Fearless Fabulous You

Gin Sander, author of numerous lifestyle books, discusses her latest: "The Big Bucket List 133:Experiences of a Lifetime" and all the ways to pursue your own list and achieve your dreams. Radio Hosts and Authors Joni James Aldrich and Christopher Jerry (Advocacy Heals U) share their personal stories that took them on paths to becoming advocates to make a difference. We discuss how a life altering...

After a successful career as a food and wine journalist and restaurant publicist, Lynn Fredericks found her calling in 1995 when she turned her own lessons about cooking with children as a single parent into a national non-profit. Family Cook Productions develops and disseminates evidence based nutrition education programs and curricula to schools, community organizations and farm educators across...

Elizabeth Halfpapp and Fred Devito are the fabulously fit couple who created Core Fusion® Barre Method, a total body workout incorporating isolated exercises, alignment, core condition and flexibility. Their book, "Barre Fitness," provides instructions to practice the barre method at home. Alison O'Neil is a pioneer in geriatric and rehabilitative aesthetics. Her charitable foundation, Beauty Beco...

Chattanooga, Tennessee's Sonia Young is widely and affectionately known as "The Purple Lady." She discuses her philosophy of "the purple principel"- do unto and give unto others-to enrich their's, and your lives. Charity does, indeed, start at home and should be taught an at early age to children. Sonia shares her philosophy on philanthropy at every level as well as learning to appreciate and live...

Patrice Tanaka, author of "Becoming Ginger Rogers" and Founder of Joyful Planet, discusses how to recapture joy in your life and live it every day and why it matters. Barbara Hannah Grufferman, author of "The Best of Everything After 50," discusses how to be ageless in mind, body and spirit and why it's important to protect your bone health through bone density testing and the value of declutterin...

Holidays shouldn't be "HoliCrazy." Transformational Coach Jennifer Grace addresses how to handle common holiday stress triggers, from nosy relatives to overspending and over extending yourself. Author of "Directing Your Destiny," Jennifer's 8-week Creative in Business program teaches you tools to redefine and reach your goals. Laura Roach, CPDT-KA, Director of Training at Camp Bow Wow, North Ameri...

Ob/GYN Dr. Constance Young (Columbia Doctors, NYC) discusses what medical tests and screenings women need, at what age and how frequently based on individual risk and family history. Los Angeles Urologist Dr. Dudley Seth Danoff, author of "The Ultimate Guide to Male Sexual Health," explains how the penis works and addresses the benefits of circumcision, treating erectile disfunction and fact vs fi...

Do you have a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease? Clinical Social Worker Stephanie Erickson, Founder of Erickson Resource, shares tips to care for a loved one with Alzheimer's. A 2011 American Psychological Association holiday statistics report said 69% of people are stressed by the feeling of having a lack of time Selvera Wellness' Registered Dietitian Amanda Foti offers to tips to mana...

Dr. Susan Love has dedicated her professional life to the eradication of breast cancer through her work with the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and Army of Women. Dr. Love's leukemia diagnosis in 2012 gave her a new perspective on both the doctor-patient relationship and the "collateral damage" of cancer treatment. Fertility Expert Dr. Jane Frederick discusses latest options for women of child...

Dr. Susan Love has dedicated her life to the eradication of breast cancer through her work at the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and Army of Women. After her leukemia diagnosis in 2012 Dr. Love's experience as a cancer patient made her determined to study cancer's "collateral damage." 10% of women age 15-44 experience infertility. Fertility expert Dr. Jane Frederick discusses the latest option...

Nearly 5 million elderly Americans age 60 and older are malnourished. Gael Greene, Founder, and Beth Shapiro, Executive Director of Citymeals-on-Wheels discuss how the nonprofit helps nourish NYC's frail aged through home meal deliveries and visits. Lauren Stiles founded Dysautonomia International to raise awareness of this family of medical conditions impacting the central nervous system affectin...

Parenting Expert Dr. Kathy Masarie, The Family Empowerment Network, discusses how to create digital sanity and a balance between high and low tech life with your kids. This includes more family talk time, eating and cooking together, getting outdoors and cultivating creativity. Women's Health Expert Dr. Machelle Seibel, Founder of Menopause Magazine and author of the Estrogen Window, discusses how...

Diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer at 45, retired Air Force Colonel Deanna Won was at one point placed in hospice care. But she did not give up. She made changes to her diet and drew upon her spirituality to heal. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men; 1 in 7 is diagnosed. Los Angeles Urologist Dr. Dudley Danoff, author of "Male Sexual Health," discusses at what...

Integrative Medical Specialist Dr. Jim Roach, The Midway Center, discusses flu prevention and managing symptoms for common strains of the flu from diet and nutritional supplements to exercise and stress management. Women are 4 to 6 times more likely to have knee injuries. Columbia University Medical Center's Dr. Farah Hameed discusses reducing your risk of knee injury through body alignment, weigh...

Breast cancer survivor Alisa Savoretti established My Hope Chest to help restore self-esteem, dignity and confidence to breast cancer survivors by facilitating and funding reconstructive surgery for under-insured and uninsured women and to educate survivors on their breast reconstruction options. Two time cancer survivor Marnie Rustemeyer created The Billow Pillow to provide breast, back, under ar...

After facing cancer twice, fashion executive Ann Ogden Gaffney redesigned her life to started the nonprofit Cook For Your Life, offering free cooking classes, videos and nutrition resources to help people during and after cancer treatment. www. CookforYourLife.org . Columbia Univ. Hospital Ortho-Cranial Specialist Dr. Jennifer Bassiur explains the condition Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) which a...

Food writer Alana Chernila (EatingFromtheGroundup.com) shares her kitchen wisdom for cooking with pleasure, being smarter about using scraps and deciphering product labels from her new book, The Homemade Kitchen. Pediatrician Dr. Claire Bush (Columbia Univ. Medical Center) discusses how to avoid head lice, which affects 6 million-12 million schoolchildren under age 11, taking precautions to avoid...

Certified Baptiste Yoga Instructor and breast cancer survivor, Robyn Freeman, discusses the healing benefits of yoga, especially for women with breast cancer, to counter fatigue, reduce inflammation and regain mobility and strength. Sandra Carter, MPH, PhD, and CEO of Mushroom Matrix (a line of 100% organic mushroom powders) discusses the nutritional benefits of eating mushrooms and how certain st...

SHARE, www.sharecancersupport.org , is a non-profit whose mission is to produce peer support to women with breast or ovarian cancer. Staff and volunteers are all cancer survivors who provide helpful and caring insights. All services and program are free. Jacqueline Reinhard, SHARE's Executive Director; Ivis Sampayo, Director of Programs and Andrea Herzberg, Manager of the Ovarian Cancer Helpline d...

Food writer, cookbook author and mother of two, Katie Workman, shares cooking and meal planning tips for busy women from her books, The Mom 100 Cookbook and Dinner Solved! Find out how to make dishes that appeal to the picky eaters in your family and create fun, educational ways to teach your kids about cooking. Columbia Univ. Medical Center's Dr. Lindsey Bordone discusses why you should wear sun...

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable often disabling disease of the central nervous system that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. Shari Leidich, a Colorado mom with MS, turned to a raw food diet to help manage her health. Shari's homemade raw food snacks became so popular she created the brand Two Mom in the Raw. Dr. Rosalind Kalb, an author of "MS for Dummies" and spokesperso...

One in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 20-30% diagnosed with early stage disease will develop metastatic breast cancer. The non-profit Living Beyond Breast Cancer ( www.lbbc.org ) provides peer support, education and a toll-free hotline 888-753-LBBC (5222) for women at all stages of breast cancer. LBBC CEO Jean Sachs and two women living with breast cancer, Peggy Olivas (Triple Negati...

Do you live on a tight food budget? 46 million Americans survive on $4/day, the amount provided through SNAP (the US government's food stamp program). Struck by these alarming numbers Leanne Brown wrote "Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day" while attaining her Master's Degree in Food Studies at New York University. The free ebook generated 700,00 downloads and a successful Kickstarter campaign. Now...

By 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer science jobs available in the USA. But still only 26% of women make up the computing workforce. Thanks to the not-for-profit Women Who Code, more women around the world are receiving free training, mentoring and networking opportunities through more than 2000 events held each year. Elizabeth Ferrao, cofounder of Women Who Code New York, discusses why lear...

Shauna Martin was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 33 in 2004. A young mom at the time facing aggressive rounds of surgery and treatment, Shauna tuned to a plant based diet to eat her way back to better health after treatment. Her company, Daily Greens, produces cold press vegetable and fruit juices, hemp milk based protein beverages other healthy drinks. Shauna is author "The Daily Greens 4-Da...