Where Women Talk

28 11 2012

What you’ll find here besides snippets and soundbytes of my life as a writer and blogger: Interviews with some of the extraordinary women with whom I’ve come into contact; women who dare to embody their visions, have changed their lives or the lives of others, and are making changes the world. What’s new? WomanVision TV! To visit my primary online home, go to Embody Your VisionIf you’re more interested in how I lost nearly half my body weight and want to apply what I learned to your own weight-loss program, go straight to ThinkingSkinny.com.

Some of us are late bloomers.  Not everyone peaks in their 40s. Some people need an extra decade or two to hit their stride. That does not make them deficient, just different. It’s great to know that whatever our age, we still have time to make dreams come true. –Nadia Giordana


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WomanVision TV episode 6 features Lynette Crane, The Confident Introvert

11 02 2013

WomanVision TV episode 6 features Lynette Crane, The Confident Introvert. Lynette is a well-known coach and motivational speaker. She is an expert in stress and time manangement and women’s heart health issues as well as shyness and self-esteem. Having suffered from shyness and low self-esteem for decades herself before overcoming these obstacles, she now speaks on the subject and helps others break free of this debilitating social handicap.

Did you know that not all introverts are shy? Did you know that some extroverts are shy, and even suffer from low self-esteem? If you or someone you know struggles with this type of social stress, you’ll want to hear what Lynette has to say.


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Categories : Baby boomers, books, Success

WomanVision TV features Dr. Susan Strauss, sexual harassment and bullying expert

28 01 2013
Sexual Harassment cover

Author Dr. Susan Strauss

In this two-part video interview, (see links below) Dr. Susan Strauss addresses important aspects of sexual harassment and bullying in our schools, and in the workplace.

Dr. Strauss is a national and international trainer, consultant, investigator and recognized expert on workplace and school harassment and bullying. She has been featured on 20/20, the CBS Evening News, and other television and radio programs as well as interviewed for newspaper and journal articles such as Harvard Educational Newsletter, Lawyers Weekly, and Times of London.

Episode #4 Harassment and Bullying in our Schools (part 1 of 2) aired January 24, 2013. Dr. Susan  Strauss talks about prevalent issues and solutions regarding harassment and bullying in our school systems. Dr. Strauss is the author of “Sexual Harassment and Bullying: A Guide to Keeing Kids Safe and Schools Accountable.”

Episode #5 Sexual Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace (part 2 of 2) aired January 28 2013. Dr. Susan Strauss addresses sexual harassment and bullying issues unique to the workplace.


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Categories : books, Family, women's issues

WomanVision TV episode 3: Kathi Holmes overcomes paralysis and becomes author

7 01 2013

Host Nadia Giordana talks to Kathi Holmes, author of “I Stand With Courage” about how her story illustrates the 7 steps highlighted in Nadia’s latest book, “Reinventing New Chapters in Your Life at Any Age.” Kathi overcame paralysis and went on to become an author.


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Categories : Baby boomers, books, health, Publishing

Vision for a world-wide Alzheimer’s friendly healthcare workplace

30 11 2012
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Dr. Ethelle Lord, Alzheimer’s expert

Dr Ethelle Lord is a professional Alzheimer’s coach. Her website is http://www.Remembering4you.com, and it is a leading support, information, training and coaching website for caregivers and providers of services for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Dr. Lord has a brilliant vision of creating a world-wide Alzheimer’s friendly healthcare workforce that will support not only care providers, but will help improve the quality of life for individuals living with Alzheimer’s. She is passionate about her work, and is sometimes considered controversial, but she forges ahead. Not just an educated authority, Dr. Lord has been there, in the trenches, as her husband’s care giver for 10 years. She has been a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) for 15 years, and she has created a unique training program for professional Alzheimer’s coaches to support her vision.

Nadia: Dr. Lord. I’m thrilled to be talking to you today, and I know the readers are excited.

Ethelle: It is my pleasure and I am grateful for this opportunity, Nadia.

Nadia: Dr. Lord, can you tell us your personal story with regard to Alzheimer’s, which I understand is centered around your husband?

Ethelle: My story is not unique in any way to the many family caregivers in the field today that provide 24/7 care for their loved ones. In 1999 my husband had a triple by-pass and never was the same after his surgery. (I learned later that about 30% of bypass surgery results in permanent brain damage.) In January 2003 he was diagnosed with vascular dementia, an Alzheimer’s type that is somewhat treatable due to high-blood pressure, To read more of this article, click here…


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Interview with author of Amazon.com bestseller, “Awaken Your AgePotential”

16 10 2012
Cover of book, Awaken Your AgePotential

Awaken Your AgePotential

Readers: In the interest of full disclosure I will tell you that I personally know this author, visionary gerontologist Lori Campbell, and I’ve had some involvement in her exciting new project. Naturally I’m excited to share the good news. At the end of the day on October 16, 2012, “Awaken Your AgePotential” (my personal story is one chapter) had soared to Amazon.com’s top 10 bestseller list in 4 categories (two of those categories were #1). I talked with Lori recently about her book release and she has some revolutionary new perspectives on the subject of aging. Let’s see what she has to say:

Nadia: Let’s get right to it. Your book, Awaken Your AgePotential is written from a unique perspective. Tell us about that and what makes it different from other books about aging on the market today.

Lori: Awaken Your AgePotential is a book not as much about aging as it is about living—and living abundantly. It is focused on thriving, not just surviving the second half of life. Secondly, the book has a two-fold perspective. I first lay out the possibilities of the latest aging research, and then I had 10 contributing authors, who were thrivers. What’s a thriver? It is a person who embodies AgePotential. They are ordinary people having an extraordinary aging experience. More…


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Categories : Baby boomers, books, Success

Staurolite crystals otherwise known as cross rocks or fairy stones

8 10 2012
images of staurolite crystal fragments showing the right angles and partial cross shapes

Staurolite crystals/cross rocks (fragments)

I recently spent a late September Sunday afternoon hunting down Staurolite crystals, otherwise known as cross rocks or fairy stones. They are found in only a handful of locations around the world. One of those places is along the Mississippi River between the towns of Royalton and Little Falls, Minnesota. The term “cross rocks” refers to the shape of these rare treasures (many consider them to bring good luck). The one and only Charles Lindbergh is said to have carried one, also President Teddy Roosevelt and Thomas A. Edison. This is a link to some local history if you are interested and also numerous images of these natural curiosities.

How did my hunt go? Not bad considering that I didn’t go all the way down the trail to the dam and bridge where the best stones can be found. I will get there when I go again, but there wasn’t time for that on this excursion. Nevertheless, I came home with five pieces which, though not the perfectly formed crosses I was looking for, they were highly encouraging fragments. Look at these. I know. You’re thinking, they look like ordinary rocks. Yes they do at first, but once you get the hang of it, identifying pieces like these will give you the “eye” to spot one of the more sought-after specimens.

I have no doubt my luck will be more exciting when I venture back. It is a bit of a hike to get down there, but I’m up for it and when I do, I’ll have more pictures.


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