NABBW Teleseminar with Dr. Diana Kirschner ~ “Sealing the Deal: The Love Mentor’s Guide to Lasting Love” Teleseminar Topic: “Sealing the Deal: The Love Mentor’s Guide to Lasting Love” Hosted by: NABBW With Guest presenter: Dr. Diana Kirschner When: Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time (7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain, 5 PM Pacific) Register now: Love expert, media psychologist and bestselling author, Diana Kirschner Ph.D has helped thousands of singles and couples find their dream relationships. She is the go-to psychologist for TV talk and reality... Read More

What is your Philanthropic Footprint? By Margaret May Damen, CFP, CLU, ChFC NABBW’s Philanthropy Expert Without going to the extreme of “wearing my heart on my sleeve,” I believe philanthropy shapes the ethics and morals of our society.  America, once a county of the young, is fast graying.  The number of Boomers ready to pass on their core values is increasing at a time when four out of five adults believe the ethics and morals in our country are no longer tracking true north. As a cohort of maturing Baby Boomers we recognize that the world we are passing on to the next generation... Read More

Teleseminar Topic: “How to Get Back Your Sexual Mojo and Reignite Your Passion” Hosted by: NABBW With Guest presenter: Rabbi Dr. Ed Weinsberg, the “Prostate Pro” When: Tuesday, February 8, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time (7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain, 5 PM Pacific) Register now: This complimentary online workshop, presented by Rabbi Dr. Ed Weinsberg, the “Prostate Pro”, will help boomers and seniors revive intimacy after prostate problems and other illnesses. Boomer women are impacted when such illnesses cause sexual dysfunction for the men in our lives. In fact: Boomer men constitute... Read More

Confessions of a Semi-Natural Woman: Mostly True Tales of a Woman under the Influence of Laughter By Leigh Anne Jasheway http://www.accidentalcomic.com/books/confessions.php Reviewed by Anne L. Holmes for the NABBW Leigh Anne Jasheway, winner of the Erma Bombeck Award for Humor Writing has done it again. Her latest book, a compilation of over 90 of her previously published columns, will have you laughing out loud. And I do mean laughing in a very unladylike manner – perhaps even snorting and gasping for air. According to the book’s back cover, as you read, “It wouldn\’t be bad advice... Read More

Second Blooming for Women: Growing a Life That Matters After 50 By Kathleen Vestal Logan and E.L. (Betsy) Smith, Ph.D. http://www.secondbloomingforwomen.com/ Reviewed by Anne Holmes for the NABBW As a plus 50 woman, do you find yourself asking questions like: Am I making a difference? Does my life matter? What do I want to do with the rest of my life? These are life’s ultimate questions, and as women we ask them with increasing urgency once we turn 50.  We want to live fulfilling, meaningful lives, but often feel marginalized in a society that values youth and physical beauty. It becomes... Read More

Conquer Prostate Cancer: How Medicine, Faith, Love and Sex Can Renew Your Life By Rabbi Ed Weinsberg with Dr. Robert Carey http://www.ConquerProstateCancerNow.com, and  http://www.ConquerProstateCancer.com Reviewed by Anne L. Holmes for the NABBW This book, an account of Rabbi Ed’s — and his wife Yvonne\’s — experiences with Prostate Cancer and the options they chose for his treatment, is a powerful tool for surviving prostate cancer. Rabbi Ed wrote the book not just as a prostate cancer survivor, but also as a Columbia-educated gerontologist and rabbi — though the... Read More

Nora Ephron Hates Me By Jaki Scarcello Nora Ephron hates me. I feel badly about that I really do. She seems to be an amazing woman, smart, funny and so talented. Nora, for those of you who thought she was just a film director, producer, screenwriter and journalist, is also the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck. Nora, I can live with your disgust because I am on a mission. Ms Ephron says that she can’t stand people who write about how great it is to be old. She asks “Don’t they have necks?” Well Nora I do have a neck and I am sticking my aged and wrinkled neck out and telling women it... Read More

This is What Bigotry Looks Like By Jaki Scarcello A few weeks ago the Los Angeles Times printed an interview with Gloria Steinem. In that interview Ms. Steinem gave her opinions on the current state of the women’s liberation movement. It is not Ms. Steinem’s interview or opinions that I want to discuss in this posting but one reader’s response to her remarks and I quote: “It’s time for Gloria Steinem to recognize the early stages of dementia. We’re not living in the 19th century anymore. …She and her fellow travelers need to think more about where to be buried than the so –called... Read More

Boomers And Parents, Jump In Puddles By Natalie Caine, M.A. NABBW’s Empty Nest Expert The mourning of the Tucson tragedy affects each of us uniquely as memories of loss and fears of loss surface. None of us knows when deep sorrow puts the brakes on our lives as we knew it. Comfort yourself, comfort others. Sit face to face with what you love. Let yourself be the playful child and jump in puddles. One of the stories that stays with me over the years of my work is a mother who said, “I watch my children play and I don\’t jump in.” What in your life might you jump into? Take... Read More

Schuman\’s New Book, “The Sartorialist” Is a Fun Read, Thoughtful Gift By Sherrie Mathieson NABBW’s Fashion Expert I received a thoughtful gift just after the holidays! The timing for this stylish surprise was perfect as the new year begins. It was a book that I would have certainly given mention to in my “Get Inspired!” section of  “Forever Cool” where I note other books that compliment the information I tried to infuse into my first publication — now (unbelievably!) six years ago.  The Sartorialist, by Scott Schuman was not yet out then... Read More