In my first two blogs this week, I pointed to recent studies suggesting that simply feeling younger than our chronological age is associated with a longer (click here) and healthier (click here) life. The quick and easy message seems to be: Think of yourself as young and you will stay…
Earlier this week, I reported on a 2015 JAMA study suggesting that simply feeling younger than our chronological age can prolong our lives. But until recently, the question remained: Does feeling younger actually prolong lives that are healthy and vibrant? Dr. Jeanyung Chey and her team of researchers from Seoul National…
About a year ago, I posted a blog titled “Counting the Days.” I wrote, “according to the Social Security Life Expectancy Calculator, I’m predicted to live another 7,000 days or so. Of course, it may be a lot fewer than that.” Or it may be a lot more. And it…
My prior blog post suggested that facing ourselves honestly and showing up vulnerably with others are necessary for any of the nine Enneagram types to move toward health. “Yeah, but…” most of us immediately think. It used to be physically painful for me – as an “8” on the Enneagram…
A few days ago, I shared some of the unhealthy aspects of my Enneagram type, the “8.” If you want to know what your Enneagram type is, you can take a very brief test here. We’ve all experienced unhealthy levels of our type, but none of us needs to stay…
I’m an “8” on the Enneagram The powerful, dominating type. The type everyone loves to hate. At an Enneagram retreat a few years ago, we were put into groups according to our type. Each group had the opportunity to sit in the middle of a circle and communicate to the…