Dawn Raffel, Author at NextTribe

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Becoming a Beginner Again at Midlife: Reinvention Secrets

5 min June 6, 2022Author: Dawn Raffel

Becoming a Beginner Again at Midlife: Reinvention Secrets

By Dawn Raffel

After a job layoff, Dawn Raffel did something scary: She went back to square one and learned a whole new profession. Here’s how it unfolded....

Becoming a Beginner Again at Midlife: Reinvention Secrets

5 min June 6, 2022Author: Dawn Raffel

Becoming a Beginner Again at Midlife: Reinvention Secrets

By Dawn Raffel

After a job layoff, Dawn Raffel did something scary: She went back to square one and learned a whole new profession. Here’s how it unfolded....

29 of 2019’s Most Amazing Books, TV Shows, and Movies to Make Note of Now

6 min January 11, 2019Author: Dawn Raffel

29 of 2019’s Most Amazing Books, TV Shows, and Movies to Make Note of Now

By Dawn Raffel

Dawn Raffel previews the motherlode of great books, movies, and TV headed your way this year. Fans of Downton Abbey, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Meryl Streep...

29 of 2019’s Most Amazing Books, TV Shows, and Movies to Make Note of Now

6 min January 11, 2019Author: Dawn Raffel

29 of 2019’s Most Amazing Books, TV Shows, and Movies to Make Note of Now

By Dawn Raffel

Dawn Raffel previews the motherlode of great books, movies, and TV headed your way this year. Fans of Downton Abbey, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Meryl Streep...

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