Let's Talk About It!
Book Club Questions to Get the Conversation Started
Reading together is more fun when the conversation keeps flowing. Use the questions below to get your book club talking, laughing, and sharing real-life takeaways from Anti-Aging and Secrets of Healthy Living to Stop the Clock! These prompts are designed to be easygoing and open-ended, perfect for swapping stories, comparing notes, and chatting about which of Mary-Beth Newell’s tips, habits, and insights feel most doable or most surprising in your own lives. There are no right answers, just good conversation, fresh ideas, and a chance to learn from each other.
Exercise
Skin Care
Nutrition
Hair and Make-Up
Self-Care
Exercise
- What did you learn?
- Are you doing strength training and if so, will you add any training?
- What did you think about the “sweet spot” with daily steps?
- Did you look in the mirror to see if you were hunching? Were you surprised?
- Do you do any stretching? Are you planning to incorporate stretching into your routine?
Skin Care
- Are you using a skin toner? If not, are you planning on trying one?
- What do you think about micro-needling and facial acupuncture?
- Is it something you might want to try?
- Have you ever tried to create a home spa? What made it special?
- Are you going to start with the vowel exercises? Where and when do you plan on doing them?
- Had you ever heard of red light therapy? What do you think about it?
- Did you know about how whitening your teeth can make you look younger?
Nutrition
- Does your PCP check your Vitamin D levels with your annual checkup?
- Are you upping your water intake?
- Have you tried a green drink? What did you think of it?
- Do you supplement your diet with protein?
- Have you noticed if it makes a difference with your appetite and/or muscle tone?
- Are you a sugar hound? Could you relate to sugar being poison? Will you change anything you are currently doing?
- Have you tried or are doing intermittent fasting? What was challenging and did you see any benefits?
- Was any of the information about the consequences of cocktails new or enlightening?
- Are you considering changing your alcohol intake?
Hair and Make-Up
- What is your best feature? How are you enhancing it?
- Do you wear lipstick? What do you think about using a lip stain?
- Have you tried doing your own blow out? What devices were easiest to use?
- Which technique are you going to try in order to have bigger eyes?
- Have you thought about changing your hair color?
- Did you learn anything that will help to brighten or condition your hair?
- What do you think about creating a home spa?
Self-Care
- Do you track your sleep? What do you find helps you get a great night’s sleep?
- Can you relate to the women who find it hard to say no or ask for help?
- If so, will you be making any changes in the future?
- Did anything resonate with the basic tenants of the Blue Zone inhabitants?
- How can you make a change to be more balanced?
- Do you believe there is power with positive thinking?
- Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Do your friends and family agree with your assessment?
- What do you think of attracting what you want? Have you ever tried it? Did it work? Why or why not?
- Do you feel that you have a sense of spirituality? How do you express it?
- What did you think about Feel Good in 15 Minutes? Are the ideas anything you might use?
- Have you thought of other things that can accomplish the same goal?