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 …

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.

10-Part Summer Radio Series with Eileen Williams – Feisty Side of Fifty
June 2010 — “Age is NOT a disease! Women like being 50, 60 and 70. We don’t want to go back to Thirty – it was too stressful,” say, Suzanne Braun Levine, author of 50 IS THE NEW FIFTY and Eileen Williams, the founder of the FEISTY SIDE OF FIFTY blog and radio show. The two experts on women’s lives are partnering on a 10-part blog radio series based on the life lessons in Levine’s book.
“The lessons are guidelines,” …

Circle of Trust Summer Favorites!
Why do we read more in the summer?
Maybe because we take long trips that are conducive to long reads. Maybe because we lie in the sun (for short stretches) and the shade for hours. One thing I know: this is the season when we recommend a wider range of books to each other and we read them with the special joy that “summer reading” adds to the prospect of settling in with a friend’s favorites.
I recently read Desert Queen …

YOUNGER WOMEN ARE LOOKING AHEAD!

A young staff member at Plume (my paperback publisher) interviewed me for two new videos to celebrate the paperback publication of “50 Is the New Fifty.” Because the interviewer was a young woman, I was reminded (again) of how important it is for women in second adulthood to be seen in our culture – to be visible and happy. We are each other’s horizontal role models. And, just as important, we are paving the way for younger women.

Younger …

By Karin Lippert
Toronto, Canada
When I decided to sign up for the Weekend to End Women’s Cancers 60K two-day event in Toronto, I knew I would have to train. I hadn’t done very much about exercise in a long time. I had not been motivated. I thought all my little aches would just get bigger/worse. My damaged discs would rebel. I was wrong.
Two things happened that made me change my outlook. First, I decided that at 65 I had to do the walk to honor my mother who had died …

New Book Proclaims ‘50 Is the New Fifty’
VIVMag, says: “Frankly, we’re a little tired of hearing people say things like ‘30 is the new 20’ and ‘40 is the new 30.’ So we love the title of Suzanne Braun Levine’s new book: “50 Is the New Fifty.” The first editor of Ms. magazine, Levine is no stranger to inviting a discussion on women and aging… she delivers 10 life lessons for women who are in their “second adulthood” with wisdom, honesty and humor…”
Click here to read VIVmag article. …

AN EVENING OF INSIGHTS, FUN, LAUGHTER AND WISDOM!

Celebrate “Fifty Is the New Fifty” at the JCC in Manhattan, Tuesday, May 11!
AN EVENING OF INSIGHTS, FUN, LAUGHTER AND WISDOM!
There are so many programs for Women 40+and for Seniors at the JCC in Manhattan. It is one of the liveliest communities in Manhattan. I am always happy to be part of it. I am delighted to be celebrating the release of the paperback edition of my book there on Tuesday, May 11th – with old friends and new.
Join us!
Tuesday, May 11
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SHARE MARTHA ALLEN’S LIST WITH YOUR
“CIRCLE OF TRUST BOOK CLUB”
Director of The Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP) Reads “50” Books per Year!
Dr. Martha Leslie Allen logs in about 50 books per year. She keeps friends up to the minute on her current selections and her reviews on Goodreads where she has logged in 744 books to date and lists 56 as “Favorites.”
We’re posting a list of “10” of her favorite memoirs to share with “Your Circle of Trust Book Club.” Martha says, “these books …

ALSO, AN UPDATE ON BOOKS BY FRIENDS

Like all of you, I have a circle of friends that I try to connect with on a regular basis. For me, it’s often over lunch.  I look forward to those dates with a real hunger – for the intimacy, the chance to chronicle our lives to ourselves and each other, and the sheer delight of gazing at a well-loved face.
If too much time goes by, one or the other of us sends an e-mail titled “re: lunch?” Occasionally we need to schedule an …