In this episode Luis speaks with Barbara Micheletti, MS, Gerontologist & the CEO of Interrupting Aging LLC. Becoming a now 25-year Gerontologist for Barbara Micheletti was inevitable - finding her passion for helping financial, insurance, and seniors-focused industry leaders help their clients financially and emotionally plan, in advance, for age-related issues was firmly rooted in her childhood after witnessing elderly neighbors face social isolation, financial & physical challenges and later, as a business insurance advisor, witnessing and helping many of her older clients through equally devastating aging issues losses.

Barbara is a Phoenix, Arizona State University Gerontology Dept Adjunct Faculty Member, Aging & Money Blueprint online training program content creator, Maverick ToastmastersClub President, Gerontological Society of America Fitness, Exercise & Wellness Interest Group Convener, WIFS, FPA and ASA member, women's advocate, and a later-life Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. She is a nationally recognized aging and financial fraud expert & speaker having presented at conferences including financial, insurance, adult protective services, healthcare, and senior housing, as well as dozens of webinars.

Notes:

In this episode Luis and Barbara talk about:

● What is a Gerontologist?

● The mind/body connection & how anti-aging has evolved over the years

● Your brain cells peak – how to engage our brain & promote cognitive health

● Where do you start to become healthier and age successfully?

● How to mitigate risk & look out for our aging parents

● Making the transition from the work force to retirement with a positive mindset

Resources:

5 Tips for Improving Gait, Balance and Mobility As We Age

Interrupting Aging

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