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Cool Stuff

Goddess Remembered DVD: 35,000 years of pre-history:  Film Board of Canada
Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards:  Doreen Virtue, Ph.D:  try Amazon
Medicine Cards: Native American Indian totem animals
Stories / Poetry: www.storypeople.com
The language of Letting Go: Card Deck by Melody Beattie
Listen for Joy:  Art & Wisdom Cards by Melanie Weidner
Goddess Quiz: www.goddessgift.com

Spirituality / Inspiration

An interesting site with a free Belief-O-Matic survey:  www.beliefnet.com
Daily inspiration:  www.dailom.com
Essential Wellness: a resource for inner peace, health & healing:  www.esswellness.com
Women’s Press:  Changing the Universe through Women’s Stories: www.womenspress.com 

Assessments 

Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory (MBTI) Contact me for this free assessment
Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential (MAPP): www.assessment.com
Strengths Finder: www.strengthsfinder.com
VIA (values in action) Signature Strengths: www.authentichappiness.com

Books about Women and Aging
I could list my whole library, but these are some of my favorites!

Goddesses in Older Women; archetypes in women over 50:  Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.
The Second Half of Life; opening the eight gates of wisdom:  Angeles Arrien
The Four Fold Way; warrior, healer, teacher and visionary:  Angeles Arrien
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter; a woman’s journey from christian tradition to the sacred feminine:  Sue Monk Kidd
Crossing to Avalon; a woman’s midlife pilgrimage:  Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.
Women Who Run With The Wolves; myths and stories of the wild woman archetype:  Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D
The Third Age; 6 principles for growth and renewal after forty:  William Sadler, Ph.D
What We Ache For: creativity and the unfolding of your soul:  Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Prayers for Healing; 365 blessings, poems & meditations: edited by Maggie Oman
Transitions; prayers and declarations for a changing life:  Julia Cameron
The Women’s Wheel of Life; thirteen archetypes of woman at her fullest power:  E. Davis and C. Leonard
A Year of Creativity; a seasonal guide to new awareness:  Brenda Mallon
Falling Awake; creating the life of your dreams:  Dave Ellis

Coaching and Related Organizations

One to One Women Coaching Women:  www.onetoonewomen.org
Coaching Certification: http://www.hudsoninstitute.com
Center for Third Age Leadership
Minnesota Women in Networking: http://www.mnwin.org

Referrals

Sharlene Hensrud, Twin Cities Realtor
www.HomesMSP.com
shensrud@homesmsp.com