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With their books, seminars, speaking engagements and
stage play, Alspaugh and Kentz hope to raise awareness regarding being
a middle-aged woman
in this twenty-first century; to give them some hope
and inspiration and the sense that they
are not alone. The Fearless Aging Movement validates this unequaled
generation and encourages them to take on the rest of their lives with
a renewed sense of power.
The Books
The first two books by Alspaugh and Kentz support the
platform that it’s not necessarily a downhill slope once a woman
turns forty; that when she knows herself and is full of passion, there’s
no stopping her joy. The books offer much more of a lift to women of
a certain age than plastic surgery and a push up bra.
Not Your Mother’s Midlife
A Ten Step Guide to Fearless Aging (Andrews McMeel) 2003
Ten steps created by Alspaugh and Kentz show readers how to age fearlessly.
Stories contributed by women throughout the nation illustrate courage
and connectedness, activities add an interactive dimension, and a bonus
CD of visualizations provide full service to boomers.
Fearless Women
Midlife Journeys (Stewart, Tabori & Chang) 2005 (with
photographer Mary Ann Halpin) A photo essay that honors the fearless
women of America who are between the ages of forty and sixty-something
and are redefining, reinventing and reigniting what midlife means. From
Joni Mitchell, to Gloria Allred, to a first grade teacher in Santa Rosa,
California, fifty women proudly hold a sword as a symbol of courage.
Launching March 2005.
The Stage Show
The objective for the stage show, as
part of the movement, is to reach as many women as possible in that
demographic and show them how they can make their life a little better,
laugh together about the hard stuff and be joyous about aging gratefully.
The stage show is called "Boomer
Babes" it's part inspiration, part stand-up, part song
parodies and fully relatable. Fashioned after the Cable Ace nominated
stage show "The Mommies", Boomer Babes provides an
outlet and a mirror for a generation who does not want to be ignored.
A third humorist, Mary Holmes, joins Alspaugh and Kentz for an evening
of monologues that speak intimately to an audience who will be inspired
by their honesty, their courage and their humor.
Keynotes
Kentz and Alspaugh have several speeches
that support the Fearless Aging philosophy. Engaging, clever, humorous -
you can count on losing track of time when they are speaking. Titles
include:
- Fearless Women - At Any Age
- Twenty-first Century Women
- YOU'VE Got a Book In You! - How to Turn Your Story
into a Published Book.
- Baby Boomers to Boomer Babes
- How to be Alluring at Any Age
- From In Vitro to Empty Nest - Being a Mom in the
21st Century
Marilyn Only:
- If I Can Do It, You Can Do It!
- Teenagers: Intense, isn't it?
- Hollywood and the PTA: A Comparison
- Power to the Parents
Nancy Only:
- Waiting For Wyatt: My Quest to be a Mom
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