Hollywood may well be the last to know that young starlets are not the end-all be-all of beauty. While the moguls continue to snub their noses at the beauty of aging women, the rest of the real world is coming 'round to embrace these women. At long last, the Baby Boomer generation is taking their stand and they aren't doing it quietly.
One such woman is Mary Eileen Williams. Site owner of FeistySideOfFifty, a website dedicated to empowering women over 50. Ms. Williams has made it her mission to empower and inspire, to lead the way to the next revolution in beauty and all things bodacious. Her sense of humor, keen intelligence and fiery passion are obvious from the moment the site pops up. This is a woman who refuses to go quietly into the night. And she's taking an army of other bodacious women with her.
In her own words: “My personal mission is to reach as many of my gender and generation as possible to celebrate our remarkable history, our awe-inspiring futures, and just plain hoot and holler as only the menopausal can. We gals have overcome some pretty formidable challenges and we’re not going to let a few wrinkles stop us now. We’re bringing a whole new look and spirited style to the aging process. In fact, our next major revolution will be nothing short of astounding. Yes, gray will definitely become the “new groovy.” So, here’s to us, the incredible, incomparable, fabulous, female boomers and to embracing life fully on the feisty side of fifty!”
Mary Eileen Williams, M.A., N.C.C. has close to twenty years combined experience as a career/life transition counselor, workshop facilitator, university instructor, and writer. As a Nationally Board Certified Counselor, Ms. Williams specializes in working with women in the throes of midlife and mid-career transitions and assists them in creating personally rewarding and meaningful futures.
In addition to her one-on-one counseling, Mary Eileen has presented hundreds of seminars and workshops in corporate, community, and university settings. Most recently, her topics include “Embracing Life on the Feisty Side of Fifty,” “Baby Boomers—Rebels With Many Causes,” “Mars/Venus:
She loves writing stories that show the humorous side of aging and is a contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul in Menopause.
That's not all. Ms. Williams is also host of her own radio show on BlogTalk Radio. She has interviewed a host of notorious 'mover and shakers' such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D., a neuroscientist who suffered a stroke at the age of thirty-seven (and was cognizant throughout the entire episode!), Patricia Cornwell, the wold’s #1 best selling crime writer, Paddy Harverson, Communications Secretary for Prince Charles and a host of others who make it their business to empower and inspire.
For more information on Ms. Williams and her offerings, or to contact her for appearances, visit her site at www.feistysideoffifty.com.
