How Much Will a Paid Caregiver Cost for My Aging Parents?

If you’re overwhelmed with caregiving responsibilities, hiring a paid care provider to help you with your aging parents or ill family member may be the answer. Sarah Ban Breathnach kicks off this information on how much paid caregivers cost with a “burnout talk”…

“Burnout is a condition caused by unbalance: too much work or responsibility, too little time to do it,” [...]

5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Life - Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ladies, are you living up to your own expectations of your life — your hopes and dreams, plans and goals? These five ways to get the most out of your life are based on Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s life, words, and reasons for being. She’s all about being authentic, taking risks, and trusting your inner voice.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali wrote Infidel, a memoir describing her [...]

6 Smart Stress Solutions to Help You Mellow Out Fast

This stress relief plan for women is from Susan Liddy, a life coach who focuses on empowering women. Her six smart stress solutions are effective and easy – and will help mellow you out fast!

“We all know what stress feels like,” says Liddy, who created a free Passages to Empowerment video series. “Those adrenalin rushing, nervous energy [...]

6 Steps to Financial Independence for Women – Ayn Rand

Personal finance may not be every woman’s favorite topic – but it’s one of the most important things she’ll ever take care of in her life! Here are six steps to financial independence for women, with inspiration from the strong, successful author Ayn Rand.

“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” [...]

Are You Happier as a Working Mom or a Stay-at-Home Mom? – Dr Laura Schlessinger

If you’re lucky enough to decide if you’d rather work outside the home for a paycheck or be at home with your kids full-time, I’m curious to know what makes you happier! Are working mothers healthier and happier or more stressed than stay-at-home moms? It may depend on who you ask….

If you ask talk show host, best-selling [...]

Is This a Risky Financial Investment? Money Tips for Women

If you’re a woman who needs help deciding on a financial investment, consider these tips from “The Money Couple.” Whether you’re investing in real estate, education, your career, stocks, mutual funds, or your child’s college education…these guidelines will help!

Here’s what Scott and Bethany Palmer say about making financial investments:

“What now? It’s a question we are [...]

5 Ways to Cope With Mild Depression for Women – JK Rowling

The famous author of the Harry Potter series struggled with depression – and she seems to have overcome it in wildly successful ways! Here are five ways to cope with mild depression for women, with inspiration from JK Rowling.

“We were as skint as you can be without being homeless, and at that point I was [...]

6 Practical Ways to Believe in Yourself – Zora Neale Hurston

Do you have the power to make dreams come true? Yes – if you believe in yourself. Here are ten practical ways to trust yourself enough to make even your most wildly improbable goals comes become reality…

First, here’s one of my favorite quotations, from author and poet Zora Neale Hurston:

“There are years that ask questions and [...]

How to Find the Strength to Leave a Bad Relationship – Gloria Steinem

It’s surprisingly difficult to leave an unhealthy, distant, or just plain bad relationship! You’d think it’d be simple – if you don’t like the way your boyfriend or husband treats you, then leave – but it’s actually quite complicated. Here are some suggestions for leaving bad relationships, motivated by a woman’s question on my article [...]

5 Habits of a Healthy Marriage – Erma Bombeck

Creating a healthy marriage can be as simple as sharing your daily highs and lows, or as complicated as learning effective conflict resolution skills. These habits of healthy marriages will work whether you’re newlyweds or a mature married couple!

First, a warning from Erma Bombeck:

“Marriage has no guarantees,” she said. “If that’s what you’re looking for, [...]

5 Ways to Help a Friend With Breast Cancer – Suzanne Somers

If your friend has breast cancer (like one of my closest friends), here are five ways to help, support, and love her through this dreadful illness. When my friend was diagnosed, I started exploring Suzanne Somers’ experience with breast cancer, as well as her dedication to finding ways to cure and prevent cancer in the first place. 

Somers [...]

How to Handle Negative or Bossy Co-Workers – Sophia Loren

A reader asked about responding to bossy co-workers on my Coping With Negative Coworkers Who Drain Your Energy article. Here are a few ideas on handling difficult people at work, with inspiration from Sophia Loren.

“Getting ahead in a difficult profession [or with difficult co-workers] requires avid faith in yourself,” said Loren. “That is why some people [...]

Inspiration for Successful Women – Mozart’s Mother and Sister

Are you looking for inspiration for successful women? I just visited the house in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born – and am more inspired than ever to live up to my own wildest dreams! This inspiration for successful women comes from Mozart’s mother and sister…because they weren’t encouraged to let their lights shine.

Here’s what Marianne [...]

Turning Failure to Success for Female Entrepreneurs – Maya Angelou

Successful female entrepreneurs don’t just survive business failure, relationship failure, or company failures – they turn failure to success! Here are specific ways to cope with failure for businesswomen, with inspiration from Maya Angelou.

“You did what you know how to do. When you knew better, you did better.” – Maya Angelou.

Bouncing back from failure involves accepting that you [...]

Women Considering Divorce – Signs It’s Time to Leave Your Husband

The decision to divorce can be agonizing for women; I hope these signs it’s time to leave your husband will make it easier to decide if you should stay married or run for the hills! These signs are from Contemplating Divorce — an amazing resource for unhappy marriages. 

First, two quotations about divorce from strong women in history: [...]