Mary Eileen Williams, founder of the popular “Feisty Side of Fifty” blog and author of HOW TO LAND THE JOB YOU LOVE! and I are launching a regular monthly program on “Feisty Side of Fifty” blogtalkradio.com.
We are launching the new program talking about Happiness in Second Adulthood. What makes us happy? How does happiness affect successful aging for women (and men)? Recent studies and the big role that friends – Our Circle of Trust – can play.
Tune in on September 8, …

By Lori Sokol, Ph. D.

President of Sokol Media
The Huffington Post
August 24, 2010
“To celebrate my 50th birthday earlier this month, I invited the author of the book, “50 Is the New 50,” Suzanne Braun Levine, to be a guest on my weekly radio show, “Juggling Act.” While she discussed the many benefits associated with embarking on this new decade of female freedom and independence called Second Adulthood, what I recall most from this interview is her chapter entitled, “The F— U Fifties…”
“But …

JOIN ME FOR A VERY SPECIAL EVENT: THE 2010 PAGES & PLACES BOOK FESTIVAL! SCRANTON, PA – SATURDAY, OCT. 2nd
Join me at the 2010 Pages & Places Book Festival, Scranton’s celebration of books and the city on Saturday October 2nd. I will be at the Book Expo and on the Panel: “FROM FRONTLINES TO HEADLINES” with Robin Morgan, Tamera Gugelmeyer and Andi Zeisler. http://pagesandplaces.org/
BOOK EXPO
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
*I will be there from 12:00 pm -1:00 p.m. Stop by to say hello! …

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 – NOON (EST)
STRATEGIES & TIPS FOR WOMEN OVER 50 IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET
What Is the Major Issue that Is Holding You back?
How Can You Get Your Resume Noticed?
How Can You Best Sell Yourself in an Interview?
Mary Eileen Williams and I did a 10-part series on the lessons in my book “FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY.” Now, it is my turn to ask the questions. I will be interviewing Mary Eileen about her new book: “LAND THE JOB YOU LOVE:10 Surefire …

Summer Reading is still at the top of our list of things to do now….

APRIL AND OLIVER by Tess Callahan is on my list. The story of two people who grew up like brother and sister and what happens when they are drawn back together after a family tragedy. The writing is beautiful and insightful; the characters are complex and surprising; and the plot is not what you think.

We celebrated my husband Bob’s 70th birthday by easing him out of his comfort zone with a raft trip down the Delaware River. Joining us were our children Joshua and Joanna and Dave Greenbaum – a wonderful potter and Bob’s partner in the BlueStone Gallery