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The 52 Weeks:  Two Women and Their Quest to Get Unstuck, with Stories and Ideas to Jumpstart Your Year of Discovery is finally here!             HERE’S WHERE WE’LL BE!   OCT 23          MORE MAGAZINE GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT 6:30-9pm     DREAM Downtown Hotel, 355 West 16th St., NYC Join us for a first […]

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categoryPosted: 10/7/13 4:18 AM

52 New Things to Try This Summer!

by Karen Amster-Young

Sometimes you have to shake it up to get “unstuck.” Summer is a great time to try new things. So break out of your comfort zone and try something new, even if it’s seemingly small or insignificant. In fact, doing one new thing often leads to another. Did we mention that More magazine recently asked […]

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categoryPosted: 06/19/13 11:31 AM

Lessons Sandy Taught Me

by Karen Amster-Young

This is a guest post by Jackie Moffett. She is funny, smart, a former PR maven and an amazing writer. Most important, she is a wife, mother, daughter, sister and a great friend. We reached out to Jackie to write for the52weeks.com after months of following her inspiring journey helping Hurricane Sandy victims. We are […]

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categoryPosted: 03/17/13 4:42 AM

Feeling Stuck? Try This!

by Pam Godwin

This is a guest post by Chris Assaad — a singer/songwriter and inspirational artist from Toronto who left a promising career in law several years ago to pursue his dream of a career in music.  Since then, Chris has been actively using his voice to encourage others to follow their dreams, express their creativity and […]

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categoryPosted: 01/14/13 7:07 AM

How I Became a 45-Year Old Intern

by Karen Amster-Young

Jodi Garner is the Associate Director of Development and Institutional Advancement at The City College of New York.  She is also an aspiring Broadway producer.  She lives in New York City with her twelve year old boy/girl twins. When Jodi heard that one of our chapters in our forthcoming book was about mid-life career changes, […]

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categoryPosted: 12/8/12 2:11 AM

I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody. –Lily Tomlin Everyone who can is helping and everyone should. My story is not unlike so many others, so instead I thought I’d share a few words about the power of giving back courtesy of some 11 year olds. In […]

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categoryPosted: 11/12/12 10:48 AM

Getting Unstuck in Boston

by Karen Amster-Young

This is a guest post by Peggy Barons. Peggy contacted the52weeks.com and told us about how she has been getting unstuck with a group of women in Boston. Pretty incredible. When we heard about everything she was doing, we had to share her story. There is no doubt that what she has crossed off her […]

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categoryPosted: 10/21/12 10:03 PM

I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody’s head.  — John Updike What We Tried: To Get a Book Deal & Bring Our Blog and All it’s About to the Bookshelves! When We Got the Deal:  This summer! Details: Originally launched blog, the52weeks.com in July, 2010. Did a lot of stuff. Didn’t […]

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categoryPosted: 10/1/12 12:39 PM

This is a guest post by Robin Gorman Newman. Robin became a midlife mom at age 42, and it changed her life in ways she couldn’t have imagined. Soon, Motherhood Later (MLTS) was born – an organization for older moms. Robin is also Associate Producer of Motherhood Out Loud, which ran off-Broadway in New York and is now touring. […]

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categoryPosted: 09/28/12 1:44 AM

A Change that Saved My Life

by Karen Amster-Young

This is a guest post by Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP and author of The Healthy Apple. She is a Manhattan based Culinary Nutritionist, Personal Chef, Professional Recipe Developer and Food Writer specializing in simple Gluten-Free ‘Clean’ recipes for the home cook. She writes for the Huffington Post, GenConnect and other publications. Her story is intense and inspiring […]

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categoryPosted: 08/27/12 8:45 AM