Tag Archives: women and power
RadioWrap-Up.5.12.17: VictoriousWomanMonth
May is Victorious Woman Month and today we’re got some victory inspiration from the fabulous Jen Croneberger. Jen has interesting insights on the things that are part of…
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12.9.16 Dirty Words on the Friday Happy Hour
If you’re not ready for granny panties, and you’re using “dirty words” that undercut your power, you want to tune in this Friday. Humorist Mary Fran Bontempo has…
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Your ThankYou Super Power
With 2017 only six week to New Years, do you know what you want to do with your brand new baby year yet? If you aren’t sure, or…
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11.11.16 RadioWrapUp: Veteran’sDay
It’s Veteran’s Day and author Laura Browder came to Happy Hour to talk. Laura’s book, When Janey Comes Marching Home, is an interesting looking into the service and…
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11.4.16 RadioWrapUp: Who Moved My Teeth
Attorney Cathy Sikorski joined us again at Happy Hour this Friday. We talked about about Medicare’s open enrollment, how to handle your employer when you’re caregiving and more….
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8.5.16 RadioWrapUp: Overcoming Divorce
Annmarie Kelly and Brenda Reynolds talked about Brenda’s unique divorce experience – unique because Brenda’s work as an organizational consultant is all about making things work. But nothing…
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Mid-Year Tune-Up for Your 2016 Goals
Ever feel like your goals need a tune-up? I do! And, for me, it’s now! It was just after the July 4th weekend when I did a personal…
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5.27.16 RadioWrapUp: Psychic Christi
This show is our psychic special! Psychic Christi Cavallo will be doing mini-readings for almost the whole hour. You can call in any time. If the line is…
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The Girlfriend Gala
The 2016 Girlfriend Gala was yesterday. It was our tenth Victorious Celebration. If you were there, THANK YOU for coming. You are part of the reason it was…
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4.29.16 RadioWrapUp: Kerry Hannon
Ready to downshift and get that job you love now? Kerry has so much information to share and I’m glad she shared so much of it with us…
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The 21-DAY VICTORY CHALLENGE
May is Victorious Woman Month and I’ve created the 21-Day Victory Challenge so you can build up some of your Victory Muscles and get into that Victorious Woman…
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Public Noise: What Would You Do?
Did you get your taxes done? I did, but much later than usual. As a result, I was in a very long line at the post office today….
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4.15.16 RadioWrapUp: Kelly Hayes-Raitt
Kelly Hayes-Raitt and I chatted about her midlife reinvention from political consultant into her most interesting “bohemian” lifestyle. Kelly is an activist and author who is passionate about…
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More Than Just Her Jeans
Remember those Gloria Vanderbilt jeans? Who didn’t love ‘em? How funny is that, while the flamboyant Gloria was flaunting her famous name on those fabulous jeans, she faced…
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Spring: New Beginnings
In spite of reports of an impending snow storm in the Northeast, today is the first day of spring. Yay! It wasn’t a bad winter, but isn’t spring,…
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Thoughts about Women’s History and You
It’s Women’s History Month and Nancy Reagan, US First Lady from 1981-1989, died this week at age 94. I think it’s curiously delicious that she died during Women’s…
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Folding Fitted Sheets
Victories come in all shapes and sizes. Most of them aren’t earth-shattering but they lead to those that are, either by boosting your confidence or proving something to…
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More Chapters For You?
