5 Ways to Boost Your Confidence

Published in The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joan-moran/5-ways-to-boost-your-confidence_b_9287220.html I remember years ago when I told my mother I wanted to take an ESL teaching course in order to expand my employment opportunities. “What will that do for you?” she asked with negative

This Valentine’s Day, Give Yourself The Gift Of Choice

Published in Sixty and Me http://sixtyandme.com/this-valentines-day-give-yourself-the-gift-of-choice Have you ever wondered how many choices you make every day? As I listened to President Obama’s state of the union address, in January, I noticed that he used the word choice many times throughout his

Dealing With Christmas Stress In My Own Special Way

Published in Sixty and Me http://sixtyandme.com/dealing-with-christmas-stress-in-my-own-special-way If Christmas is supposed to be the happiest time of the year, why are we all so stressed, anxious and miserable? Why does so much unpleasant stuff come up during the Christmas holidays? Have

The Bucket List: 5 Tools For Getting More From Life After 60

Published in Sixty and Me http://sixtyandme.com/the-bucket-list-5-tools-for-getting-more-from-life-after-60/ I was recently a participant at the Healthy Aging Conference – Taking Control of Your Life, hosted by the UCLA Longevity Center. Since I am a boomer and a senior, Dr. Gary Small, Director of the

Empowering Women With Yoga For the New Year

I am now one year into the decade of my 70s, and I am still the only one who can make a difference in myself and in my life. I am fully prepared to look inwardly for guidance. It has

Longevity As A Resource: You Get Better As You Age

Published in Sixty and Me and Boomerly.com http://sixtyandme.com/longevity-is-a-resource http://www.boomerly.com/longevity-is-a-resource You might have entertained the idea that longevity is a resource. If that’s true, then you get better as you age. What a great concept! Do you really believe that? Or is

Sleep Deprived But Staying Alive

You know how something sounds like a good idea and, well, then isn’t? That happened to me last week when I joined a PhD research project on sleep and source memory at the University of Texas. My boyfriend requested (more

My Latest Retirement Tour: Advice That Could Change Your Life

Published in Sixty and Me http://www.boomerly.com/retirement-tour-this-retirement-advice-could-change-your-life/ http://sixtyandme.com/this-retirement-advice-could-change-your-life/http://www.boomerly.com/retirement-tour-this-retirement-advice-could-change-your-life/ http://sixtyandme.com/this-retirement-advice-could-change-your-life/ Cher and I have one thing in common when it comes to retirement. Along with other rock groups like “The Who,” Cher and I have had several final farewell, retirement tours. I’m

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