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Barbara Field

  • Founder, writinglifestories.com, Principal, thewritingfield.com, Freelance
As seen in: Medium, MSN, The New York Times, Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Life, Business Insider, Forbes, The Independent (UK), Yahoo News, Yahoo News Malaysia and
Covers:  Health, mind-body, relationships, dating, women's voices, women in business
Founder, Writinglifestories.com; Principal, thewritingfield.com; Writer; Content & Digital marketer. (Formerly CBS, Harcourt Brace, UC San Diego)

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Barbara Field’s Biography

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I help you tell your story through Writing Life Stories (guided memoir writing) and The Writing Field (marketing, content & editorial). Contact me about digital marketing, copywriting, content creation, memoir writing or keynote presentations.

Industry expertise includes tech startups, health, health tech, B2B, business, higher education, women's leadership.

I worked in-house for stellar institutions: CBS, Pace, UC San Diego, Harcourt Brace, Scripps. I also consulted for Microsoft and Young & R…

Barbara Field’s Journalist Portfolio

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How and Why to Add Ghostwriting Services to Your B2B Business - B2B Writers International

How and Why to Add Ghostwriting Services to Your B2B Business - B2B Writers International

Barbara Field regularly ghostwrites memoirs for clients. And she sees an opportunity for you to add ghostwrit…

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5 Ways to Leverage Voice Search for Your B2B Writing Business - B2B Writers International

5 Ways to Leverage Voice Search for Your B2B Writing Business - B2B Writers International

Alexa and Siri do a fair amount of searching for answers. Here are five tips to help you leverage voice searc…

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How Amanda Seyfried Keeps Her Pets Healthy

How Amanda Seyfried Keeps Her Pets Healthy

Learn about Seyfried's passion for animals and how pet parents can gain peace of mind using a new pet care re…

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Try These Tips to Build a Resilient Freelance Writing Business - B2B Writers International

Try These Tips to Build a Resilient Freelance Writing Business - B2B Writers International

Don't wait until you lose your anchor client to shore up the health of your business. Follow these tips to bu…

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Add UGC to Help You Market Your B2B Copy Business - B2B Writers International

Add UGC to Help You Market Your B2B Copy Business - B2B Writers International

When you add UGC (user-generated content) to your social media, you help prospects learn how to trust you and…

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Major Study Funded: Climate Stressors on South Florida's Coastal and Marine Life - Center for Med...

Major Study Funded: Climate Stressors on South Florida's Coastal and Marine Life - Center for Med...

The University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science recently secured a nearly…

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Articles

How Creativity Positively Impacts Your Health

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By Barbara Field, David Susman
| Verywell Mind
Creativity helps relieve stress and anxiety. Dancing improves quality of life and lowers the risk of dementia. Playing helps develop self-confidence and problem-solving skills. Creativity helps us perceive the world in new and different ways. It helps us create works of beauty, problem solve, and refresh our bodies and our minds. It's fun, and when you are having fun, you are positively impacting your health.
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Last Minute Gift - Writing Life Stories Quick-Start Kit (Pre-Release!)

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By Barbara Field
| eventbrite.com
Kit was $79—Now only $59!! Tired of your parents or grandparents wanting to write their life stories? You're dying to know these stories, too. Before it's too late, right? But they feel overwhelmed by the process, stuck, or like "I'm not a writer." They don't want technology. Or academics. Or random questions emailed to them. They want to be guided by someone they can trust. They want an easy and fun way to do this based on STORIES & MEMORIES.
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Reminiscence Therapy: Definition, Types, Techniques, and Efficacy

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By Barbara Field
| Verywell Mind
Marko Geber / Getty Images Reminiscence therapy helps older people feel good by talking about their past. Music is a powerful tool in reminiscence therapy, especially for seniors with dementia. People can use old photos and songs to help loved ones remember happy times. Reminiscence therapy (RT) is a type of psychotherapy that involves recalling past events. The main idea is that by returning to these past incidents, people will feel pleasure.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I published my first piece at 15 in The Long Islander about USDAN, an arts camp.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Uh, yeah. Began on one!

How is social media changing news?

Making things accessible, transparent in a good way, transparent in a bad way and overwhelming.

Awards

Lenore Marshall Prize and the Van Rensselaer Prize

1979 - Barnard College, Columbia University