Welcome to 50Fabulous.com where women 50+ years in age come together to share ideas and motivate one another to renew their sense of self, go after and achieve their dreams NOW, and turbo charge their lives. And, through them inspire others and break down barriers for future generations of women.
The marginalization of women over 50 years in age is collapsing with the sheer magnitude of our numbers, talent, experience, and, of course, the dollars we influence. And, our numbers are increasing daily. We are a potent force in all facets of life throughout the country and the world. We’ve had to break barriers before and we’re going to do it again. And, we’re going to have a great time doing it together!
Meet Pattie
Pattie Heisser
Founder and President
Pattie Heisser is President & Founder of 50+Fabulous and 50Fabulous.com. Upon relocating to California's Wine Country and during a brief sabbatical from her consulting practice, she became passionate about creating an on-line community for 50+ women that educates, inspires, and motivates 50+ women to renew their sense of self, go after and achieve their dreams, and turbo charge their lives.
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Meet our Columnists
Bea Beasley
Culinary Expert
Bea Beasley is an award winning chef, teacher, and has been a featured expert in print, radio, and on Food Network television.
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Dr. Betty Frain
Parenting Expert
Betty Frain, Ph.D. is a Marriage and Family Therapist, book author, and speaker, based in Petaluma, California. She appears on the DVD trailer of Paramount's movie "Failure to Launch," due to her expertise in the subject of parenting adult children.
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Dawn Harding
Garden Expert
Dawn Harding is currently developing a seed propagation business as she re-locates to England. She is a former garden newsletter editor and board member of a prominent garden organization in the San Francisco Bay area, and passionate about garden design.
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Denise Hughes
Financial Expert
Denise Hughes, MA, is a nationally known financial coach, frequent consultant to the Wall Street Journal, and popular speaker.
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Joan Pleuss
Nutrition Expert
Joan Pleuss, RD, MS, CDE, CD, has over 35 years experience in the field of nutrition. She is currently the Bionutritionist for the General Clinical Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), an instructor at MCW and Mount Mary College, as well as a Nutrition Consultant to TOPS®.
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Michele Benza
Style Expert
Michele Benza, Certified Image Consultant, was trained in Europe and is a member of the Association of Image Consultants International and the only American member of Association Française pour L'image Professionnelle et Personnel.
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Nancy Dagenhart
Relationship Expert
Nancy Dagenhart, MFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and teacher. In her private counseling practice, she tailors therapy to her clients' needs rather than to a particular theory.
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Susan Whipple
Career & Life Expert
Susan Whipple, MA, CPCC is a popular speaker, workshop leader and certified professional life coach.
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Leslie Shankman-Cohn
Home Expert
Leslie Shankman-Cohn is a partner in the firm of Jill Hertz Interior Design located in Memphis, Tennessee. She specializes in remodeling and renovations for an aging population.
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Ruth Schweitzer-Mordecai
Grandparenting Expert
Ruth is a psychotherapist, MFT, author, workshop leader AND grandmother.
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Annie Gleason
Dating Expert
Annie Gleason is the 50+Fabulous Dating Expert. She helps midlife singles who are struggling to understand dating and relationships to become confident in their quest for a partner. She also helps people who have a hard time meeting people, those who meet people easily but can’t get past the first few dates, and others who repeatedly get into relationships that go nowhere.
In addition to writing for 50+Fabulous, Annie is the Dating Examiner for the San Francisco Examiner and author of Ask Annie at her website www.getalovelife.com.
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Susan Breidenbach
Travel Expert
Susan recently decided to turn a love of travel into a business after observing the convergence of some key trends: the Internet explosion and its massively disruptive effect on the travel industry; the move to home-based business; and the retirement of the Baby Boomers (one every 8 seconds), many of whom have travel at the top of their life-after-work list of priorities. Susan is a certified travel agent and affiliate of YTB Travel, a rule-breaking startup that has been stirring up the travel business for the past five years.
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Candace Karu
Fitness Expert
Candace Karu comes to us from Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She is the Consumer Lifestyle Commentator for Cabot Creamery. And, in addition to her career as a writer, Candace has dedicated her life to running and fitness. She has run in over 200 road races from Sydney to Shanghai, Israel to Iceland, and cities throughout the United States. She is a veteran of 19 marathons including Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C. Candace is the former Editor at Large for Running Times magazine, where she worked for 10 years and wrote about running and racing as well as yoga, stretching, cross-training, gym workouts, and nutrition.
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Carolyn Rosenblatt
Attorney at Law
Ms. Rosenblatt practiced nursing for 10 years before becoming an attorney, working in nursing homes, hospitals, and as a visiting nurse. Ms. Rosenblatt practiced nursing for 10 years before becoming an attorney, working in nursing homes, hospitals, and as a visiting nurse. In 2005, she started her “encore career”, as a founder of AgingParents.com together with her husband, clinical psychologist, Dr.Mikol Davis. They consult with individuals and institutions about how to solve problems of aging family members, they mediate family disputes, and provide many informational products and resources for boomers such as themselves. Ms. Rosenblatt authored The Boomer’s Guide to Aging Parents, published in 2009, to offer legal and healthcare advice to those who are caring for aging loved ones.
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