Living With Optimism, Joy, and Brain Health
I am not sure why I said yes when a woman I don’t remember meeting at a talk I gave weeks ago called and asked if I could speak at […]
Entries by Ruth Curran
30 Days of Turning Up the Noise on My Life: Challenge to Do More
Everyone falls into patterns and gets comfortable in their routines. How do you work your way out of a rut? Right now I feel like I need to do a […]
Figuring Out the Details: Looking For Clues in Context
We often don’t see the whole picture and are expected to figure things out with limited bits of information. Looking for clues in the context can help you orient yourself […]
Playing and Travel Are Good for Your Brain
Traveling, in general, rolls so many of those brain healthy activities together — being social, learning new things, moving outside your comfort zones, exploring your own limits. Add to […]
Finding a Purposeful Midlife: Volunteer Vacations!
On my quest to find meaningful and purposeful ways for Baby Boomers to spend time, I stumbled on something and someone “truly amazing”: Global Volunteers and its co-founder Michele Gran. […]
Brain Benefits of Volunteer Vacations and Citizen Science: Boomer Options
Being Purposeful and traveling are two of the most robust paths to keeping your brain firing and engaged. So think about this…. The world of travel is about to face […]
Guided Relaxation: Journey to a Peaceful Brain
There is too much evidence to ignore the brain health value of reducing stress. Whether you enjoy yoga, meditation, guided relaxation, or you find peace some other way, make […]
PLAY YOUR WAY TO BETTER THINKING
We have known for a long time that the best way to stay mentally sharp is to keep thinking. The “use it or lose it” principle is pretty sound – […]
BRAIN HEALTH, DIVIDED ATTENTION & THE ONGOING DEBATE OVER MULTI-TASKING
At the end of 2011, the media was buzzing about the harmful effects of multitasking and the evils of divided attention. True, according to a study done at Stanford, when […]