Beauty Foods – The Fruits and Veggies That Improve Your Appearance

A woman’s natural beauty can be enhanced by certain “beauty foods.” Here are five types of foods that improve appearance by decreasing the effects of aging, reducing inflammation, and tightening skin cells.

“Foods that keep our livers cleansed of toxins, heavy metals, and fats make our whole body function more efficiently,” says Dr Julia Hunter of [...]

How to Stop Feeling Guilty Over a Relationship Breakup

On my article about letting go of someone you love, a reader asked how she can stop feeling guilty about breaking up with her boyfriend of four years. Here are my suggestions, starting with a quotation from a strong woman in history to start!

“This is all you have,” says Dr Laura Schlessinger. “This is not a [...]

Online Relationships – How to Survive an Internet Affair

Online relationships are common and destructive; these suggestions for surviving an internet affair will help you reconnect with your partner, save your marriage, and rebuild trust!

Here’s what Steve said on my Tips for Surviving an Emotional Affair article on Quips & Tips for Achieving Your Goals. He had an internet affair and wants to know [...]

Overcoming Shame and Guilt – Erica Jong

If you struggle with your past, if you have regrets, check out this advice for and research about overcoming shame, with quotations from the successful Erica Jong.

“The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel,” says Jong. “Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to [...]

How to Fail and Bounce Back – Rachel Naomi Remen

The life lesson: successful women fail more than unsuccessful women — so we have to be willing to fail and bounce back! The successful woman: Rachel Naomi Remen, MD.

“The willingness to win OR lose moves us out of an adversarial relationship to life and into a powerful kind of openness,” writes Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen in Kitchen Table Wisdom: [...]

Lighten Up to Get More Done – Dr Estelle Ramey

The life lesson: you don’t have to be serious or grim to get more done and pursue your dreams! The successful woman: witty feminist Estelle Ramey, who was a Georgetown University endocrinologist and women’s libber (1917-2006).

“Men were designed for short, nasty, brutal lives,” said Ramey. “Women are designed for long, miserable ones.”

She was kidding, of course…wasn’t [...]

Getting Your Medical Degree – Dr Emily Howard Stowe

The life lesson: there are specific steps to getting your medical degree. The successful woman: Dr Emily Howard Stowe.  She was a Canadian schoolteacher, principal, and doctor – and she was forced to leave her kids for two years to earn her medical degree in America.

“When Emily Howard Jennings was born in 1831, girls’ lives followed a set pattern. Some [...]