Cheryl Saban Ph.D.

I attended a DCCC Women's Power Luncheon today with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi in celebration of her 25 years of service. Congresswomen Karen Bass and Jackie Speier were there to introduce all of us at the well-attended event to 9 strong women Congressional candidates from across the country. And...

Earlier this month, Tina Brown, Newsweek & The Daily Beast hosted the third annual Women In The World Summit. The agenda was fully packed -- Tina doesn't fool around. This was about sharing as much critical information with the summit attendees from the stellar group of speakers and moderators she'd...

When you're in a long-term loving, passionate relationship -- at any age, it's something worth protecting. To keep a relationship strong, like a muscle, it needs to be exercised, attended to, and thoughtfully, joyfully played with. My 25 year marriage with my husband isn't my first, so I admit that...

Cherie Blair and I recently hosted a special event in Israel to announce a collaborative effort. "Women talking Women" packaged Mrs. Blair's international clout as a knowledgeable speaker on woman's issues, her expertise as a business leader, and the obvious fact that she is the wife of Britain's former Prime...

Though it's not fresh, hot-off-the-press news that demonstrations similar to Occupy Wall Street are occurring all over the world, I was recently traveling in Asia, and was literally watching the news from the other side of the world, and there is no doubt that this movement has taken on a...

How do you rate your health, and the general health of your community? Have you gotten used to washing your hands everywhere you go? Do you carry a little anti-bacterial squirt bottle in your bag or briefcase?

Just to put things in perspective for you, though the United States is...

Our family is saying farewell to Virginia, a gentle giant.

The lioness of the Saban clan and mother-in-law to me has died at the age of 102 in Israel.

What a life this woman had -- what extraordinary global events she witnessed in the past century. Virginia was...

June 20th is the date that many countries have assigned to recognize Refugees -- to honor their courage, to bring awareness to their difficulties, to shine a light on their sorrow. This date has become particularly well-known in Africa, and is known as "Africa Refugee Day," but I'm sure there...

Many, many years ago -- okay, more than thirty years ago -- I had a brief but interesting career as a disco singer. No need to go into all the twists and turns of that crazy part of my life now -- that'll have to wait for another blog. I'm...

Though thirty one days of March have come and gone, April Fool's Day won't stop Love begins with L from its mission. What is L? It's a product, it's a movement, it's a mindset. The tag-line on their website is Love can change the world. The movement is...

The power of nature is a fierce reminder that we humans mustn't get too cocky. Yet, with all the devastation, there is a message that is beginning to resonate -- it is ubiquitous on many websites, and it is another powerful force: the power of caring. Everywhere you look,...

Divorce -- sadly, it's so common, we almost have to consider it a part of the marriage ceremony. I'm going to weigh in on this issue from a woman's perspective -- duh, and also and perhaps more importantly from a mother's perspective, and yes, from the family perspective -- i.e.,...

October is here, and we have officially welcomed in the fall. Many of us are gearing up for the holidays -- oh, okay, I know, it's way too early, but I'm including Halloween, which is practically upon us, so I'm lobbing them all together. At any rate, aside from fun...

New York City was beyond crazy with traffic complications last week, but such is to be expected when the annual meeting of the United Nations coincides with The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) -- former President Clinton's remarkable vision-in-action, which has in five year's time managed to galvanize individuals, corporations, and...

I was raised to feel lucky to be an American. I woke up early this July 4th morning, and was inspired to read the Declaration of Independence, word for word, perhaps for the first time since I last visited Washington D.C. as a tourist with my folks.

My dad,...

Memorial Day 2010 has come and gone. All across the nation, we found ways to observe this somber day with a mixture of tears, loss, and pride. Watching the Vice President place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and listening to TAPS being played while officers and...

Valentine's Day is upon us. No matter that this day seems to have veered into the dangerous "over commercialized" zone, it's safe to assume that most of us conjure up feelings -- positive and negative, of love, companionship, comfort, and romance on or around February 14th. Do you have a...

I just received a beautiful, utterly unique early Valentine's gift. It was from Helen LaKelly Hunt, the head of the ambitious campaign and organization called Women Moving Millions. The gift was an accordian-like single-file photograph of 60 Women Moving Millions donors, taken by famed photographer, Annie Leibovitz. It's...

I was out of the country recently, and as is my habit in the mornings, even when I'm traveling, I cuddle up with a morning coffee, my Kindle, iPhone, Blackberry, and scour whatever news sources I can get my hands on - especially the International papers. And so it happens...

I was recently invited to speak to a group of women about their self-worth -- a subject I address in depth in my new book, What is Your Self-Worth, a Woman's Guide to Validity. What was unique about this speaking engagement was the fact that the twenty-five women I spoke...