a key demographic for the next decade.… >> Continue Reading

Media Targets Boomer Women With Anxiety Induced Articles

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A very exciting study came out last October. It explored significant trends that will impact both consumers and small businesses over the next 10 years and among its most significant findings is that baby boomer women will emerge as economic powerhouses. What? You mean you don’t remember seeing financial gurus making early morning talk show… >> Continue Reading

Fitness 101: Keeping it Simple for Women Over 40

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Who doesn’t admire a mature woman who glows from the inside out in a state of vibrant good health? We’ve all seen her; poised and confident with a beautiful head of silver hair, radiant skin and great posture. Vitality oozes from her very being and yes, we understand that it can only be achieved systematically… >> Continue Reading

For Women Over 40 – Depression and Suicide Does Not Have to Be Our Story

Hold the presses! Haven’t we already determined that today’s boomer women are better off than we’ve ever been; healthier, better educated and more wealthy than any generation of women before us? And for the most part, ladies, we are! But that doesn’t mean everything for boomer women is coming up roses. In a story that… >> Continue Reading

Waiting to Die: How Breaking A Hip Gave Her New Passion For Life

Wait! Did I just hear this correctly? Did this smart, capable, physically able woman just tell me she had been sitting around waiting to die? I just got off the phone with the mother of a good friend. She was just settling in from her morning physical therapy session, and I was quite surprised to… >> Continue Reading