All Expert Voices

Dr. Anderson holds a Ph.D. in Natural Health and a Doctorate of Naturopathy with an emphasis in Aromatherapy. She is the developer and owner of Kosmos Education, which provides continuing education credits to health and fitness professionals. She has written numerous courses in the area of mind-body-spirit integration, natural health, and its application to traditional health and fitness practices.

Susan Anderson is a psychotherapist who has devoted more than 25 years of clinical experience and research to working with the victims of abandonment trauma, grief and heartbreak. She is an expert on relationships, personal growth, and helping people overcome patterns of self-sabotage. She is the author of "The Journey From Abandonment to Healing" (Penguin, 2000), "Black Swan: 12 Lessons of Abandonment Recovery" (Rock Foundations Press, 2003), and "The Journey From Heartbreak to Connection" (Penguin, 2003).

Astrology, Horoscope

Victoria Bazeley has studied astrology for almost 40 years and has specialized in natal chart interpretation for more than 20 years. She pioneered new techniques in the astrological interpretation of life stages and is currently working on a book about applying them to the interpretation of horoscopes and natal charts. She is particularly interested in the predictable astrological crises of midlife, and many of her clients seek advice for dealing with those crises.

Paul B. Brown is Third Age's personal finance expert. A former editor and writer for Business Week, Financial World, Forbes and Inc. Paul is the author (or co-author) of numerous best-sellers, including Grow Rich Slowly: The Merrill Lynch Guide to Retirement Planning and hosted a nationally syndicated personal finance radio show that was heard on 168 stations nationwide. Paul is a regular contributor to the New York Times where he created the What's Offline column for paper and still does the Off-the-Shelf column for the paper and writes Tool Kit for NewYorkTimes.com.

Aging Well

Dr. Frank Comstock obtained his medical training from Michigan State University, where he also completed residency training in emergency medicine. Dr. Comstock continues to practice emergency medicine today and is board certified in that specialty. He is President of Northwest Tucson Emergency Physicians and has been Medical Director for twenty years.

Skin and Nails

Board certified in both dermatology and pediatrics, Dr. Jody Comstock completed her dermatology residency at the University of Arizona after receiving her medical degree from Michigan State University. Dr. Comstock has authored and lectured extensively on various topics in the field of dermatology, and as a regular contributor to KVOA News 4, she provides viewers with valuable information on how to keep skin their healthy and looking its best.

Diane Darling is the founder and CEO of Effective Networking, Inc. The Boston-based company is built on her philosophy that everyone can learn to effectively network--they just need to find their own style-and that to survive and thrive in this competitive world, everyone should learn to network effectively.

Male Menopause, Male Health, Gender Depression

Jed is Director of the MenAlive, a health program that helps men live long and well. Though focused on men’s health, MenAlive is also for women who care about the health of the men in their lives. Since its inception in 1992, Jed has been on the Board of Advisors of the Men’s Health Network. He is also a member of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male and serves as a member of the International Scientific Board of the World Congress on Men’s Health.

Kathy Moyer Dragon, CEO TravelDragon Inc. Founder and Owner of The Dragon's Path, ActiveWomen.com, Dragon Consulting Inc has spent the past two decades in the center of the active/experiential travel industry. Having researched, designed, marketed, sold and then personally escorted and facilitated the travel experiences of over 3000 Boomers on small group trips around the globe, Kathy has developed frontline experience that few marketing experts in the world can match.

Author of the international best seller How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci and Innovate Like Edison: The Five-Step System for Breakthrough Business Success, Michael J. Gelb is the world's leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development. He is a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and innovative leadership. Gelb leads seminars for organizations such as DuPont, IBM, Merck, Microsoft, Nike, and YPO. He brings more than 30 years of experience as a professional speaker, seminar leader and organizational consultant to his diverse, international clientele.

Caregiving

Formerly on the staff of National Public Radio, Connie Goldman is an award-winning radio producer and reporter who currently devotes herself to programs and projects exclusively concerned with issues and images of aging in America. During the past twenty-five years, as president of her own non-profit company, she has produced several radio programs that reflect the insights, inspiration, and wisdom of the rapidly growing midlife and older population.

Women's Health

Dr. Eileen Hoffman is an internist and a leading specialist in women's health. She is a pioneer in the field of gender-based medicine and has integrated medical, reproductive, and mental healthcare for both women and men, across all stages of life. She's also a medical educator and healthcare consultant. Dr. Hoffman speaks and writes extensively on gender-based medicine, and wrote the popular best-seller, OUR HEALTH, OUR LIVES - A Revolutionary Approach to Total Healthcare for Women. She is also a founding board member of the the American College of Women's Health Physicians.

Brian Kurth, founder and president of VocationVacations® (www.vocationvacations.com), is a recognized dream job lifestyle expert who believes it is never too late or the wrong time to pursue a dream job or follow your passions. Both a dreamer and a realist, Brian is a sought after speaker who brings personal experience, practical insights and a "can-do" approach to exploring your dream job and uncovering your passions. He is the author of "Test-Drive Your Dream Job - A Step-By-Step Guide to Finding and Creating the Work You Love" (Hachette, 2008).

Jacqueline Marcell was so compelled by being the sole caregiver to her aggressive elderly father and sweet but ailing mother, that once she solved the crisis medically and behaviorally, she gave up her stalled career as a television executive to become an advocate for eldercare awareness and reform. She is the author of the bestselling book Elder Rage; host of the Coping With Caregiving radio program, and a respected International Speaker.

Sleep

Dr. Rubin Naiman was born in Europe and spent his early childhood in New York City. When he was eight, his family moved to a farm in South Jersey where he developed a deep love of nature and sensitivity to her beautiful rhythms.

Dating, Love and Romance

Love Coach Rinatta Paries is a graduate of Coach University, a Master Certified Coach, and a Certified Relationship Specialist by the American Psychiatric Association. She has been helping clients heal their hearts, break their relationship patterns and create loving relationships for more than 14 years. She has written more than 150 articles and six ebooks on love and relationships, and is an avid proponent of personal growth and development as a tool to create lasting love.

Dr. John J. Ratey, M.D., is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and has a private practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

For more than a decade he taught residents and Harvard medical students as the Assistant Director of Resident training at Massachusetts Mental Health Center. He continues to teach psychiatrists as a regular instructor in Harvard's Continuing Medical Education program.

Pat Samples, M.A., M.F.A., is an international speaker, transformational educator and writer who champions a radical new understanding of the aging body and its creative wisdom. Her new book, The Secret Wisdom of a Woman's Body: Freeing Yourself to Live Passionately and Age Fearlessly, has been called "what our generation wants to read" by AARP's magazine. It is a guide to loving our body and reaping wisdom from its vast library of stories as we age.