Leslie Caron’s interview with Jane Pauley on last weekend’s CBS Sunday Morning reminded me of the strides women have made over the last half-century. And it reminded me…
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1.15.16 RadioWrapUp: Makeovers
Barbara Wasserman joined us for Happy Hour today. We did some good talking about midlife and midlife makeovers! Barbara’s My Next Purpose teleseminar begins on February 8. She included…
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Radio Wrap-Up: Starting A Business
Starting a Business and Building Your Tribe As we start looking toward the New Year of 2016, many of us get fired up about becoming more empowered. So…
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I Hate the Holidays: Stress-Busting Tips
“Glad to see ‘em come, glad to see ‘em go,” announced Mrs. Evans as she charged into the teacher’s lounge and plopped, exhausted, into her chair at the…
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RadioWrap-Up: Gratitude
Yes, we’re only a couple weeks from Thanksgiving, so I asked Janice Kaplan, author of The Gratitude Journals to join us. I met Janice in New York and,…
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Radio Wrap-Up: Caregivers
It’s National Family Caregivers Month and the theme this year is Respite: Taking Care of Yourself. So Cathy Sikorski, the serial caregiver, stopped by Happy Hour to talk…
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RadioWrap-Up: Halloween Ghosts!
Are there ghosts haunting your neighborhood this Halloween? Author Charles Adams came to scare us with ghostly stories for our Halloween Happy Hour…and if you didn’t spit up…
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RadioWrap-Up: Life in the Sports Lane
Diane McGraw talks about her life in sports Annmarie was invited Diane McGraw to Happy Hour and they talked about everything sports – the upcoming World Series, what…
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RadioWrap-Up: What’s Blocking Your Success?
Breaking through in MidLife Breakthrough expert Kathy Caprino joined me for Happy Hour and we had some fun talking about six blocks that could be stopping us midlife…
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Radio-Wrap-Up: Happiness Edition
Today is about HAPPINESS!! First, it’s the TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the Friday Happy Hour. I’m really happy about that…and I THANK YOU all for joining me for Happy…
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RadioWrap-Up: Lymphedema
Lymphedema and the Lymphedema Treatment Act: A conversation with advocate MJ Hitz. MJ Hitz was my guest on today’s show. She talked about the legislation that will help…
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RadioWrap-Up: The Adventurista
Would you travel by yourself? Janice Holly Booth does…and that’s what we talked about on today’s show. Holly is a former award-winning non-profit CEO, now full time writer,…
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Girlfriends Helping Girlfriends
Have you ever tried to get a business started but couldn’t quite get it past the first stage? If you have, the most likely reason you couldn’t grow…
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Gloria Steinem and Me
I waited in line for almost an hour to meet Gloria Steinem to get a signed copy of her latest book, My Life on the Road, and to…
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RadioWrap-Up: OVERWHELMED?
Brigid is a woman whose finger is on the pulse of the overwhelmed conundrum. Her New York Times Bestselling Book, OVERWHELMED:How to Work, Love, and Play When No One…
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J. Randy Taraborrelli at Book Expo America
J. Randy Taraborrelli. You might not know the name but you would recognize Randy from shows like Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight. He’s considered the foremost authority on…
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Photos: 2015 Girlfriend Gala
We had a GREAT time at the 2015 Victorious Woman Celebration, The Girlfriend Gala at Penn Oaks in West Chester PA! Thanks to all of you who joined…
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Lis Wiehl at Book Expo America
If you’ve never read any of Lis Wiehl’s books, you’re missing something. Lis is an attorney, author, professor, and news analyst. You can see her on the O’Reilly…
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Book Expo America: Lee Greenwood
Book Expo America is quite an experience for almost everyone. Whether you’re an author or press (like me), a vendor, an attendee, or a publisher, it’s something you…
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The Girlfriend Gala
Power Posse, the “magic penny” and the caregiver lady! Those are the most talked about “takeaways” this year’s Victorious Woman Celebration, The Girlfriend Gala. And they were only…
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Adult Child Wants Help
Question: A few years ago I started taking care of my mother. First it was a little physical and more emotional. Then it got to be more and…
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Empty Nester Returning to Workplace in Kelly’s Cafe
New Beginnings Question: I’m a new empty nester. I was a stay-at-home mom for a long time and then, as my kids got older, I got an outside…
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Abandonded & Angry
New Beginnings “My husband left me and I’m really angry. When we got married we agreed on a traditional setup – that I would raise the kids and…
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