I am honored to win the 2016 Community Media Rika Welch leadership award for community impact; a testimony to the Guests who shared their stories on MidLIFE Matters. In addition, an 2018 interview I did with Judith Altmann, a Holocaust Survivor, won an award. In 2020 and 2021 two other awards acknowledged the content of interviews dealing with Child Sex Trafficking in CT and Non-Profit leadership. In 2023 MidLIFE Matters won First Place for a Profile Talk Show.Hero Stories
Friday, May 15, 2015 at 10:55AM
Women in my workshop at the 2015 CT Women's Alliance Conference - theme of "We are Heroes of Our Own Stories' - shared some of their prized moments and habits:
I lost both my parents - was the older child - later got divorced, but coped! Amazed at myself!
I don't lose my head in a crisis - I make good decisions, have compassion towards adversity and protect others.
I talk, talk, talk to my kids about faith, and cultural identity - as my parents did to me.
I practice forgiveness.
I did not allow circumstance to define me. Be helpful! Help others!
I secured 5 medals for my WW II father-in-law and went with him to a ceremony in Washington DC.
These brave women also reflected on advice they would give their younger selves, and how they picture their future selves. We learn so much by sharing stories.
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