Girlfriendology

Join us for a portable party! Meet COOKING WITH CAITLIN - the foodie females also known as Molly, Kelly and Caitlin. They're the trio of talent behind this online community for foodies and share recipes and videos, host online and IRL events and basically make life fun everywhere they go. You might know them from the Twitter party on Monday's 4-6pm ET - #FNIchat - 'Foodies' Night In.' Listen in as we talk foodie stuff - like holiday preparations and ideas, cooking the perfect bacon and more!

Black Friday: the official start of the hectic holidays. Are you ready? Are you sure?! We're doing a special Black Friday edition of BlogTalkRadio/Girlfriendology because we have an inspiring girlfriend we think can help us all prepare for a more centered, calmer holiday.Meet . After three years in West Africa, she has a different perspective of the holidays that she'll share with us - as well as on this great guest blog.LISTEN in today for great girlfriend advice on how to get ready for the holidays!Here's more on our inspiring guest: Using her multicultural life journeys, Cezarina Trone enjoys working in the fields of visionary life and wellness coaching, self-expression and creativity. After spending three years in Niger, West Africa, teaching in an international community, she has now returned to Ohio to be with her partner and celebrate new journeys in her coaching practice. She loves sharing her gifts of seeing brilliance and unlimited potential in others, inspiring them to dream up new life creations, to re-invent themselves, pursue their visions and embrace magnificence at all levels in their lives. To connect with Cezarina, go to www.cezarinatrone.com. To enjoy some of Cezarina’s pictures from Africa, go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/cezarina.trone

Who doesn't need to save money these days? And, now with the holidays approaching, that extra money could come in handy, right? Well, we're chatting with the perfect girlfriend for expert frugal advice that we can all use - starting with our Thanksgiving shopping! Meet KAREN RODRIGUEZ - mom, blogger, savings shopper extraordinaire! In her blog, Saving the Family Money, she shares all kinds of coupons, shopping tips and great girlfriend advice on living a frugal life - but still enjoying all the good things! Check out her guest blog with great tips for saving money on everyday essentials and Thanksgiving shopping.

Girlfriends are there for each other through good and bad times, right? Right! Generally the good times are easy, it the tough stuff that sometimes stretches and strengthens our friendship. I'd call divorce and cancer two of the toughest 'stuff' women go through, but thank goodness, we have our friends to help us along the way. Today's guest, CHRISTINE CLIFFORD has been through both of those situations and came out of strong, partly due to her own amazing willpower but definitely due to her fabulous female friends. These situations inspired her to co-found Divorcing Divas - a support and friendship group for women going through the emotional challenge of divorce. Also, after her own battle with cancer, she also created Cancer Club with cancer survival gifts and inspiration. Listen in for this inspiring woman and how we can be a better friend to our girlfriends dealing with divorce or cancer. And, check out her guest blog with Girlfriend Advice for women facing divorce. JOIN US!

Do you feel beautiful girlfriend? You should. You are. All your friends can see your beauty even when you can't manage a glimpse. Self-acceptance is a struggle for so many of us. It's time we accept and love ourselves, and we've got the girlfriend to help! Meet ROSIE MOLINARY. Rosie is a writer who has studied women and our 'issues' for years. She shared her previous book, HIJAS AMERICANAS, with us previously and is her to talk about her new book: BEAUTIFUL YOU: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance by Rosie Molinary is a practical and inspirational tool for realizing a healthy self-image through championing one’s own emotional and physical well-being. Drawing on self-awareness, creativity, mind-body, and practical techniques, Beautiful You is an action plan to give women what they need to champion and fully live their own lives, coaching them into the most extraordinary- and necessary- habit of treating their whole selves well. The book’s user-friendly format allows each reader to decide her journey and it includes daily essays or reflections and a daily tip or exercise for enhancing one’s self awareness.

Ava Diamond is passionate about women’s success. As a a women’s success strategist and Passionistaä, she brings her talents as a keynote speaker, workshop leader, and author to help women increase their success in business and in life. Ava Diamond is not your “run of the mill” motivational speaker. She definitely rocks the status quo. Ava has co-authored Mission Possible, with Stephen Covey and Brian Tracy, Speaking of Success, with Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey and Jack Canfield, and Real World Management Strategies that Work. Ava’s latest book, Great Quotes from Feisty Women, combines inspiring quotations from accomplished women with Ava’s own insights and down-to earth wisdom. Please visit her website at http://www.FeistyWomenRock.com

Want to make a living and still have a life?For many of us women, that means we're not really an 8-5, cubicle kind-of girl. (I know I'm not and you either may not be or know of a friend who should meet our featured girlfriend today!) BETHANY MOORADIAN, aka: Queen of the Random Job, has never held a traditional job for longer than nine months. Working as a Mystery Shopper, Virtual Assistant, Housekeeper to Bill Gates and Paul Allen, as well as Ronald McDonald’s Bodyguard and many other odd jobs, she has found unique ways of making ends meet and living her avant-guard passions. Now Bethany spends her time teaching others how to find legitimate work at home jobs and avoid scams through her books and seminars. Exploring a non-traditional career path? Want more life in your living? Listen into Bethany's girlfriend advice for random jobs and creative careers. And check out her Book: I Got Scammed So You Don't Have To!: How to Find Legitimate Work at Home and Random Jobs in a Scamming Economy

