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    2016

    Creating a Community for Caregivers: Carole’s Story

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    Screen Shot 2016-08-31 at 1.35.40 PMCaring for her mother in her final years helped Carole find her mission later in life. She is helping others in the Sandwich Generation cope with the challenges of caring for their loved ones, while celebrating the privilege of being a Caregiver to her elderly parents.

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    Aug
    2016

    Let’s Hear From an Expert: Marcia Kester Doyle, Author of Who Stole My Spandex?

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    Marcia-Kester-DoyleYou recently released your first book, Who Stole My Spandex?: Life in the Hot Flash Lane. Tell us more about this collection of stories and what inspired you to write it…

    Whenever I related a family story to friends or relatives about the strange antics occurring in my home, their first comment was usually, “Did you write it down? You have to share this!” I did record some of the funnier stories in a spiral notebook, but they remained neglected under my bed for years with a growing colony of dust bunnies. My parents and my sister were very supportive of my writing and urged me to put together a book, but I was too busy raising four children and running a business out of my home. I put off the project until eight years ago when I lost both my father and my sister unexpectedly. The best way to honor their memory was to complete the task I’d promised them. Spandex was written for them, and for my children, to help preserve the memories of our family for generations to come.

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    Aug
    2016

    Launching a Travel Business at 46: Mylene’s Story

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    Hollick-1With her kids in high school, Mylene needed to find a new pursuit. And because her husband is in the Army, she needed to be able to work anywhere. A chance to get some business advice convinced her to start her own agency; she puts her research and planning skills to good use while helping her clients realize their travel dreams—affordably.

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    Aug
    2016

    Let’s Hear from an Expert: Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski, with Dr. Sharone Rosen on The 2 Boomer Broads Podcast

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    Rebecca, tell us a little about your backgrounds and what led you to work together.

    I’ve worked for over 35 years as a professional voiceover actor in Los Angeles doing voices for film, television, cartoons, video games, and anime. However, Sharone and I met at a local Chamber of Commerce. My husband had died in 2001 from cancer and I had two young children to support.

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    Aug
    2016

    What I Learned from Having my Wallet Stolen

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    Coach's CornerA couple of months ago, I attended a Meetup for Life Coaches at a coffee shop in Chicago and somehow left my wallet at the counter when I paid for my drink. I did not notice my wallet was missing until five hours later, by which time I was back home.

    Naturally, I freaked out. I jumped in my car and called the coffee shop while driving there at breakneck speed (yes, without a driver’s license), hoping that somehow my wallet had been safely returned or might be lying on the floor, awaiting my retrieval.

    No such luck.

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