5,100 women disappear every day. How? We turn 50. We disappear from books, magazines and movies. Society's message is that youth and beauty trump age and wisdom - so go away mature woman, you don't matter.
We don't matter? Women's life expectancy is 79.7; if we reach 50 without cancer or heart disease, our life expectancy is 42 more years - 92.
This generation of women has always been trailblazers and now we are blazing the trail of a fulfilling, vibrant, exciting second half of life. Once again, we have no role models for our Second Blooming because neither our mothers nor our grandmothers had this breadth of opportunities.
Why do women have this opportunity for a Second Blooming? Because we live longer, are healthier, have more money, are better educated, can access a virtual world through computers, possess a variety of skills, and are accustomed to planning our own lives.
We Second Blooming women will make our lives matter and will continue to contribute to society.
We agree with Agatha Christie who said, "I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming. Suddenly you find - at the age of 50 - that a whole new life has opened before you."
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About: Kathleen Vestal Logan
Kathleen Vestal Logan, M.S., M.A.
kvllifeskills@aol.com
(850) 934-8056
Kathleen is a nationally-known writer and speaker on the subject of military family issues. Her article “The Emotional Cycle of Deployment,” published by Naval Institute Proceedings in 1987, continues to be used throughout U.S. military services and the British Navy. Logan was keynote speaker at three Navy Region Northwest Deployment Conferences in June, 2005. Hurricane Ivan prompted her to write “Leading through Crisis” which was published in Toastmaster Magazine in 2005. She was also recently awarded honorable mention twice in the national Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, and 1st Honorable Mention in a state of Florida competition.
As Coordinator of Baptist Hospital’s Employee Assistance Program from 1990 – 1996, she worked extensively with organizations facing closing, downsizing, layoffs, or reorganization
Logan has her undergraduate degree in education, a master’s degree in Management, and a master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy. She currently has her own consulting business.
In addition to their seminars and workshops with people of all educational backgrounds, Logan and Smith have taught college-level classes to older students. They possess a solid educational and theoretical base for this book, as well as extensive practical experience working with women from every socio-economic level. In addition, they have both met the challenge of creating a “second life” for themselves.
kvllifeskills@aol.com
(850) 934-8056
Kathleen is a nationally-known writer and speaker on the subject of military family issues. Her article “The Emotional Cycle of Deployment,” published by Naval Institute Proceedings in 1987, continues to be used throughout U.S. military services and the British Navy. Logan was keynote speaker at three Navy Region Northwest Deployment Conferences in June, 2005. Hurricane Ivan prompted her to write “Leading through Crisis” which was published in Toastmaster Magazine in 2005. She was also recently awarded honorable mention twice in the national Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, and 1st Honorable Mention in a state of Florida competition.
As Coordinator of Baptist Hospital’s Employee Assistance Program from 1990 – 1996, she worked extensively with organizations facing closing, downsizing, layoffs, or reorganization
Logan has her undergraduate degree in education, a master’s degree in Management, and a master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy. She currently has her own consulting business.
In addition to their seminars and workshops with people of all educational backgrounds, Logan and Smith have taught college-level classes to older students. They possess a solid educational and theoretical base for this book, as well as extensive practical experience working with women from every socio-economic level. In addition, they have both met the challenge of creating a “second life” for themselves.
About: Elizabeth L. "Betsy" Smith
Elizabeth L. “Betsy” Smith, PhD, ACC
www.boldchange.com
(850) 478-0479
Betsy, is a well-known speaker, facilitator, and seminar presenter. For almost twenty years, she was a senior executive at Pensacola Junior College. Early in her tenure at Pensacola Junior College, she was the only female executive Smith provided leadership in collaborating with other nearby community colleges and universities in securing a leadership enhancement grant for women and minorities. For five years, she mentored emerging female leaders in the National Institute of Leadership Development of the American Association of Community Colleges.
Smith’s undergraduate work was in psychology and social work. Her master’s degree is in Adult and Community Education, and her Ph. D. is in Higher Education Administration. She started her own business, E. L. Smith Consulting in 2005. In her role as Executive Leadership Coach, Smith holds certification from the International Coach Federation and is an Associate of the Strategic Executive Coaching Alliance.
Smith published “Services for the Non-traditional Older than Average Student: Suggestions” in Southern Association of College Student Affairs Journal. Her article, “Women in Business” was published in the Pensacola Business Journal and her article “Boomers Change Retirement: The Trend of Second Careers” was published in Climate Magazine in 2006. “Leadership at all Levels” was the title of her chapter in the book Diversity in Technology Education, edited by Betty L. Rider, Ph. D.
www.boldchange.com
(850) 478-0479
Betsy, is a well-known speaker, facilitator, and seminar presenter. For almost twenty years, she was a senior executive at Pensacola Junior College. Early in her tenure at Pensacola Junior College, she was the only female executive Smith provided leadership in collaborating with other nearby community colleges and universities in securing a leadership enhancement grant for women and minorities. For five years, she mentored emerging female leaders in the National Institute of Leadership Development of the American Association of Community Colleges.
Smith’s undergraduate work was in psychology and social work. Her master’s degree is in Adult and Community Education, and her Ph. D. is in Higher Education Administration. She started her own business, E. L. Smith Consulting in 2005. In her role as Executive Leadership Coach, Smith holds certification from the International Coach Federation and is an Associate of the Strategic Executive Coaching Alliance.
Smith published “Services for the Non-traditional Older than Average Student: Suggestions” in Southern Association of College Student Affairs Journal. Her article, “Women in Business” was published in the Pensacola Business Journal and her article “Boomers Change Retirement: The Trend of Second Careers” was published in Climate Magazine in 2006. “Leadership at all Levels” was the title of her chapter in the book Diversity in Technology Education, edited by Betty L. Rider, Ph. D.
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