Living with a chronic illness does not mean your quality of life or your outlook on how you choose to live needs to be compromised. @mightymelanie @lyfebulb #fearlessfabulousyou At age 17 Dr. Karin Hehenberger was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). A competitive tennis player and outdoors woman living in Sweden, Karin kept her diagnosis under wraps for 20 years out of fear and shame of living with chronic disease. As she grew older diabetes impacted her body and Karin under went both life saving kidney and pancreas transplants. Watch Karin’s story here. Her body may have taken a hit but
Read more →I have a special place in my heart for four kinds of women: Dreamers, Doers, Do-Gooders and Survivors. Judy Pearson and Karen Shayne are all four rolled up into two beautiful bodies of energy with huge hearts and super-sized souls. They are co founders of the Women Survivors Alliance and the annual National Women’s Survivors Convention (“Survivorville”) and publishers of Nou Magazine. Their mission is “to establish a network where women affected by cancer can find their voice, improve their quality of life and embrace their second acts.”
Read more →My mother (aka “The Purple Lady”) lives by her “Purple Rules” which means “Do unto others and for others.” Give graciously and generously to help others without expecting anything in return. According to the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University Even though women, in general, earn less than men, have less in retirement, and outlive their spouses, this study demonstrates that Boomer and older women appear to be more generous in giving to charity than comparable men, when we take these factors into consideration. “Philanthropy” is a big word that you think is applied only to the wealthy (as in a
Read more →With Mother’s Day approaching, I’ve decided to address an aspect of women that is continuing to grow and flourish. It is an ideal that my Mother, Sonia Young, passed on to me…”Do unto others.” Women are drawn to giving and giving back. According to studies conducted by The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy: single women are significantly more likely than single men to make a philanthropic gift; female-headed households are more likely than or as likely to give as male-headed households in every charitable subsector; married men and married women are both more likely to give and to make
Read more →You want to know what’s in a name? Would you like get people to (unknowingly) do what you want? Kerrie Hopkins is a personality profile expert on what she refers to as “onomalogy,” the correlation between a person’s name, and his or her behavior and personality traits. Kerry says, “There is a direct correlation between people’s names and their unique personality traits, and when onomalogy is applied to sales, personal life and family you can predict who is more likely to buy or not, how others will react in relationships and in your home, and why.” She’s published three books based on her years of experience
Read more →When CEOs want to boost their brands and build their business they turn to the the real-deal business “Love machine” to help make it happen. Jennifer Love has over 15 years building and working with consumer (CPG) brands. Currently, Jennifer is the Business Navigator + CEO of the Entrepreneurist – a fast-track strategy incubator that combines invaluable tools and results-driven mentorship. Jennifer joins me March 16 on Fearless Fabulous You! to discuss the secret to entrepreneurial success…yours and hers. We’ll also discuss some issues near and dear to both of us to help young women boost their self-esteem and realize
Read more →The news that Sports Illustrated ‘s annual swimsuit issue includes a plus-size model, Ashley Graham, brought to the forefront the conversation about body image and body acceptance. If you truly love your body as it is you are one lucky person because studies show that over 80% of girls and women dislike their body in some way. Dr. Felicia Clark is a plus size cover model and body acceptance coach who hosts workshops and online courses to help girls, college students and women develop a positive body image. Formerly with Ford Models, Inc., Dr. Clark has appeared in multiple national media outlets modeling clothing
Read more →Anxiety, Fear and Doubt…Wouldn’t it be great if these three words were replaced with, Confidence, Courage and Self-Trust when it comes to a woman’s well-being? Especially a young woman. My December 1 guests on Fearless Fabulous You! are two women who are addressing these issues in different ways to help women, especially young women, believe they are fearless and fabulous. There are more than 20 million high school and college-age girls in the U.S., each of whom has her own hopes and dreams. Today young women have more career and life choices with the right education, mentoring and a strong
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