In midlife, women can experience many transitions. How can you, whether in your 50s or beyond, empower yourself to take control of the next phase of your journey? How can you let go of society’s fearful, outdated messages about aging and move forward with confidence and ease into the most powerful time of your life? It all begins with authenticity. What's most important to you now? Does your style express who you are on the inside? We will show you some empowering tools for discovering the values that drive your decisions and understanding the stories that influence your perception of your shape and style. The face of aging for women is changing and the options are limitless. Let us help you begin a journey towards being more confident, authentic and fulfilled!

Stephanie O'Dell, celebratethegray.com, has over 10 years experience styling over 6,000 clients with Athleta, Stitch Fix and Celebrate the Gray. She is an agent for change for women 50+, helping us embrace our shape and define our style. She also represents over 30 gray haired models and consults with companies to use real faces and genuine stories to help market and promote positive living for 50+ woman. O'Dell is involved locally and nationally promoting positive aging and was recently featured in the AARP Disrupt Aging movement.

Julia Lucia Raina, CPCC, LiveAligned.net, is a transformational coach who empowers women in midlife to reconnect with their passion, power and purpose. She guides clients to find their truth, remove barriers and transform their personal and professional dreams into new, exciting realities.

BUY TICKETS @ https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2020-05-20/authentic-you-inside-out

Bodies change in menopause, and while we do what we can to stay healthy, we also want to feel good in our skin. But that extra padding around the middle, changes in bra size, and increasing slackness in muscle tone can really tank our confidence. We invited an expert aboard to talk about how to shine through menopause (and we don't mean hot-flash sweat).

Join Health Coach Stasi and Stephanie O'Dell of Celebrate the Gray for a conversation on feeling great in our bodies.

oin Revelers in this on-going Q&A series spotlighting Women Inspiring Women. This week's special guest is Varda Yoran!

Coronavirus has required all of us to confront the intersection of aging and disease susceptibility. Varda Yoran has raised her voice as an advocate for the value of each life no matter the age, in a time when we are seeing not only the devastating impact of disease on the elderly, but when some worst case scenarios have brought age into the equation of acute medical care.

Revel is incredibly pleased to have Ms. Yoran join us for this Inspiring Women Q&A as she is the embodiment of why we launched Revel -- exercising one's choice to define life over 50.

In a recent Huffington Post guest writer article, Ms. Yoran spoke out about how age should neither mitigate the fullness of a life nor the profoundness of a life lost.

At 90, Ms. Yoran sculpts, reads, writes, runs a philosophy club, and is more than comfortable with technology. She started a foundation that helps immobile seniors. This cause is an extension of her belief that while the activities of life may change, the enjoyment of that life and the right to live it does not.

Revel Host: Stephanie O'Dell

How it will Work: There will be brief opening remarks by Stephanie, follow by about ten minutes with Varda sharing her story. This leaves the bulk of the time for your questions. Please feel free to send questions in advance to: support@hellorevel.com. We will also take questions during the event.

How to Gather: Your registration email will have the Zoom meeting information. Once you register the event page will display the Zoom meeting information.

Then 24 hours before this event you will receive an email reminder. 🤓 You will need Zoom installed so make sure you download Zoom before so you don't have a last-minute scramble.

If you are interested in attending and the event is sold out, email support@hellorevel.com with the name of the gathering and we will put you on the waitlist (spots often open up closer to the event)

Must be a Revel Member to Attend: Join at www.hellorevel.com

oin Revelers for this on-going Q&A series spotlighting Women Inspiring Women. This week's special guest is Barbara Rose Brooker!

Grab a cocktail or cup of tea and join us for a lively, colorful conversation with Barbara Rose Brooker. Don't be surprised if after this event, you add some new audacious and adventurous goals to your list!

One current goal for Rose Brooker is to become the next hot movie star now that her book, The Viagra Diaries, about dating and love after 60, is going to be a mini-series on HBO. Never at a loss for words, Barbara will be in conversation with Stephanie O'Dell, Revel member and founder of Celebrate The Gray. O'Dell and Rose Brooker will talk about erasing ageism, a focus for Rose Brooker as the founder of the first age march in history, a national march to celebrate age and the end of age discrimination. Brooker will also share about promoting her recent book during a pandemic and, the ever evolving dating scene.

“Ageism is a disease in our country and I feel we have to obliterate the word ‘anti’ in front of age. People are losing who they are, they’re becoming invisible.” 

Barbara Rose Brooker is a prolific author with 13 published books and a National Library Award for her poetry. Not a fan of labels such as senior, elder, gay or straight, she does not believe in retirement and will continue, writing, teaching and doing. She regularly teaches writing seminars at SFSU/SF/OLLI and at private seminars. Her students are between 60 and 97.

How it will Work: There will be brief opening remarks by Stephanie, followed by a conversation between Stefanie and Barbara. There will be plenty of time for your questions. Please feel free to send questions in advance to: support@hellorevel.com. We will also take questions during the event.

How to Gather: Your registration email will have the Zoom meeting information. Once you register the event page will display the Zoom meeting information.Then 24 hours before this event you will receive an email reminder.

🤓 You will need Zoom installed so make sure you download Zoom before so you don't have a last-minute scramble.

If you are interested in attending and the event is sold out, email support@hellorevel.com with the name of the gathering and we will put you on the waitlist (spots often open up closer to the event).

