Skip to content
Annmarie Kelly | Author, Speaker, Lifestyle Influencer
  • Home
  • Start Here
  • Free Resources
  • Shop
  • About
    • About
    • About Annmarie
    • Press
    • Media Buzz
    • Press Kit – The Five-Year Marriage
    • FAQ Interview Questions
    • Annmarie & Friends
  • Blogs
  • Contact

Category: Personal Growth

Articles, tips and advice focused on the development of your personal power – your inner self.

Put a Ring on It? Maybe Not!

Do all the single ladies want a ring on it? In Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” she sings about her ex, who is  jealous because she was with a new man. She tells him it was too bad for him […]

Read More Put a Ring on It? Maybe Not!
Posted in Five Year Marriage, Personal Growth | Tagged All the single ladies, Contract Marriage, Five Year Marriage, Happily single, Love and Marriage, Relationship Advice

Posts pagination

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »
marriage disconnect

Do You Make Yourself Small?

“I had this sort of uncanny ability to make myself as small as possible, like I was a supporting character in my own life,” said singer/actress Mandy Moore about her six-year marriage to Ryan Adams. She says it […]

Read More Do You Make Yourself Small?
Posted in Five Year Marriage, Personal Growth

Posts pagination

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

Worried About Being an “Old Maid”?

Last spring I read an interesting article by Cooking Light’s Amanda Polick about being older and not married. It’s what old timers would have called an “old maid.” Advice for Single Women I thought about it today. A […]

Read More Worried About Being an “Old Maid”?
Posted in Five Year Marriage, Personal Growth | Tagged Happily single

Posts pagination

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

The Girlfriend Gala

The 2016 Girlfriend Gala was yesterday. It was our tenth Victorious Celebration. If you were there, THANK YOU for coming. You are part of the reason it was MAGICAL. If you missed it, mark your calendar now for […]

Read More The Girlfriend Gala
Posted in Insight, Inspiration, Women's Empowerment - Victory tips | Tagged confidence, Victorious Woman, Victorious Woman Contest, Victory Stories, women and power, women's empowerment

Posts pagination

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

Spring: New Beginnings

In spite of reports of an impending snow storm in the Northeast, today is the first day of spring. Yay! It wasn’t a bad winter, but isn’t spring, with all its yummie bursts of pinks and yellows and […]

Read More Spring: New Beginnings
Posted in Inspiration, Women's Empowerment - Victory tips | Tagged confidence, empowerment, life reimagined, Victorous Woman, women and power

Posts pagination

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »
merry christams

A Different Christmas

I had a different Christmas this year. After years of hosting Christmas dinners for my mom, the parents of a friend, and Joseph’s siblings, things changed. My mom passed, my friend’s parents (with whom we usually spent Christmas […]

Read More A Different Christmas
Posted in Five Year Marriage, Personal Growth | Tagged Changes

Posts pagination

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

RadioWrapUp: Breast Cancer Awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so I invited Marnie Rustemeyer to join us. She was diagnosed while she was working on Wall Street. The diagnosis changed her life. Her story is a good one and it led […]

Read More RadioWrapUp: Breast Cancer Awareness
Posted in Insight, Inspiration, Victory Chicks Radio | Tagged breast cancer, confidence, empowerment, midlife, midlife makeover, Victorious Woman

Posts pagination

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

Toni McCloe & Patricia Gallagher on Friday Happy Hour

Grief is not just about mourning the loss of a loved one. Like people, grief comes in all shapes and sizes. That’s what Authors Toni McCloe and Patricia Gallagher are coming to Happy Hour to talk about. Their […]

Read More Toni McCloe & Patricia Gallagher on Friday Happy Hour
Posted in Personal Growth, Victory Chicks Radio

Posts pagination

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

Could You Be Married FOREVER?

Fifty eight years isn’t forever, but it could seem that way to some people. But not to Arlene Alda, married to actor Alan Alda for 58 years. She shares some tips about getting married and staying married.

Read More Could You Be Married FOREVER?
Posted in Five Year Marriage, Personal Growth

Posts pagination

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

Mary Lou Quinlan discusses 'Good Girl Syndrome' on Friday Happy Hour

Are you one of those “good girls” who wants time off for good behavior? Join recovering good girls Annmarie Kelly and Mary Lou Quinlan as they take a look at good girl syndrome and how to get “Time […]

Read More Mary Lou Quinlan discusses 'Good Girl Syndrome' on Friday Happy Hour
Posted in Advice for Achieving your Goals, Personal Growth, Victory Chicks Radio, Women's Empowerment - Victory tips

Posts pagination

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

Discover a bold new ‘I DO’

the fiive year marriage - 2nd edition

Get your complete guide to reimagining marriage—tools, real stories, and a proven, step-by-step plan. buy on amazon

  • Career Empowerment (1)
    • career reinvention (10)
    • Pre Retirement (4)
  • Five Year Marriage (157)
    • Boundary-setting (2)
    • dating advice (12)
    • Five Year Marriage Podcasts (4)
    • Marriage advice (30)
    • Marriage reset (3)
    • newlywed advice (27)
    • Rekindling romance (22)
    • Relationship Advice (27)
    • Relationship communication (39)
  • In Annmarie’s World (40)
    • Maine Diaries (77)
    • News (15)
    • Writing the Book (8)
  • Personal Growth (23)
    • Inspiration (30)
    • Turning points (8)
  • Resources & Tools (0)
    • Newsletter (20)
    • Newsworthy (13)
    • question of the month (6)
    • quote of the month (4)
    • Victory Chicks Radio (241)
    • Workshops/Seminars (7)
  • Women's Empowerment - Victory tips (421)
    • Advice for Achieving your Goals (261)
    • Insight (138)
    • midlife makeover (39)

Get Social!

Victory Chicks Community

Connect and chat with other victory chicks in a private group for women just like you on Facebook. Join Now!

join victory chicks community - life trasnformations for women over 40
Connect with Annmarie & women like you on your favorite platform:
annmarie kelly instagram account annmarie kelly linkedin account annmarie kelly facebook page annmarie kelly twitter account annmarie kelly pinsterest account contact Annmarie Kelly

Listen to This!

Victory chicks Podcast annmarie kelly Victory Chicks Radio
with Annmarie Kelly

Listen to "Tips for Putting More JOY in Your Life | Kathy McCabe talks with Annmarie Kelly" on Spreaker.

Girlfriend Gala 2024
Photo Gallery

Web Design: Contento Interactive Group | © 2025 Annmarie Kelly | Author, Speaker, Lifestyle Influencer | Contact Annmarie Kelly annmarie kelly instagram account annmarie kelly linkedin account annmarie kelly facebook page annmarie kelly twitter account annmarie kelly pinsterest account contact Annmarie Kelly
Top Ten Relationship Questions that Matter Now... and Later

10 Must-Know Relationship Questions to ask your Partner before Tying the Knot!

Enter your email for instant access

fym- Top Ten Questions to ask Now & later

You’ll also get insider info on my other freebies, class discounts and more in my monthly newsletter.
And we never share your info.

Want to have some fabulous – and important – conversations about marriage?

Are you curious about how a Brilliant Badass Marriage could be the BETTER ‘I DO’ for you?

Check out this Marriage Comparison List
– it’s a free download!

Sign up for Annmarie’s Newsletter & get it instantly!

Newsletter Sign Up - fym - what it is/isnt freebie
Sending