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Going Green
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Dear Dotsie,
November 15, 2008

""Everyone has a purpose in life--a unique gift or special talent to give to others." by Deepak Chopra

The above quote is a gentle reminder that baby boomer women have unique gifts and special talents we give to others on a daily basis. During this month of giving thanks, how about taking time to be thankful for our individual gifts that serve as our life purpose? Then, give thanks for others who share their gifts with us. It's what makes the world go 'round.

I'm excited to share a new partnership that was confirmed this week. The National Association of Baby Boomer Women partnered with More Magazine, the nations leading magazine that celebrates women 40+. More and the NABBW share similar missions that empower women at midlife to live their best lives. Going forward, women who join the association will receive a FREE annual subscription to More. Once a member, all you need to do is fill out the link that will arrive in your "welcome" email.

We are excited to be doing our part to help save the environment by offering a F-R-E-E and open to the public teleseminar in December called, I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas (complete details below) with our own NABBW expert, Diane MacEachern. Make sure you record the call-in information!
 
Please note our Featured Associate, Barbara Freisner, who has just launched LifeTalks. This great program helps baby boomers open the doors to meaningful conversations with their aging loved ones regarding difficult topics.

Our Relationship Expert, Judith Sherven, PhD is offering a comprehensive program, "Overcoming the Fear of Being Fabulous." She and her husband, Jim Sniechowski, PhD, are a best selling psychology team who has created a 12-CD program to help you dig deep
in to the deepest source of what's holding you back AND guide you into your personal freedom so you can live your rightfully fabulous life.

Now it's time to relax with your favorite drink and get caught up on all things boomer women. Have a blessed Thanksgiving with your loved ones.

And now, onward with grace!

Blessings,
Dotsie Bregel
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Featured Associate

Barbara Friesner
www.AgeWiseLiving.com

Barbara became a Generational Coach the way so many people do - as a result of her own personal experience. For more than 25 years, Barbara has been a caregiver - first for her grandmother for many years, and for the past 16 years for her mother, who now has very advanced dementia. In the beginning, Barbara struggled to get them to do what was in their best interest. Once she "broke the code" and realized that a lot of her struggles were because of generational differences, she was able to get her grandmother and mother to willingly do what's in their best interest. Soon friends were calling for advice, then friends of friends, and then total strangers. About 9 years ago, Barbara realized she was on to something! So she started AgeWiseLiving™ to help others so they wouldn't have to go through the emotional turmoil she went through.
 
Barbara works only with the family members - usually the caregiving Baby Boomer daughter. She helps them know what to do and how to communicate effectively so their aging loved ones will actually do what's in their best interest. If sibling issues are a problem, Barbara also coaches her clients on how to get their other sibs to help - or at least to not sabotage the process. Since all work is done by phone, Barbara works with family members all over the world. If siblings want to work together, they work via a conference call. 

Her "Life Talks" quick start program has been a huge success for families who want and need to talk with their aging loved ones - and want to do it now!  The "Talk With Your Aging Parents Now" quick start program includes, among lots of other things, 5 Golden Key pre-recorded seminars that helps them understand who their aging loved one is and what makes them tick and a one-hour private Generational Coaching session where they learn who their aging loved one is as an individual and how to appeal to them as a unique individual so not only will they do what's in their best interest, they'll actually think it's their idea! 

For family members who want a more hands-on approach, Barbara also offers an 8-week "boot camp" called "How To Be Your Own Generational Coach". This program includes, among other things, 8 weekly "live" teleseminars, 8 weekly one-on-one Generational Coaching sessions, and The Ultimate Caregiver's Survival Guide. Both this program and the "Talk With Your Aging Parents Now" quick-start program, also include unlimited 90-minute group Generational Coaching sessions.

Barbara is also a published author. "Most people wait to help their aging loved one because they don't know how or where to start and/or what to do each step of the way. That's why I wrote The Ultimate Caregiver's Survival Guide workbook. I want people to know what to do and how to do it so family members can calmly and successfully help their aging loved ones make difficult decisions."

With more than 150 pages, The Ultimate Caregiver's Survival Guide is a complete, step-by-step blueprint that includes all the necessary elements -- worksheets, checklists, examples, instructions, and tips - so they can successfully address the whole spectrum of eldercare issues -- including sibling issues -- in a step-by-step, easy to follow process! As an added bonus, every workbook comes with the 3 CD boxed set AgeWiseLiving Expert Series. The set includes interviews with an Elder Law expert, a Personal Financial Planner, and a Family Relationship expert. 

