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Carol O’Dell

Freelance Writer and Blogger

Carol D. O’Dell’s is the author of Mothering Mother: A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir, written for the “sandwich” generation and all those who find themselves caring for a loved one. Carol is a health and wellness blogger, and her blog, Mothering Mother and More has been featured as 2012’s top ten health care blogs in the country by ShareCare.com.

As a Penn Women award recipient Carol’s fiction and nonfiction work has appeared in numerous publications including Redbook, Atlanta Magazine, Voices of Alzheimer’s, Women’s Digest and AIM, America’s Intercultural Magazine. Carol is a contributing editor for Caring.com, an inspirational speaker and founder and director of Chats Writer’s Circles. Carol has been featured on CNN, PBS, NBC, and numerous television and radio affiliates across the country.

Gender Equality Is a Myth!
By Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn’t a reality yet. Today, women make up half of the U.S. workforce, but the average working woman earns only 77 percent of what the average working man makes. But unless women and men both say this is unacceptable, things will not change.  → Read More
Mothering Mother
My mother and I were in what I call “agreed denial” about her growing health concerns.
My adoptive mother – 50 years older than me, widowed, with Parkinson’s and a mild heart condition, fiercely independent and determined to live alone – was noticeably declining. Me – in my late 30s, married, raising three daughters, founder and director of a private school in an Atlanta suburb, juggling all of my responsibilities – lived in perpetual worry about my mother.  → Read More