Varda Epstein: Award winning writer and regular contributor to the Washington Post and Babble – and mother of 12 grown children. Varda moved from her hometown of Pittsburgh to Israel in her 20’s determined to follow her heart after being inspired by the book Exodus by Leon Uris. This determination has proven to be a common thread through out her life that has taken her to new heights in the writing world. Being dedicated to her Jewish faith Varda has produced 12 children who admire her achievements as a writer enormously. Writing has always been a pursuit she has enjoyed and in fact been quite good at – but Varda always wanted to run a cottage industry. Writing took over as a “means to and end” but her writing is now amazing and reaches into far flung areas of the internet.  One busy and truly inspirational woman. Listen in to find out Varda’s views on: ageism – is it real how to make it happen raising a (very) large family and how to manage it her plans for the future a personal style of writing she developed herself and much much more You’ll also find out her breakthrough, what prompted her to send off her first article 10 years ago and how that  has turned out for her. How feeling like being a writer has taken her away from being “just a mommy” but to be truthful her family history issteeped in amazing writers. She recently won the Hasby Award for her writing. It’s almost like she had no choice. “Dare to Be Real” Is Varda Epstein’s advice to all women. You can find Varda on Facebook  where she shares her articles about family, politics and other writing related posts – the link is ….  Facebook Varda Meyers Epstein Thanks so much for listening and remember to subscribe in iTunes (above) to keep up with forthcoming podcasts.