This week on the Aging Today podcast, I interviewed Alexis Baker of Bridgetown Music Therapy. Alexis explains how music can make a big difference in our lives as we age. The benefits of music-oriented activities for retired seniors range from stimulating memory, reducing stress, and increasing movement to simply bumping up daily happiness. Alexis and her colleagues provide musical activities for retirees every week, so she has a lot of the first-hand experience in seeing how music can change be an uplifting force. Listen in to learn more! AgingToday.us

8/30/21: Alexis Baker of Bridgetown Music Therapy | MUSIC AS THERAPY | Aging Today with Mark Turnbull from ComForCare Portland

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It's time to envision a different future! As Founders of Third Half Advisors, Caroline Brecker and Campbell Gerrish lead a unique initiative focused on guiding individuals through life transitions beyond their primary careers. Unlike traditional financial advisors, Third Half specializes in supporting individuals as they transition from their "warrior" careers and helps them navigate toward the next fulfilling chapter at their desired pace. Are you charting the "Third Half" you want?

05/20/2024: Caroline Brecker and Campbell Gerrish, Founders of Third Half Advisors | Life 3.0 - The Best Chapter | Aging Today Podcast

The month of May is ALS Awareness Month, and Aging Today is celebrating all the volunteers who make a difference in the lives of people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Annie Teer, Volunteer Coordinator from ALS Northwest leads the volunteer program. Along with all the many people who provide personal assistance, many types of assistive technologies help people live their best lives. Ashley Loyning, Assistive Technology Coordinator makes it happen.

05/13/2024: Annie Teer, Volunteer Coordinator and Ashley Loyning, Assistive Technology Services Coordinator from ALS Northwest | ALS Awarene

May is ALS Awareness Month, and joining us on the Aging Today Podcast are three incredible people who coordinate the care for anyone diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis here in Oregon. Mary Rebar, Christina Riddock, and Laura Geilenfeldt are all Care Services Coordinators who provide expert advice and assistance for anyone diagnosed and living with ALS. Tune in to hear their stories about how they are making a difference.

05/06/2024: ALS Northwest Care Services Coordinators, Mary Rebar (Willamette Valley), Christina Riddock (Cent. OR), and Laura Geilenfeldt

Chef Steve Toll joins us on Aging Today to discuss Cooking with Kindness. As Americans, we certainly consume more than our fair share of sugar every day. In fact, we ingest 17 teaspoons of added sugar to our diet every single day. This adds up to around 60 pounds of additional sugar consumed annually. Tune in to the Aging Today Podcast to see what Steve is cooking up in his kitchen to give all of us nutritious foods for better health.

04/29/2024: Chef Steve Toll, a Man of Many Talents | Care Kitchen: Cooking with Kindness | Aging Today Podcast with Mark Turnbull

Nikki Jardin joins the Aging Today Podcast and shares her personal story of how her aunt's dementia led to the creation of Mirador Magazine. Nikki says, “‘Mirador’ is a Spanish word that means a vantage point, a balcony, or a lookout, which is what we would like to provide. I would like our pages to be places where readers can take in a vast landscape and zero in on various points of interest at their leisure and pace.”

8/30/21: Alexis Baker of Bridgetown Music Therapy | MUSIC AS THERAPY | Aging Today with Mark Turnbull from ComForCare Portland

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