Must be Revel Member to attend: Join Revel at www.hellorevel.com

We are experiencing a moment of profound global transformation, a moment that is causing many of us to deeply examine core aspects of our lives that we once took for granted. What is it like to initiate personal transformation in midlife, whether by choice or through crisis? Three women will share their stories of how they are making midlife one of the most profound and powerful times in their lives. Join us for an intimate conversation and discussion. And learn how to find your purpose and passion in the midst of all the external noise; how to overcome the roadblocks to personal change; and discover the gems of wisdom that can help carry you through it.

Barbara Mark, Ph.D., has a deeply held passion for working with women in midlife and has enjoyed a decades-long career as an elite leadership, career and life strategies coach and advisor. She has been brought into the confidence of hundreds of professional women seeking to maintain inner balance while facing diverse external demands, personal ambition, and the desire to feel satisfied and fulfilled personally and professionally. As a recognized expert on the stages of adult development and how these stages impact career development and leadership in women, Dr. Mark is a sought-after coach by women who are looking to make appropriate and actionable personal and professional decisions at critical stages of their lives and careers. She is a recipient of the 2010 History Maker–Most Powerful Women of the Bay Award, the 2011 NAWBO-SFBA Business Woman of the Year Award, and the 2019 Bay Area Powerful Women Award, and is a frequent keynote speaker. 

Stephanie O'Dell is a personal stylist with 10 years of experience at Athleta, Stitch Fix and her own styling business helping dress more than 6,000 women. In 2016, she launched "Celebrate the Gray" blog to interview 100 women aged 50 and over with the goal of determining the need for an age-specific fashion line. "Celebrate the Gray" has grown into a full service agency for and about the 50+ woman. O'Dell now represents more than 30 gray-haired models and consults with companies to use real faces and genuine stories to help market and promote positive aging for the 50+ woman. She is involved locally and nationally promoting and speaking about positive aging for women. O'Dell was recently featured in the Marin Independent Journal and AARP Disrupt Aging movement. 

Julia Lucia Raina, CPCC, is a transformational coach who guides women and men in midlife to reconnect with their passion, power and purpose, and helps teams and organizations experience greater meaning, increased connection and more effective communication in their work environments. Her coaching style combines formal methodology and brain science with intuition and body awareness, and is infused with creativity and playfulness, elements from her education (B.A. in architecture from U.C. Berkeley) and early professional background in design. Raina is also honored to be an executive coach for Women Leaders for the World, a program of How Women Lead that provides training and support to help women develop the skills and confidence to solve some of the world’s most intractable problems. She works with clients in the San Francisco Bay Area, nationally and abroad. 

MLF ORGANIZER

Denise Michaud

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MLF: Grownups

This is an online-only program, presented free; donations are welcome and may be made during the registration process; please register to receive a link to the live-stream event

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 
The Commonwealth Club is transitioning from Eventbrite to its own branded ticketing platform for events to be held starting in early May 2020. The new site will offer more features, with the most noticeable being a shopping cart in which you can place multiple events and pay for them in one transaction. Please let us know if you experience any difficulties by emailing “tickets@commonwealthclub.org” or calling 415-597-6705.

Enjoy and attend often. Thank you for your patronage.

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A guided shopping experience via video from Revente Boutique, plus spring fashion advice!

We can all use some spring fashion advice and an injection of color into our wardrobes. Whether you are dressing for yourself, family, a visit across the fence or for a Zoom meeting, join other Revelers on this guided virtual shopping experience.

Revente, which means resale in French, sells curated contemporary fashion and cool gifts in an upscale setting with a focus on conscious consumerism. With a hybrid assortment of both used and new merchandise, Revente offers something to compliment a variety of wardrobe styles.

Revel Host Stephanie O'Dell and Marian McNaughton, owner of the Revente Boutique will walk us through the Revente store highlighting pieces that work well for Spring. Stephanie is founder of Celebrate the Gray, a fashion styling, modeling and consulting business focused on women over 50 and will share her insights.

Marian was a born shopper and negotiator having learned the art of the walk away at a young age. In college, she lived in Paris and learned the nuances of flea market shopping all over Europe. After graduation, she launched her successful merchandising career in New York City at Bergdoff Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Vera Wang and Victoria Secret.

How it Works: The event will be interactive, and both women will answer your questions. Purchase options will be shared by Marian on the Zoom call.

Revente Boutique: 160 Bon Air Center Greenbrae, CA, 94904

How to Gather: Your registration email will have the Zoom meeting information. Once you register the event page will display the Zoom meeting information. Then 24 hours before this event you will receive an email reminder.

🤓You will need Zoom installed so make sure you download Zoom before so you don't have a last-minute scramble.If you are interested in attending and the event is sold out, email support@hellorevel.com with the name of the gathering and we will put you on the waitlist (spots often open up closer to the event).

Must be a Revel Member to Attend: Join Revel at www.hellorevel.com

Meet interesting women and learn resale and styling tips from experts in the field

Join other Revelers (www.hellorevel.com) interested in fashion at this causal Sip and Shop gathering. You will have the opportunity to hear from shop owner Suze English about the movement of resale shopping and the positive impact it has on the climate crisis. You will also learn about color and have hands on shape styling from Stephanie O'Dell.

Join Revel to attend this event: https://www.hellorevel.com/events/91392652885

Wine and nibbles will be provided as well as the opportunity to mingle with new friends.

Couture Revival, 1403 4th Street, San Rafael

$5 donation to venue and snacks

Join us for a colorful Celebrate The Gray Fashion Show and Styling Event. Meet Stephanie O’Dell, owner of Celebrate The Gray, and four of her models as they show you how to rock the newest Athleta looks for the season. By signing up for event you will receive special Friends & Family discount off your total purchase.