ELAINE SIHERA is the most noted and quoted British woman on the Internet, being the world authority on emotional health. Nicknamed Ms CYPRAH (or Cyber-Oprah by admirers), Elaine is the first Black graduate of the UK's pioneering Open University and a postgraduate of Cambridge University.

A qualified senior high school teacher and former education manager, magazine editor and diversity consultant, she is the prolific author of six books and nearly 1000 articles on emotional health, self-empowerment, career advancement and people management.

An Internet agony aunt, freelance broadcaster and columnist, Elaine is also the Change Expert for www.fiftyforward.co.uk/change.php, being a very keen advocate of changing perceptions on ageing and boosting people's feelings about themselves.

Elaine enjoys her work very much by living to purpose and in line with her own advice. She believes a smile, and laughter, are the best medicines and does not take herself too seriously too often. She is divorced with two kidults, Andre and Nicole.

Her current motto is: Over-Sixty, Sexy, Savvy and Soaring!

Her main advice is: "Always Be Yourself! Those who like you will embrace you and nourish you, while those who don't will pass you by and save you the stress!"

My passion is ...

writing, empowering and growing older disgracefully!

I know too much about ...

ageing in the best way possible, enjoying life and loving passionately

My parents always told me ...

Courtesy costs nothing. Give generously! and: Show me your company and I'll tell you who you are!

My childhood ambition ...

to be a doctor or nurse (I became a nurse, didn't like it because of the racism and left). Became a teacher instead!

My favorite memory ...

My last conversation, sitting on the bottom step of the stairs, with my daughter before she left home for good. My son telling me, with a huge grin, that the first woman he wanted to go into his new posh car was me! Awesome.

Why I write ...

To empower others, to express the many thoughts I have, to give a voice to many people like myself and simply because I love it.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading 50 Psychology Classics by Tom Butler-Bowdon; Listening to Simply the Best by Tina Turner

My first job ...

Secretary to Jamaican singing great, Prince Buster, which introduced me to the cut throat and exploitative music scene but helped me to meet other greats like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff.

My best moment ...

Giving awards to high achievers in the UK at my annual Windrush Achievement Awards ceremony. Enjoying solitude and my talent as another book is being created.

My inspiration ...

My Mother, Evelyn, Sir Earnest Shackleton, Boris Johnson, Barack Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jack Welch, Carl Rogers, Thomas Edison, Oprah Winfrey, Nelson Mandela, Princess Diana, older achievers and women pioneers.

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30 Essential Actions For Dating Your Partner ForeverIt is very easy to fall into bad habits of negativity and avoidance in a relationship. Below are ideas to maintain your love or to give it a positive boost. The list is designed to be a quick review check of your daily actions. It is not meant to be exhaustive either. It merely mentions the most popular and necessary items. Feel free to add to the list other things which matter to you. If there is anything on the list you cannot do, or haven't been doing, you need to ask yourself why. A reluctance could indicate a genuine lack of love or a...

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