What a cool, fun and great way to show your transition graphically! his is the medium and new career for Brussels based Paule André who illustrates her transition from a business background in the IT sector, to follow her passion and tap into her artistic talents to become a meeting “visual facilitation” expert ….
Archive | Stages of Life
Challenges faced by different generations of women.
The power of colour. Careers and Gen Y
Elinor Rowlands is a synaesthete. For those who don’t know what means, she experiences and processes information and emotion through colour. She shares with us how colour has already shaped her friendships, decisions and career choices.
CAREER CHANGER: From Stuck to Brioso…
Jone Bosworth shares the story of her sister-in-law’s career transition from 6 digit salary earner as an actuary to become a pre-school music teacher to eventually setting up her own business….
The light at the end of the long dark tunnel: Grief recovery
Exactly 3 months after her wedding Luisa Mannu’s husband Antonio, physician and ophthalmologist, at the age of 35 was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, for which there was little known medical treatment or research. Tragically, he died almost 2 years to the day after their wedding. Luisa tells us how their unconditional love sustained them through the darkest moments, when despite dealing with Antonio’s deteriorating health, they found happiness. She shares with us the stages of recovery from her loss, in a society where grieving can be restricted and incomplete and we are all pressurized into feeling ” happy” and urged to ” move on”. When she emerged from what she calls her “long dark tunnel ” she began training to become a grief recovery specialist to support others…
The Siren Shoes and the Fairy Tale Sisters
Shoes are connected with change and magic: Annabel Kaye looks at why we love our high heels at least some of the time!
Rethinking Youth
Gwyn Teatro tells us how her recently improved vision compelled her to rethink her perspective of herself as a “person of youth”
National Dishonor Society: High School Tales
Betsey Hartford recalls harrowing high school tales and being banned from the National Honor Society for….You won’t believe this tale from coming of age in the 60′s and 70s.
Taking a Look at the Comfort Zone
Do you feel comfortable? Regular contributor Gwyn Teatro suggests that the danger does not lie in being in the comfort zone. It lies in staying there too long. The question is, how long is too long?
Caregiver: an increasing role for Boomer women
Sharon K. Brothers talks about the isolation and challenges facing Boomer women squeezed between the responsibilities to their kids and now increasingly as caregivers to their elderly or infirm parents,
Where Can a Woman Find a Room of Her Own?
I found a room of my own, and it’s