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Guest Post: Dr. Janine Talty, D. O., M. P. H.

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It was the spring of 1997 and I was treating one of my dearest friends and colleague, after hours in my clinic after a long day of seeing very complicated orthopedic medicine and chronic pain patients. Ron was a 57 year old psychologist who was scheduled the following morning to have a thoracotomy performed […]

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Book Review: Indigo Awakening by Dr. Janine Talty, DO

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“Do you have a sense that the world is about to change forever?” the back of this book asks. “Do you believe that you’re here on Earth to assist that global shift? Have you ever noticed magical abilities to see, feel, hear, move and transduce energy?”
If you’ve answered yes to these and other questions […]

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Inspirational Women: 6 Questions with Karen Weinreb

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Give us your “elevator speech” – a snapshot of who you are, what you do for a living, and how we should “know” you.
I’m the author of the just-released novel, The Summer Kitchen (St Martin’s Press), about a woman who has it all–good looks, great kids, private school, Manhattan pied-a-terre, and a husband so […]

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Theatre Review: Mamma Mia

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I have to admit: I’m a sucker for Broadway musicals. Maybe it’s because I like songs with strong stories and equally strong melodies, or maybe it’s because I’m a bit of a drama queen. Possibly both. In any case, my husband an I have a long-standing tradition of seeing a play or musical once a […]

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Movie Review: Julie and Julia

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A guest-review by Seana Duncan.

I don’t like to cook. I can cook, I just don’t like it. But this charming and funny movie made me want to cook. The ebullient Julie & Julia tells two stories; the story of Julia Child’s time in France and how she came to be a […]

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Book Review: Julie and Julia by Julie Powell

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Several years ago, when Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, One Tiny Apartment Kitchen, was published, I fell in love with the dual story of modern Julie Powell, who was nearing thirty, discovered she had PCOS, was temping for a government agency aiding families of 9/11 victims, and turned to her favorite cookbook, Mastering […]

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Book Review: Mercury in Retrograde by Paula Froelich

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A guest review by Becca Rowan
Three professional women living in New York City, navigating the trials and tribulations of career problems, relationship disasters, and the expectations of high society, while re-inventing their lives in meaningful and often surprising ways – what could be more different from the life of this reader, a middle aged woman […]

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Book Review: Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner

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 A guest-review by Seana Duncan
Jennifer Weiner can always be counted on for a good, hearty read. Something you can curl up with on a rainy Saturday or breeze through on a lounge chair poolside. Her latest novel, Best Friends Forever released July 14, 2009, doesn’t disappoint.
Our heroine is Addie Downs, an overweight, socially awkward young […]

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Movie Review: Then She Found Me

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Remember Helen Hunt from Mad About You? Well, in 2007 she made her directorial debut in a movie she also produces and stars in. Then She Found Me is a movie that seemed to fly under the radar, which is surprising as it’s actually a really nice film.
The movie tells the story of April Epner, […]

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Mid-Issue Update: Wilderness

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As we move from the March winds and into April showers, we cannot help but think of nature as the earth is reborn.  There are cultivated flower boxes and well kept lawns emerging around us, but in other places, we find the wilds, where Mother Nature flourishes.  With those thoughts, we are thrilled to bring […]

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Book Talk: She’s Gone Bridal by Liz Razin

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I managed to get through my heavy bridesmaid duty years unscathed.   My brides were very laid back, chose gowns that flattered my figure, and one of them even asked me not to plan a bridal shower because she found them annoying.  I was lucky.
For those who aren’t or weren’t quite as fortunate as me, Liz […]

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Relationships Among Womenby Kristin Hannah

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What better to talk about on Allthingsgirl.com than the relationships among women? Like so many women my age, I read love stories and thrillers and historical fiction and even fantasy (love the big good/evil epic–have since I was a teenager), but what I love most is a story about women. Our lives, our […]

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Interview with Patricia Wellingham-Jones

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If you are a long-time reader of All Things Girl, the name “Patricia Wellingham-Jones” will certainly ring a bell.   Her amazing poems have graced our pages every issue for as long as I can remember.  Patricia is a breast-cancer survivor and her poetry about the process of her diagnosis and treatment were collected into Don’t […]

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Book Talk: On My Nightstand & Giveaway Winners

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I‘m currently reading The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer.  It’s an intriguing tale, beginning with an assassination attempt of The President of the United States.  It’s told by Wes, a young aide to the President, and July 4th changed his life:  he was permanently disfigured and one of the President’s oldest friends was dead, […]

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Colleen Gleason Web Event

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Colleen Gleason, whom we interviewed in this edition of ATG sent us the following email, which we wanted to share:
I’m going to have a live webcast on Tuesday night to celebrate the release of WHEN TWILIGHT BURNS…and I’d really appreciate it if you could mention it on your blog(s) to help promote it!  
It’ll be […]

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Guest Post: Lynn Biederman

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Lynn Biederman is the co-author of Unraveling, which was reviewed in our July, 2008 issue. She recently took a few moments to jot down some of her thoughts for us, and here’s what she had to say:
* * * * *At the ripe age of 45, I’m going through some virgin moments: My first novel, […]

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