Pamela Cuming

Cuming is a Scottish name that means “courage.” Throughout her life, Pam has eagerly seized new opportunities and bravely confronted the obstacles that life has put in her way. She has always embraced Helen Keller’s belief,“Life is an adventure or nothing at all.” After graduating from Smith College, she embarked on what would become a multi-faceted career during which she would advise leaders of American corporations, Wall Street financiers, directors of non-profits and medical practitioners on the human dimensions of their enterprises. She published two books on leadership and the use and abuse of power.. While her life has been rich in opportunity, she has also known heartbreak. When she was thirty-four, her husband died suddenly, shaking the foundations on which she had built her life. She wrote about the tumultuous journey that ensued in Widow’s Walk, a candid story of bereavement and healing. Now she is facing a new set of challenges as she learns to deal with emerging health problems and other demands presented by an aging body. Courageously confronting her own mortality, she insists that the last part of life can still present us with a great adventure. Pamela Cuming is a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)® . Her website is www.pamcuming.com.