When conducting a job search, the cover letter is placed on top of the resume much like a tablecloth covers a dining table. Regardless of your background, it introduces you as organized, serious about the job, and well spoken. It establishes connection with the reader. It shows you are interested, … Read More

Have you ever walked into a room where you know no one and you scan the room for a familiar face? These comments are addressed to women and men of a Certain Age who find themselves clutching cocktail glasses and gazing around the room for a prospective conversationalist.  On occasion, … Read More

Most of us need mentors–positive role models to learn from, share life concerns and help us stay on a path that matters to us. They can help us learn a new skill, find our voice, support our ideas, diminish a concern, focus on a purpose or provide the opportunity. A … Read More

Each May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) ushers in the observance of Older Americans Month (OAM). For 2021, According to the ACL “Communities of Strength” is the theme. The Administration for Communities is a health care organization based in Washington, DC. Its purpose is to maximize “independence, well-being, and … Read More

I recently learned of a psychiatrist working in Zimbabwe who inspired me. Dr. Dixon Chibanda deals with global mental health in a part of the world where needs are huge and professionals are few. Wondering how to deal with this dilemma, his creative solution was to engage seniors in his … Read More

Dr. Mona Jhaveri is the Founder and Director of Music Beats Cancer. She started her career as a cancer researcher and moved into the biotech industry where she realized fund-raising is extremely difficult. She received her doctoral degree in biochemistry at Wake Forest University, followed by post-doctoral work at the … Read More

While there is no such thing in reality as utopia, although every culture in the world has a version of it – Paradise, Nirvana, Eden, and Shangri-La, etc ,it is human nature to long for perfect peace and happiness. Many of us love hearing stories of how people achieved their … Read More

Imagine your life spiraling out of control so that you have no idea what is happening to you or why things are so seriously wrong. Then you hit rock bottom. Meet Michaela Fissel. Michaela is a recovery advocate and says more than likely if it weren’t for the recovery program, … Read More

Yvonne Alston Founder/Principal, Indelible Impressions Consulting, LLC What is it like to walk in the shoes of individuals who are blind, obese, scarred, or have a different color skin than your own? How often do we talk about or understand the impact of privilege, namely white privilege? Have you ever … Read More

In October 1999 Bernice Bratter who was then Executive Director, Los Angeles Women’s Foundation, contacted her colleague, Helen Dennis, and inquired if anyone was doing anything about professional women facing retirement. Helen specialized in aging, employment and retirement, said “not much and let’s talk.” A four-hour lunch later ended with … Read More