And, since many families are struggling to help a loved one with dementia, Barbara created the Is It Simple Forgetfulness or the Real Thing CD. This CD covers such topics as what dementia is - and isn't, other causes of increased forgetfulness, how to communicate with someone with dementia, how to keep them independent longer, and how to successfully transition them into a memory care community. This program is also available in downloadable format as well as in transcript format. 

Barbara publishes a free monthly newsletter (sign up at www.AgeWiseLiving.com) and conducts free monthly teleseminars on important eldercare issues.  In addition, using the skills she honed as the Director of Education & Development for the Loews Corporation and Dean of Loews University, Barbara speaks to groups from 10 to 10,000 on how to resolve eldercare issues by choice, not crisis. She is also an adjunct professor at Cornell University. When not taking care of her AgeWiseLiving clients, Barbara loves to spend time with family and friends, hike, knit and enjoy the peace and tranquility on her daily walks in Central Park.
NABBW Monthly Teleseminars

NABBW DECEMBER 2008 TELESEMINAR - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Big Green Purse
I'm Dreaming of a GREEN Christmas - Shopping, Decorating, and Entertaining
NABBW Associate Diane MacEachern, author of
 
The Big Green Purse
Monday, December 8, 2008,  at 3:00 pm EST
Telephone Number: 1 (712) 580-7706
Conference Code: 1735162
Don't forget to record this information for the call!
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EllynAnne Geisel
www.apronmemories.com
EllynAnne announces the launch of her National Tie One On Day™, an annual opportunity to Tie One On---an apron, of course! and share your bounty with someone in need of physical or spiritual sustenance. As encouragement to your assistance in the promotion of and its message of sharing and gratefulness, Andrews McMeel, my wonderful publisher, is offering 5 copies of The Apron Book and 5 copies of Apronisms in a giveaway, along with 5 vintage aprons from my very own personal collection! Enter HERE!

Carolyn Howard-Johnson
www.HowToDoItFrugally.com
Carolyn will speak to the California Writers Club of San Fernando Valley at 1 pm on December 13, 2008. It's at the Encino Community Center, 4939 Balboa Blvd (just north of Ventura Blvd.), Encino, CA 91316. Learn more about the year's programs HERE. Carolyn highly recommends this group as a FRUGAL and dynamic one. Their e-mail is cwcsfv@gmail.com.

Jan Cullinane
www.thenewretirement.net
Jan Cullinane gave a seminar in conjunction with Petros Financial Services in Jacksonville, Florida on October 30th.

Joanie Winberg
www.NADWC.com
Fresh Start 2009 - A Wellness Getaway Cruise for Single-Again Women, February 6-9, 2009. Join us for a 3-night cruise on the Royal Caribbean's "Monarch of the Seas" from Port Canaveral, Florida to beautiful CoCo Cay and Nassau, Bahamas. Enjoy morning workshops designed to educate, uplift and motivate, followed by relaxing days at the beach! Limited space available, so call today and reserve your space. Hurry! Final payment due November 21, 2008.

Theresa Maria Napa, CPCC
Leadership & Anything Is Possible Coach/Speaker
www.RightTrackCoaching.com
Has scheduled free teleseminars for Friday, November 7, 2008 at 11:00am Central "Leaders Reinventing Themselves." Times are challenging and new strategies give you a competitive edge.  Get tips to get you on top of your leadership game in spite of the negative forecasts.  Remember: Anything is Possible. T-M is also offering her popular program "Have Your Best Year Yet in 2009" for $99. For more info and new leadership circles, go HERE.

Jennifer Kalita
www.thehomeofficesuccesscircle.com
www.thekalitagroup.com
Since the begining of September, NABBW Associate Jennifer Kalita began a Sunday column for the Baltimore Sun called, "Just Ask Jen." The column is in the "Careers" section and focuses on managing career and business while still achieving work/life balance. The column is not featured online at this time, but will be in the near future.

Karen Medler
skinnydippinginthewilderness.com
Skinny Dipping in the Wilderness, is a travel club for middle-aged women who have always wanted to do travel, but who don't know how to go about it AND who would like to have a traveling companion(s). Think of it as a traveling bed and breakfast as we venture out as an intimate, comfortable group of baby boomer women not done having fun. For more details, visit HERE!

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