Category Archives: well-being
Virtual Book Tour with Sarah Pleydell
Today we’re delighted to welcome author Sarah Pleydell to our blog. We’ll be discussing her beautifully written novel, Cologne, described as “wise and subtle…..as provocative as it is riveting.” Sarah has graciously shared a lot of information, so let’s get started: Her Mentor Center: This is a work of fiction, but there are elements of autobiography/yourself in the story, correct? Sarah: I started writing this novel while I was finishing my MFA thesis. I was ready to write a second book and was learning firsthand the task of writing a … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood sexual abuse, Cologne, family, Her Mentor Center, Sarah Pleydell, sisters, Virtual Book Tour, war, writing
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Virtual Book Tour tomorrow
Please join us here at Her Mentor Center for a Virtual Book Tour on Thursday, March 14th, for our talk with award-winning writer, performer and playwright, Sarah Pleydell. She will be answering questions about her debut novel, Cologne. Set in 1960 and based on memories of Sarah’s childhood in London, this stunning novel has been twenty years in the making. She presents a portrait of a family and their German au pair on the cusp of great social change. Childhood and history collide, blurring the distinctions between victim and victor, ruin and … Continue reading
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Tagged au pair, author, childhood, Cologne, London, March 14, Sarah Pleydell, Thursday, Virtual Book Tour
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Can Women Have It All?
Here it is 50 years after “The Feminine Mystique” was published and women are still struggling with identity. Should we “Lean In” and grab ambition as the book recently published by Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg suggests? Or let go of guilt and create a realistic work/family balance once and for all? Is it time to reignite the smoldering women’s revolution? Probably not. As I look back over 35 years of trying to do it all, I realize that these conversations will likely continue way past my lifetime. You see, there … Continue reading
Posted in extended family, intimate partner, parenting kids, stress, well-being, your self
Tagged 'Lean In', Betty Friedan, guilt, leadership, role models, Sheryl Sandberg, stress, The Feminine Mystique
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Playing with Daylight Savings Time
Now that the change to Daylight Savings Time is just around the corner, have you thought about what you will do with that extra hour? You could squeeze in some additional work or chores but how about instead treating yourself to 60 minutes of fun each day? Rather than being more of the responsible adult you’ve always been, let yourself be a kid again for a while, celebrating those past days of freedom. Here are some tips to get you started thinking about DST, even before summer begins: Who do … Continue reading
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Tagged child, Daylight Savings Time, freedom, friends, fun, kid, me time, need, play, summer, want
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