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Healthy Eating
Kathryn Bareket

In this session you will hear Kathryn Bareket’s personal story followed by detailed discussion regarding the role of plant-based diet in disease prevention and reversal.

Kathryn Bareket is a certified holistic health counselor with a private practice in Rockland County.

What Every Woman Should Know: Early Detection and Prevention of Gynecologic Cancers
Dr. E. Ephraim Resnik

Learn about the cancers that affect the female reproductive system, and find out ways to identify early warning signs.

Dr. E. Ephraim Resnik is a founder and the medical director of the Regional Gynecologic Oncology, P.C. He is board certified in this unique subspecialty and is a Fellow of both the American College of OB/GYN’s and the American College of Surgeons.

Food is Information: How to talk to your DNA
Sheryl Leventhal, MD

How and why food choices can permanently alter our health and aging process, with specific examples of easy changes we can all make in our daily lives. This session will include a juicing demonstration.

Sheryl Leventhal, MD is a internist with 20 years experience in Hematology and Medical Oncology who now practices Functional Medicine, a type of integrative medicine.

Strong Bones for Life
Michelle Mosner, RD, CDN & Shari Silverstein, RN, MS, CNS

This engaging presentation will address your questions about strong bones, and will touch on key strategies to promote bone health and focus on prevention, early detection and diagnosis and treatment. It will empower individuals by emphasizing positive life style choices including a nutrient rich diet for strong bones throughout life.

Michelle Mosner is the Osteoporosis Nutrition Educator for the New York State Osteoporosis Prevention Education Program (NYSOPEP) Hudson Valley Regional Center and for the State’s Coordinating Center based at the Clinical Research Center, Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, New York. Ms. Mosner, a graduate of Cornell University, has over 30 years of experience as a Registered Dietitian and is a Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist.

Shari Silverstein is the Osteoporosis Nurse Educator for the NYSOPEP Hudson Valley Regional Center and Coordinating Center. Ms. Silverstein, a graduate of Adelphi University, is a professional educator who has been a clinical nursing instructor for over 20 years and has specialized in osteoporosis education for over 10 years.

Navigating the Land of “IF”
Melissa Ford

Author Melissa Ford will be discussing her book Navigating the Land of “IF”, which is a readers guide for navigating the complex world of infertility. The Land of If got its name not only because “IF” is the abbreviation for “infertility” in the online world, but also because there are so many “ifs” inherent in being here. No stranger to the Land of If herself, Ford shares her hard-earned knowledge and insights, helping couples struggling with infertility understand the lingo, learn the details doctors tend to leave out, and keep their emotional sanity despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Melissa’s book will be available for purchase prior to and at the Symposium.

Melissa Ford is the author of the blog, Stirrup Queens and the editor of the daily Lost and Found. She is also a contributing editor at BlogHer. She received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts—Amherst.

Maintaining Positive Relations with Your Adult/Married Children
Dr. Mona Spiegel

The prevalence of mother-in-law jokes indicates the high level of anxiety that surrounds our relationship with our married children. Many times we feel that our love and concern for them backfire! This workshop will describe how to develop a positive relationship with your children and their spouses, how to smooth out the rough spots, and how to be the grandparent that you wish you had.

Dr. Mona Spiegel is a psychologist with a doctorate in psychology from Columbia University. She is the founder of My Family Coach, which provides individual and group coaching on the telephone for women who want guidance but do not need therapy.

60 Seconds to Calm! How to use mindful meditation, deep breathing and relaxation techniques for Stress Management
Shari Bernstein Meyer, LCSW: CEAP

This interactive workshop is designed to help you increase your understanding of ways in which unmanaged stress impacts you. You will gain some useful and practical tools for managing stress more effectively. We will practice these techniques during the class so that you can immediately use these tools on an everyday basis.

Shari Bernstein Meyer has been on staff at North Shore –Long Island Jewish Health System for 22 years. She maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Nyack, NY where she works with individuals and couples.

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It
Rita Lieberman, Ph.D.

Women often think of themselves last. They tend to their own needs after other family responsibilities have been taken care of. This workshop will focus on the internal barriers to choosing or changing a career in midlife.

Dr. Rita Lieberman is a licensed psychologist with a psychotherapy practice in Nyack, NY, where she sees adults and couples. Dr. Lieberman specialties include women’s issues and career and work challenges.
Dr. Lieberman has her PH D in Psychology also has a Postdoctoral Certificate in Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from New York University.