GENAE GIRARD has been an entreprenuer since age 26, owning many companies one of which grew to be listed in the Inc. 500. Her life dramatically changed when she got a diagnosis of breast cancer in 2006. Since her diagnosis she has become a patient advocate for women everywhere. She acts as a plaintiff for the ACLU fighting against the U.S. patent office and Myriad Labs who own a patent on the breast cancer BRACA 1 and BRACA2 genes. She has written a breast cancer book called "Off the Rack" and maintains a website called Beyond the Boobie Trap. She has over 14,000 breast cancer followers who learn from her website about how to move from treatment into a 'NEW NORMAL' way of living. www.BeyondtheBoobieTrap.com www.Facebook.com/BeatBreastCancer

SUSAN MALLERY has written over 100 books, won numerous literary awards and keeps creating and writing best-selling fiction. She credits her success to loving to write stories where we find ‘family’ – that could be in the true sense of the word, to a romantic partner to the friends in our lives who are our family. Her new book, The Best of Friends, is a witty and emotional look at female friendship told through the eyes of mousy nurse Jayne Scott and her glamorous best friend, jewelry designer Rebecca Worden. The Best of Friends is an excellent book club selection and includes a discussion guide that will generate interesting conversation and thoughtful self-reflection. The story is told with Mallery’s trademark humor. Read Chapters One and Two for free at www.susanmallery.com. JOIN US as we talk with Susan about her new book (The Best of Friends), advice for writers and insights into how her girlfriends have helped her be a successful, best-selling author.

What's the next phase of your life? Kids growing up, leaving? Changing jobs? Unexpectantly changing jobs? Moving - addresses or into a new stage of your life? For women, we're always in motion. We're working, having relationships, raising kids, juggling all kinds of responsibilities. We're generally to busy to look forward to what's ahead. JULIE SHIFMAN found herself in a new phase of her life and noticed she wasn't alone. Women who's kids had grown up, lives had changed, didn't love what they've been doing professionally, etc. - women looking for the next 'act' in their life, the next opportunity to be happy with how they spend their time and talents. So Julie founded Act Three in 2008 to help women who want to create a compelling and interesting next stage of life after raising children, whether that means going back to work, starting a business or becoming focused around a community cause. (Check out this blog Julie wrote on her girlfriend advice for starting a new phase in your life.) And LISTEN IN today to this wise, helpful girlfriend get us into the next phase, the 'third act' of our life.

Need a little organizational inspiration? Just wanted to hear if someone has the same clutter tendencies that you do?! Meet Dana (Nony the Slob). She blogs at A Slob Comes Clean. She loves being a wife and mom, and has chosen to make her family her life’s work, but when it comes to keeping her house under control, she struggles . . . big time. Her blog is her journey to an orderly home. It’s where she attempts to figure out why she is this way, and what she can do to change. Join us as we talk about the journey of being more organized! (And what girlfriend can't use some great girlfriend advice like that?!)

Want to save money and give back to your community? It's definitely do-able per our guest this week, KELLY SNYDER from Kansas City Mamas. Kelly's a successful frugal blogger who uses her 'powers' for good - for the good of her community. She shares in this guest post and will explain how to be frugal and giving simultaneously! LISTEN IN for ways to make a difference for very little/no money! Kelly Snyder is the author of Kansas City Mamas – a website devoted to living well by saving more. She is married to her best friend (Hubs) and is the stay-at-home mama to DS (7) and DD (5). In addition, she believes that life is too short for bad coffee, wine or food (but not necessarily in that order).

What happens when life changes - a lot - when you weren't expecting it? KELLY SAJONIA was married with kids, working with her husband when, as if on that proverbial rug, her life was tossed in the air, never to land how it had been. That started her journey to self acceptance, finding strength she didn't know she had and getting back on her friend - with a little help from her friends and family. Kelly is a single mom, daughter, friend, blogger, photographer, baseball fanatic, and triathlete. She lives with her two children outside Washington, DC. Kelly writes on her blog, Naked Girl in a Dress, and is a contributing writer for Blissfully Domestic. You can also follow Kelly on Facebook and Twitter. LISTEN IN - We're all going to learn something in this great girlfriend chat.

Inviting all our girlie-girl girlfriends! Today we're talking beauty, pampering and being a girlie-girl with the fabulous ROBIN FELTNER. Robin is a self-proclaimed 'girlie-girl.' She is an interior design lover, foodie, fitness enthusiast, writer/editor by profession, skilled skincare formulator, and lover of all things girlie, I write about issues that pertain to women, mainly, consisting of skincare, fitness, fashion, food, interior design, and general health and wellness issues. Featured this week in Rachel Ray magazine (YEAH Robin!), Robin created: Supernatural Botanicals, a skincare company specializing in eco-chic, green, all-natural luxury bath and body products. She thrives on loving what she does for a living, creating products with a purpose and that make women's lives more enjoyable and beautiful while being responsible to the environment by creating quality “green” products made naturally, without chemicals and harmful agents. Join us as we have a great girlie chat with this wonderful and inspiring girlfriend!

How can you be a better friend to a friend who is grieving? That's tough. And it takes someone who's been there to really understand and share. So, we're thrilled to have AMY from RAISING ARROWS join us to provide insight into this difficult situation. Amy is the homeschooling mother of five living children with one on the way. Amy knows too well about grief. She lost her precious little girl Emily at seven months. We'll talk with Amy about her girlfriend advice for being a friend to a friend who is grieving. JOIN US to learn how to be a better friend!