Jill Smolowe is the author of the memoirs “Four Funerals and a Wedding: Resilience in a Time of Grief” and “An Empty Lap,” and co-editor of the adoption anthology “A Love Like No Other.” An award-winning journalist, she met weekly deadlines for 37 years as a writer for Time, Newsweek and People. Following the death of her husband and several family members, Smolowe embarked on a new career to work with people who are grappling with loss issues. As a certified grief coach, she helps clients across the U.S., Europe and Asia to identify, then take, steps to restore momentum, purpose and joy to their lives. Her essays about grief have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post magazine, More, Money and Reader’s Digest, and on the Time, Fortune and Next Avenue websites.
Jill Smolowe ’77
Events
Alumnae Author Book Fair
Saturday, October 6
Please join us for the Alumnae Author Book Fair to hear from a select group of authors who will share their stories and discuss their work with other alumni. The Fair will be held Saturday, October 6 from 4:15-5:30 p.m. in Chancellor Green.
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Events
Small Roundtable Discussions
Saturday, October 6
Moderated informal discussions on topics regarding family, health, financial planning and identity.
#MeToo
Vanessa Tyson ’98, Associate Professor of Politics, Scripps College; Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building, Room 399
Envisioning the Future of Cancer Therapy
Jennifer Wheler ’88, SVP Clinical Development TScan Therapeutics
Carl A. Fields Center, Multipurpose Room
Identity Politics and the LGBTQ Community
Tina Madison White ‘82, Executive Director, Blue Ridge Pride Center, Inc.
Carl A. Fields Center, Multipurpose Room
Innovations and Solutions in Addressing Addiction
Jessica Hulsey Nickel ’98, Founder, President and CEO, Addiction Policy Forum
Carl A. Fields Center, Multipurpose Room
Single Mom by Choice
If you have been thinking about having or adopting a child as a single parent, if you are in the process of trying to become a single mother, or if you are parenting as a single mother by choice, then come join the conversation. This roundtable will discuss things like: how to start, what single parenting really looks like, how to tell your family, friends or even your child, or different ways of becoming a single mother by choice. Come for a casual discussion about becoming a single mother by choice and to connect with others on the journey. (Note: This is not a discussion for single mothers by divorce, but for women who, at least initially, start the process as a sole parent).
Anne-Marie Maman ’84, Executive Director, Princeton Entrepreneurship Council
Carl A. Fields Center, Multipurpose Room
Tapping Resilience in a Time of Grief
Jill Smolowe ’77, Author and Certified Grief and Divorce Coach
Carl A. Fields Center, Multipurpose Room
Turning the Tables: Caring for Our Aging Parents
Jenni Levy ’82, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician
Louis A. Simpson International Building, Room B60A-C
An Unexpected Path: Parenting Young Adults With Mental Illness
Robin Herman ’73, Assistant Dean, Retired, and Hilary Herbold *97, Psychotherapist, Princeton University Counseling and Psychological Services
Carl A. Fields Center, Multipurpose Room