by AnnSheybani | Jun 21, 2012 | Authenticity, choosing a mate, Confidence, dating, divorce, Dr. Gayle Hall, goals, identity, Interview, marriage, mistakes, reinvention, Self-Esteem, Starting Over
Dr. Gayle Hall is a cute chick in sassy heels and perfect makeup. She’s also a life coach, author, mentor, and professor. But she wasn’t always someone who had it all together. Skinny, scrawny, red-headed, and freckle-faced as a little girl, Gayle spent grade...
by AnnSheybani | Jun 19, 2012 | Boundaries, choosing a mate, Confidence, Courage, dating, divorce, identity, love, marriage, risk, Self love, Self-Esteem
Lately I’ve been running into really nice guys who have no idea why their marriage ended. Attractive in sort of a Steve Carell way, I usually spot them standing against the wall, tapping their toes to the beat of some 70’s tune, holding a plastic cup, looking like...
by AnnSheybani | Apr 21, 2012 | aging, Authenticity, cats, choosing a mate, Confidence, Courage, divorce, goals, growing up, Honesty, husband, identity, Interview, life transitions, marriage, parenting, reinvention, role model, Second Adulthood, Self-Esteem, Starting Over, voice
Rhoda Berman is 85 years old. She’s a vibrant, active, no-nonsense sort of woman who isn’t afraid to express her opinion. She knows her strengths and her weaknesses. She knows how to represent herself. “In order to get the best of me, I have to tell (people) the...
by AnnSheybani | Apr 11, 2012 | Boundaries, Chicken Back Syndrom, Confidence, connection, Courage, divorce, expectations, extreem dependency, identity, life transitions, limiting beliefs, mistakes, parenting, reinvention, risk, Self love
When did we women decide that everyone else should come first? Who proclaimed it our job to guarantee the pleasure of others and settle for whatever crumbs fell off their plates? I like to call this the Chicken Back Syndrome. Preparing a chicken dinner, encouraging...
by AnnSheybani | Mar 21, 2012 | adventure, aging, alpha chick, attachment, Authenticity, choosing a mate, Codependency, Confidence, connection, dating, divorce, expectations, extreem dependency, Flo Stahl, goals, growing up, husband, identity, Interview, life transitions, limiting beliefs, marriage, parenting, reinvention, self-image, Starting Over, The Law of Attraction, voice
Some people are late bloomers. Take Flo Stahl, for instance. She didn’t begin to value herself until the ripe old age of 65. Now a vibrant, sexy 80-year-old, Flo is grateful for the opportunity to have evolved. Twice married, twice divorced, Flo gives herself a D+...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 28, 2012 | adventure, choosing a mate, Cultural Issues, dating, divorce, expectations, husband, identity, Iran, love, marriage, match profile, Match.com, mistakes, Muslim, Self-Esteem
I used to think that women, like me, were guilty of being non-selective when it came to choosing a mate. That any warm body that paid us a little attention could end up walking us down the aisle. But lately I’ve been noticing that men–particularly young...
