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• Searching For Role Models

  

  In a week like no other in recent memory, we have seen horrendous bloody images daily of devastation and death around the world caused by radical terrorists: th... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Friendships Decrease Inevitable Stress

  

  On the way to Machu Picchu, outside of the marketplace, I met this amazing group of women with their children. Without a doubt, all over the world, friendships... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Stepping Stones to Travel

  

  When we created Her Mentor Center in 2000, our focus was on Baby Boomers in the Sandwich Generation. And way back then, before blogging was popular, women... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Orlando Massacre: Feeling Vulnerable

  

  One deranged man, filled with hate and armed with weapons of war, killed 50 innocents and seriously injured as many within a few hours. Family and friends,... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• More Millennials Are Back Home

  

  It’s June – do you know where your Millennial is? You do if your daughter has moved back in after college graduation or your son has returned home to live... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Gratitude: Our 50th Anniversary

  

  I was overwhelmed with gratitude last weekend as my husband and I celebrated our golden wedding anniversary. We talked a lot about the life we’ve created... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Virtual Book Tour with Molly Best Tinsley

  

  We are pleased to host Molly Best Tinsley on our website today discussing her novel, Behind the Waterfall. Welcome, Molly. With your background – teaching... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Spirited Woman 12 Book Pick List

  

  We’re thrilled to have our book, Whose Couch Is It Anyway?, selected by Spirited Woman this week for their spring book recommendations. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• College Grads: Moving Back With Parents

  

  A lot of students are about to walk away from campus – diplomas in hand – and straight back home. May is boomerang month for many families. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Woman as Daughter, Mom, MIL, Grandmother

  

  Have you noticed how you and the women in your life are able to accomplish a myriad of activities all the while maintaining rich relationships? Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Millennials: How to Live on Your Own

  

  Today we’re pleased to present guest blogger Jade Phillips. You can find her living in pockets of online communities across the web. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Guess Who Is Adulting Now

  

  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this month Millennials have topped 75 million, officially taking over as the largest generation in the country. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Women in Conflict

  

  With Mother’s Day on the horizon and as a Boomer Mom managing complicated family challenges, are you: Ready to give up acting responsible for everyone Fed up... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Millennials and Tax Day

  

  It’s that time of year again – Tax Day – and even though the economy is improving, it still feels like Uncle Sam is taking a big bite out of our income. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Millennials and Boomers: Mutual Support

  

  We don’t often celebrate caring across the generations. When we were growing up, grandparents were the ones who gave us whatever we wanted, provided we didn’t... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Moms of Boomerang Kids Speak Up

  

  Like 20 million other Millennials, has your adult child moved home? If so, we hope to hear from you about your experiences. We’ve been collecting stories from... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• How Can We Feel Safe?

  

  April is Stress Awareness month, but this year we don’t need a reminder. There’s plenty of fear and worry after this week’s bomb attacks on the Brussels... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Letters of Acceptance

  

  We’re approaching the time of year that letters of acceptance go out – either by snail mail or directly through the Internet. For some, it’s admission to colleg... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• When Adult Children Move Home

  

  The phenomenon of adult children flying back to the nest has recently been called a favorable cultural shift. However, some women in the midst of spreading thei... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Millennial Voters

  

  Millennials are actively engaged in the 2016 Presidential primaries on both sides of the aisle, driven by issues that are important to them. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS