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Meet Deborah Swiss. She's been blessed with those friends - who have been at her side during her best and worst times. And she's studied the amazing friendships that are the basis of her riveting book: The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia’s Convict Women. We'll talk with Deborah on Friday, April 15th at 2-2:30pm ET on BlogTalkRadio.com/Girlfriendology about this fascinating story of friendships who survived travels around the world to a new, uncertain location, along with the fear and stress of being helpless and who leaned on each other to make a new life for themselves and a country. Check out her site and discussion questions for book clubs interested in reading The Tin Ticket. And check out this guest blog Deborah shared on "History Making Friendships.' It's going to be a GREAT discussion! Join us!

Sure, we girlfriends will still love you if your hair is gray and you have a wrinkle or twenty. Girlfriends do that. We accept you and love you! But what if we could all feel even better about ourselves and the aging process? That girlfriend advice would make us happy ourselves and for our friends. We've got the perfect girlfriend to help us with the anti-aging process: DIANNE DELREYES. With the goal of reaching women across the globe, Dianne DelReyes strives everyday to create new opportunities to teach people how to get the most out of their lives. Focusing on simple nutrition and lifestyle choices, as a Holistic Health and Nutrition Coach, Dianne works to help women discover how to increase their energy, optimize their health, and take control of their well-being through activities and foods that they love. She has a masters degree in Chinese medicine, an active acupuncture practice, founded and maintains The Anti Aging Artist Program and blog. And check out this guest blog Dianne wrote on The Beauty of Friends and how Girlfriends keep us younger!

Make TIME for this interview girlfriends! We're talking with AMY LYNN ANDREWS and she's our go-to girlfriend on so many topics: Blogging, eBooks, Time Management and even Amy Lynn Andrews offers quick and effective time management tips in her eBook called Tell Your Time. She also teaches others how to blog for income at BloggingWithAmy.com. Amy Lynn Andrews - On Facebook | On Twitter, AmyLynnAndrews.com - My life and work, TellYourTime.com - My practical, time management eBook, and BloggingWithAmy.com - How I make an income blogging.

This week was exciting! We launched our very first eBook - GIRLFRIENDOLOGY 101: Simple Steps to More Fulfilling Friendships. Our girlfriend JOANNE WESTWOOD (who has a current BlogTalkRadio show and another upcoming radio show) will be interviewing Girlfriendology Founder, DEBBA HAUPERT about her launch of the NEW eBooks under the banner of GIRLFRIENDOLOGY GUIDES - eBooks by women, for women - sharing women's wisdom. Joanne Westwood, Social Media Consultant to entrepreneurs and small business. Focused services include Facebook, websites, LinkedIn, Twitter, Email and text marketing. Joanne is a tremendous teacher and takes the extra time to understand your path and purpose and gives you the tools to succeed. WestwoodVA.com

Hey Moms! You need a night out! And we've got just the girlfriend for you! Meet RACHEL WRIGHT, founder of National Mom's Night Out. Come celebrate moms and the night we all want to get out of the house and have some fun (and pretend we're Irish!) - National Mom's Night Out is on March 17th this year. (It's the fifth annual National Mom's Night Out.) Join us for fab ideas on how to get out and celebrate with your girlfriends from Rachel Wright! RACHEL WRIGHT, author of Bye-Bye Boardroom and Mom's Night Out, www.NationalMomsNightOut.com, www.TheMotherofReinvention.com Become a Fan on Facebook at National Mom’s Night Out Share stories and photos on how you plan to celebrate with your girlfriends! Check out this guest blog Rachel provided on Girlfriendology.com!

It's party-with-your-girlfriends day at BlogTalkRadio.com/Girlfriendology! And we've got the girlfriend you want to party with: TONIA CASELMAN. (And check out her guest blog on Girlfriendology with these great girlfriend party ideas! Tonia has been entertaining and amusing others since her door-to-door tricycle years seeking volunteers for a backyard circus. Devoted to making others smile, giggle, laugh, or roll their eyes in tolerant amusement, she believes in the resiliency of humor. Tonia holds a master’s degree in Social Work and a doctorate in Child Development. She teaches at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, maintains a private practice, and has authored several books and games for children. She blogs about Estrofests with her daughters, Rachel and Anna at http://estrofests.blogspot.com.

Girlfriend advice that can save you money and help you eat healthier? Sweet! We LOVE girlfriend advice that makes our lives better! We love to share it through Girlfriendology and on our BlogTalkradio/Girlfriendology show. And we love when girlfriend’s share their great advice, aka: ‘women’s wisdom,’ like this guest blog by our BlogTalkRadio guest for this Friday, February 25th 2pm ET, STEPHANIE LANGFORD (aka: Keeper of the Home): Stephanie Langford has a passion for sharing ideas and information for homemakers who want to make healthy changes in their homes, and carefully steward all that they’ve been given. She has written two books geared to helping families live more naturally and eat real, whole foods, without being overwhelmed and without going broke. She is the editor and author of Keeper of the Home. Join us with Stephanie as she shares great girlfriend advice on Affordable and Healthy Eating!

Who wouldn't like to know they're saving and spending their money more wisely? I would! Today's BlogTalkRadio.com/Girlfriendology guest will help us do that - from simple things like how to have a 'Girls Night In' to how to deal with going out with friends for a GNO on a limited budget. We can't wait for this expert financial advice from smart, financially-savvy KELLY C. LONG! Kelley C. Long, CPA is the owner of KCL Financial Coaching and believes you shouldn’t have to have a million bucks to receive great financial advice. She works with clients both face-to-face and remotely to help them uncover their financial goals and make peace with money. Check her out at www.kelleyclong.com

From the time we're young girls, we seek girlfriend advice from our friends. We learn from our friends and share knowledge to make their lives better. We're looking forward to the girlfriend advice from Girlfriendology guest BRIANNA THOMPSON. Brianna graduated with a BA from Columbia College in Broadcast Journalism, and has had an extensive career working on and off camera; Brianna has always been drawn to the world of glamour and beauty. In 2003, she started pursuing her passion in the colorful world of makeup artistry. She has worked for nationally recognized beauty brands such as Stila, and Aveda Cosmetics educating and sharing the world of makeup! Most recently, she has been working with an exclusive clientele at the award winning spa in the Elysian Hotel. Brianna is taking a new approach to beauty and style by the launch of her website, MAKEUPMINUTES.COM.

Several years ago, Girlfriendology contacted bestselling author KRIS RADISH to see if she'd be willing to do an interview for this female-friendship based site. Surprisingly, Radish said YES and the rest is history. Now Radish has been their first video and favorite BlogTalkRadio guest. Now, for Girlfriendology's 100th BlogTalkRadio show, KRIS RADISH is back for another inspiring and fun interview on February 4th, 2011. Join author Kris Radish and Girlfriendology host, Debba Haupert, as they discuss writing women's fictions, how women support each other, and what is coming next from this popular women's author.

Cruising with your girlfriends - could life be any more fun?! Girlfriendology is thrilled to announce our Girlfriend Cruise - June 2011, Bermuda! It's going to be a blast and it could never happen without today's BlogTalkRadio/Girlfriendology guest ... Meet JANET DEVITO. Janet is founder of GirlsonaCruise.com. JANET DEVITO has had a passion for Travel her whole life. Eleven years ago she decided to turn her passion into a fun, exciting profession and became a CruiseOne Franchisee. She is wonderful at helping families, couples and honeymooners plan vacations that are perfect for them. As a Travel Agent, experience is key. Her expertise is in Cruising, and all inclusive Resorts and Caribbean Vacations. She also specializes in theme and group cruises including Girls Getaways. We'll talk with Janet about our upcoming cruise, what we'll do on-board and in Bermuda, and how much fun women have when they cruise with their girlfriends. Join us today for our interview with Janet and for our upcoming Girlfriend Cruise!

We all do it - eat when we're not even hungry. It could be boredom, loneliness, stress, or a host of emotional. It's emotional eating and it can get out of control if we don't learn about it and how to manage our emotions in a more healthy way. Today's guest, ELLEN SHUMAN has been helping people deal with emotional and binge eating and she's here today to share her wisdom and great girlfriend advice. Pluys, she shared this great guest blog on 'girlfriend to girlfriend: talking about emotional and binge eating'. ELLEN SHUMAN is the founder of A Weigh Out Life Coaching and Acoria Eating Disorder Treatment. She offers telephone coaching services worldwide, to people with emotional eating challenges and binge eating disorders. She believes in a non-shaming, non-diet approach toward improving emotional, physical, nutritional and spiritual health. She’s been on Oprah, featured in O Magazine and is a thought leader in this critical health friend. With so many women and girls dealing with these issues, we all can learn how to support our girlfriends and daughters. Ellen is also Vice President of the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA), and Co-Chair of the Academy for Eating Disorders Special Interest Group on “Health at Every Size”, ellen@aweighout.com

Join us as we talk with our girlfriend career expert and webinar speaker: JULIE BAUKE Being “career unhappy” leads to being “life unhappy”! Don’t you deserve more? (Yes!) Girlfriendology is excited to invite you to ... Join Career Strategist, author of “Stop Peeing On Your Shoes- Avoiding the 7 Mistakes that Screw Up Your Job Search,” and Career Contributor on WCIU-TV in Chicago, JULIE BAUKE for a three-part, high-energy webinar that will give you Career Resolutions you can act on in 2011! JOIN US to ... Learn the tools to evaluate where you are RIGHT NOW so you can make good career decisions. Define YOUR Career Happiness. Learn how to look ahead, set career goals and ACT. Learn steps to use your network to help you reach your goals. THREE MONDAY NIGHTS, 9pm ET / 6pm PT January 17, 24, 31 - 2011 You'll receive access to audio if you miss any Hey Girlfriend! JOIN US to get your career on track in 2011!

Stop for a second girlfriend. How are you? How is your Holiday stress level? Kinda going crazy - like the rest of us?! It's the hectic holidays and we're juggling schedules, shopping, wrapping, partying and probably not taking any time for ourselves. So take this 30 minutes to get some great girlfriend advice on de-stressing your holidays! Our guest, SANDY FOWLER, is the perfect girlfriend for this pre-Christmas BlogTalkRadio show. She is the expert on getting through the holidays with less stress and will even share a report with 21 ways to Sandy Fowler is a wife, mom and business owner who’s done it all from working for a Fortune 500 Company, living overseas, homeschooling her kids and leading volunteer organizations to being a stay-at-home mom and starting her own businesses. She’s lived and celebrated holidays in many different situations and has discovered how to be happy regardless of the outward circumstances of her life. Now she shares those lessons with you, using her practical approach to living, working, and prospering to help you find your path to stress-free holidays that warm your heart and feed your spirit. Get a little dose of holiday de-stress with this great girlfriend!

We're just glad we have our girlfriends to talk with about all kinds of conversations! Our guest, TISA POWELL is our go-to girlfriend for girlfriend advice on women's sexual health. As she says:"I love my job! My girlfriends are actually my biggest supporters. I attended my first Pure Romance party seven years ago and once the Consultant mentioned the opportunity my friends said, ‘Oh, Tisa you would be so good at this!’ It took me three years before I finally signed up and I am now one of Pure Romance’s Top Consultants." "Pure Romance is truly my calling: I inspire, empower and educate women on their sexual health and how to take control of their sexual life. I consider myself the Ultimate Girlfriend. I am there to hold their hands and to help them to take baby steps to exploring a new sexual side of themselves that they never thought possible. Many will open up like flowers. It’s wonderful. They learn so much about sex, about themselves, about their sex life and they are like 'WOW! I didn’t know that.' And my favorite is: 'Thank you, Tisa, Thank you.' Women have so many questions about sex I am excited to help them on their journey." Check out Tisa's guest blog with girlfriend advice on women's sexuality on Girlfriendology.Join us for this informative, interesting and wild girlfriend conversation with Tisa! Tisa Powell is the Ultimate Sexpert Girlfriend! As one of the top Pure Romance Consultants for 4 years, she educations women on their sexual health, and empowers them to explore a side of themselves they never thought possible. She believes that women can infuse their love life with communication tips, tools and products that can make a big impact in the bedroom and beyond! She invites you to visit her site www.sexinthecincy.com for her 50% off sale through Dec. 30.