Celebrate Love This February. Specifically, Choose to Focus on What You Love About Yourself By Natalie Caine, M.A. NABBW’s Empty Nest Expert Focus is important. I enjoy choosing a focus for each month. With February around the corner, it is natural to choose to focus on love. It\’s always a great focus. But for today, […]
Five Reasons Why Lisbon Is On My List of Top Ten European Cities by Teresa Roberts NABBW’s Living Abroad Associate If you are like me and find yourself drawn to southern European countries and cultures, consider Portugal. While I have not spent an enormous amount of time there yet, I have had the pleasure of […]
God Isn\’t Looking for Superstars By Chloe JonPaul for the NABBW Some of you may remember Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s top-selling album and hit stage production and film, Jesus Christ Superstar. While some people found it offensive, others found it spiritually uplifting. However, when we look at our own miserable limitations, the idea […]
Feeling Abandoned? You Can Overcome It! By Chloe JonPaul for the NABBW This feeling can occur at any time in our lives and will always be one of the most challenging events we must face. Quite often we equate abandonment with a baby being left on someone’s doorstep but it encompasses much more. E.C. La […]
Feeling Derailed by Failure? Take a Closer Look! By Chloe Jon Paul For the NABBW Failure is another F-word nobody likes but it actually is a great teacher if we make an effort to learn the lessons it has to offer. Stories abound about people who triumphed over failure and most of us are familiar […]
Costa Rica: New Ways to Nourish Family By Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. For the NABBW I recently traveled through Costa Rica, a small Central American country where peace of mind is a natural commodity. Visiting felt like a breath of fresh air with the slow pace of living and ecological mindfulness. The country has no need […]
Why Massage Therapists Make My Job Tough By Lisa Byrne, B.S Exercise Sciences | Certified Pilates Instructor NABBW’s Boomer Women’s Fitness Expert Massage therapists make my job really challenging. Some. Not all. I’m using this particular profession as the first I pick on. Chiropractors and physical therapists are next. Every one of these professionals does […]
Winning at Working: Incremental Actions Trump New Year’s Resolutions By Nan Russell NABBW’s Associate for Winning at Work A recent study found that nearly half of us will make New Year’s resolutions in 2014, but only eight percent of us will reach or keep the promises we make for ourselves. Maybe that’s why I’m not […]
Never Underestimate The Power of a Hug By Becky Feola NABBW\’s Associate for Assisted Living and Caregiving January 21st is National Hug Day, an unofficial event created by Rev. Kevin Zaborney in 1986. Although it is not a public holiday, it is worthy of celebration. The idea behind National Hug Day is to encourage people […]
Millennials, Gifts and the Holiday Spirit By Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. For the NABBW Now that we are at the tail end of the 2013 holiday season, you may have begun to realize that traditional gift-wrapped presents don\’t mean a whole lot to Millennials. Like so many other issues, they have their own ideas about gift […]
