Dotsie Bregel - Writer, Speaker, Boomer Women Expert
Through these venues Dotsie works hard to connect, encourage, educate, and empower baby boomer women.
Learn how Dotsie's mid-life crisis became her mid-life passion.
Dotsie Bregel "found" me through a short piece I'd written that appeared in the National Association of Women Writers newsletter. She invited me to write a story for a Boomer Women project she was working on.
I've created this page as a way to thank Dotsie for encouraging me and to create a place for other women who have been encouraged by this wonderful woman to share their stories as well.
Thank you Dotsie for giving me the courage to believe in myself!
All images found on this page are from the BoomerWomenSpeak.com website.
How Dotsie Bregel Encouraged Me
I don't think Dotsie knew that my article in the NAWW email newsletter was my very first bought-and-paid for article.
I don't think Dotsie knew how excited, and encouraged, and thrilled, and frightened, and happy, and overwhelmed with emotions I felt when I received her invitation. You see, Dotsie's invitation said a lot more to me than just "Would you like to write an essay?" To me, Dotsie's email said, YOU REALLY ARE A WRITER!
Dotsie Bregel's invitation gave me the courage to think I might be able to do the one thing I'd wanted to do since I was a very small girl, and that was to stay home and write for a living.
With the NAWW newsletter article sale,I thought I'd just gotten lucky but when I got that invitation from Dotsie Bregel to write something for her, it gave validation to my dreams. For the first time in my life I felt like I really could be a writer, and it made my writing career suddenly seem possible.
Shortly after that email I wrote a story for Dotsie which is published at the BoomerWomenSpeak.com website. I won a prize in a writing contest and I wrote my now famous peacock story which was published -in print- and distributed in local newspapers across the nation.
I joined the BWS forum and made some very special friends, women who I plan to keep in my heart for the rest of my life!
Dotsie's project went on to become the #1 website and forum for boomer-aged women, Boomer Women Speak, where she continues to encourage and connect women from all over the world. She also created the National Association of Baby Boomer Women (NABBW) where Dotsie Bregel continues to enlighten, educate, and empower. Her work has been mentioned in Time Magazine, in the AARP newsletter and in newspapers all over the country.
How has Dotsie Bregel Encouraged or Empowered you?
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Lynn Tolson wrote
Posted August 18, 2009
Dotsie Bregel wrote
Okay, this is way too much for me to visit here and realize what's going on. Thank all of you for your kind words of encouragement to me. That's what makes the world go 'round. I encourge you, you encourage, me, we encourage others, and the world keeps moving!
At the time I accepted yoru writing piece I had no idea it was your first publihsed work. I've since learned and am grateful you submitted and your writing career has taken off since. Bravo for taking the baton and running with it!
I'm humbled by all of your words. As byou know, it's not me, but God at work though me, that I'm able to do this work. Three cheers for His grace.
Posted July 05, 2009
mukunda22 wrote...
Great way to do an acknowledge
ent!! Through the power of the lens!
Thanks!
Posted July 03, 2009
Jabber from Boomer Women Speak wrote
I'm so grateful to Dotsie Bregel for creating The Boomer Women Speak web site.
I've been a member of that wonderful site over four years, and go there daily to vent emotions and listen to the opinions of others. Boomer women have enriched my life. No matter what area of existence I question, boomers all over the world inject understanding wisdom and advice.
From current affairs to helpful hints to jokes and prayers, the boomer forum has become a
part of my daily life. I cannot thank Dotsie enough for this vessel of friendship, understanding,
and comradery.
Posted July 03, 2009
Charleen (Chatty) Micheles wrote
Listening to the council Dotsie so freely gave the women on Boomer Women Speak, no matter what they had to say, taught me patience, gentleness and understanding without prejudice. No matter what my occupation was at the time, I always felt welcome at BWS. Dotsie runs, quietly behind the scenes, a place to come and be yourself, be nurtured and she does it with a no nonsense, yet soft insistance. Dotsie by example has encouraged me to be myself, and empowered me to stay focused on the important things in my life. For that I thank Dotsie and will be her forever friend...
Posted July 02, 2009
Visit Dotsie Bregel's Boomer Women Websites
- BoomerWomenSpeak.com - The Number 1 Resource for Baby Boomer Women on the Web with Forums, Articles, and Resources for Women in Midlife
- BoomerWomenSpeak.com is the premier online resource for Baby Boomer Women and Women in Midlife. Visit our Forums and join the conversation with thousands of other Women.
- National Association of Baby Boomer Women
- The National Association of Baby Boomer Women offers resources for women to explore and empower their passions at midlife. Check out our membership benefits. Free newsletter.
An Interview with Dotsie Bregel
Empowering Women at Mid Life
Here's My Story
Learning the Definition of a New Word
- Boomer Women Speak - Dotsie Bregel's invitation for baby boomer women to tell of their experiences through writing.
- Learning the Definition of a New Word by Robin Svedi
The Women of Dotsie Bregel's Boomer Women Speak
Boomer Women on the Web
If you've spent time at the Boomer Women Speak website and forum or if you are a member of the NABBW, please share the link to your own website, blog or articles.
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Parting Thoughts
Anything else you'd like to share about Dotsie Bregel, Boomer Women Speak, or the National Association of Baby Boomer Women (NABBW)?
LindaJM wrote...
This is the first I've heard of Dotsie and I thank you for introducing me to a very inspiring woman!
Posted July 28, 2009
LoKackl wrote...
The way people/sites/lens/blogs create these connections is magic. A magic I enjoy and need, to continue writing from home. Thanks so much, Robin, for doing this site so I can find what Baby Boomer Women is all about.
Posted July 08, 2009
Susan52 wrote...
I think I need to get to know Dotsie and her site and thank you for this wonderful introduction!
Posted July 05, 2009
BevsPaper wrote...
I was not aware of Dotsie but after having read this, I must find out more. Thank you Robin for introducing her.
Posted July 03, 2009
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