I am a best selling author, a blogger and speaker. I am an expert in life over 40 and cougar relationships. The thousands of women in my community know the importance of being smart, independent, confident and proud..

When my successful 22 year career on Wall Street ended I went on journey to learn everything I could about how to age gracefully, beautifully and above all healthfully.

In my newest book "Don't Ever Call Me Ma''am! - The Real Cougar Woman Handbook For Life Over 40 I share many of the secrets on overcoming our fear aging.

www,therealcougarwoman.com

Blog Entries by Linda Franklin

Since When Did 40 Become Old?

Posted November 18, 2009 | 12:45 PM (EST)


Since when did 40 become the cross over to old age? Now that I am well past my fourth decade, hearing that 40 is old seems pretty ridiculous to me. But, I do remember when I was 45, feeling like I had stepped over the aging threshold. I think that...

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The Shriver Report Shows the Importance of Being a Real Cougar Woman

Posted October 19, 2009 | 01:05 PM (EST)


The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything," is a comprehensive study examining a social transformation unfolding right now. For the first time in history, one-half of all U.S. workers are women, and mothers are the primary breadwinners or co-breadwinners in two-thirds of American families.

This report contemplates...

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The Cougar Town Debate

1 Comments | Posted September 12, 2009 | 10:24 AM (EST)


Who is better qualified than a woman over 40 to express a point of view on ABC's new prime time show Cougar Town? So many of you fabulous females are already in wonderful relationships with younger men, or at the very least, fantasize about the possibility. So let's hear...

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"I Knew Nothing!" - Madoff's Right Hand Gal in June's Vanity Fair

Posted May 8, 2009 | 11:39 AM (EST)


Bernie Madoff was a sexist, egomaniacal, short-tempered control freak -- yet everybody loved him. That is according to his secretary of more than 20 years, Eleanor Squillari, who co-authored a 9,000-word article in the June issue of Vanity Fair. The article is entitled "Hello Madoff."

After spending two months helping...

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Woman Over 40 Stand Up And Be Counted

Posted April 14, 2009 | 03:33 PM (EST)


This Wednesday, April 15th, TV Land will debut its newest show The Cougar. This is just one of many programs that are now featuring women over forty in lead roles. You think this would have me walking on cloud nine, since I am one of those women. Unfortunately, the current...

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Executive Interns -- Reinventing Yourself over 40

Posted April 1, 2009 | 10:47 AM (EST)


All of us are familiar with the traditional definition of an intern. It's usually a student that you invite into your business to lend a hand in exchange for course credit and some on-the-job training. However, these tough economic times is making it necessary for many women to re-enter the...

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Bonnie Fuller's Article Has Some Cougars Growling

Posted March 31, 2009 | 03:48 PM (EST)


Last Friday noted editor Bonnie Fuller wrote an article for The Huffington Post entitled "Cougars and MILF's Rule! 40 Year-Old Women Are Way Hotter Than 20 Year-Olds."

In my opinion, Bonnie's was right on when she declared that age is irrelevant and showed pictures of Valerie Bertinelli, Cindy...

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Real Cougar Woman Are Not Sugar Mamas

Posted February 25, 2008 | 10:59 PM (EST)


Why is it that any time a woman breaks free from the conventional box society has placed her in, she inherits a degrading label? It's not fair. If she succeeds in climbing the corporate ladder, she's a bitch. If she looks 10 years younger than other women her age, she's...

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Has the Baby Boomer Man Gone to Sleep on the Job?

Posted November 6, 2007 | 03:48 PM (EST)


By now most of us have heard of the so-called cougar, that sexy older woman who is all about town with a handsome younger guy. Between the articles, websites and movies, cougars are everywhere. And while its great that women who are over 40 are actually being talked about as...

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