Episode 45: An Interview with Nina Lorez Collins Founder of the Woolfer and Chief Creative Officer for Revel

Join Lori and her guest, Nina Lorez Collins, as they discuss the importance of connecting women in midlife. Nina talks about the impact of having a community where women can share similar experiences and empower one another. Stay tuned!   Here are the things to expect in this episode: The value of creating a community targeted to a specific demographic. As we get older, it's very important to have young friends. Women in midlife may often have a feeling of responsibility to support the next generation. And many more!   About Nina Lorenz Collins:   Nina Collins was born in NYC in 1969, raised in Rockland County, and graduated from Barnard in 1990. She had a long career in book publishing, first as a scout and then as an agent, and then made a career change in 2008 to pursue other interests. In 2013 Nina completed both a life coach certificate and a Columbia University Masters in Narrative Medicine. She has been consulting and writing since then. Nina's interests—issues around transition, loss, separation, end of life, how women in particular tell stories—have come together in the creation of a closed online community for women over 40 called What Would Virginia Woolf Do? now also the title of her book, which was published by Grand Central in 2018.   Connect with Nina! Website: https://www.hellorevel.com/ Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninalorezcollins/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WWVWDBook   Organizations mentioned: Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/ The Family Center: https://www.thefamilycenter.org/ The Moth: https://themoth.org/ Whitman Circle: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/support/whitman-circle   Book Recommendations:  Palaces for the People By Eric Klinenberg https://www.amazon.com/Palaces-People-Infrastructure-Inequality-Polarization/dp/1524761168 The Big Power of Small Connections By Jen Nash https://www.amazon.com/Big-Power-Tiny-Connections-Interactions/dp/1777959659   Article Recommendation: IT'S YOUR FRIENDS WHO BREAK YOUR HEART The older we get, the more we need our friends—and the harder it is to keep them By Jennifer Senior https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/03/why-we-lose-friends-aging-happiness/621305/   Connect with Lori Kranczer! Website: https://www.linkphilanthropic.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorikranczer/