Caregiving Club On Air

This September episode of “Caregiving Club On Air” we focus on World Alzheimer’s Month as well as National Falls Prevention Week (Sept 23-28) with our guest, Steve Popovich, CEO/President of Theora Care. Steve will share how Theora Care’s technology is helping to detect and prevent falls for older adults and helping recover Alzheimer’s adults who have wandered.

(4:56) For CAREGIVER WELLNESS NEWS, Sherri shares the latest research news from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference including how wildfires, processed meat may increase your dementia risk and how blood tests can be used to diagnosis Alzheimer’s – and much more! Sherri also features our Pop Culture segment with her review of the movie, “Reagan” about the former president who had Alzheimer’s at the end of his life.

(24:52) -Interview with Steve Popovich, CEO/President, Theora Care

(1:01:06) in WELL HOME DESIGN NEWS, Sherri shares how to keep older loved ones safe in case of emergencies through natural disasters.

(1:13:07) Me Time Monday Wellness Hack are 7 Brain Health Hacks that may help prevent Alzheimer’s. And Sherri also extends a big THANK YOU to our podcast listeners for making us #6 on the Top 100 caregiving podcast list!

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For this first September episode of our “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast, we celebrate National Assisted Living Week (Sept 8-14) with our special guest, Susan Ryan, CEO of The Green House Project.

(4:35) For CAREGIVER WELLNESS NEWS, as we move from August National Wellness Month into September’s National Self-Care Month Sherri continues to share the research and tips from her book that blends wellness and self-care, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.”

We are also spotlighting September Healthy Aging Month while we celebrate Grandparents Day on Sept 8 and National Centenarians Day on Sept 22. We are also bringing back our POP CULTURE segment where Sherri reviews a recent movie on aging, “Thelma,” and talks about the New York Times series of articles on “The Unstoppables” the latest trend in aging.

(27:37) Susan Ryan – CEO of The Green House Project

(58:02) Turning to Well Home Design News, Sherri shares a great online tool that helps family caregivers calculate and plan ahead for the costs of care including national and state-by-state costs of assisted living, in-home care, adult day care, memory care and nursing homes. This is a part of the Me Time Monday plan focused on Financial Wellness. She also shares her personal experience this summer embracing Swedish Death Cleaning (it is not depressing, it’s uplifting!). And finally, Sherri commemorates the 23rd anniversary of the Sept 11th terrorist attacks and the health issues that brave first responders and those in lower Manhattan near Ground Zero that day still suffer from and how this created even more caregivers in the U.S.

(1:13:51) At the end of this episode is our Me Time Monday Wellness Hack from Sherri’s book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. This hack talks about how to practice the Me Time Monday program – 3 steps and 7 minutes is all it takes!

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Our August episode of “Caregiving Club On Air” celebrates National Wellness Month and the 1-Year Anniversary of my book, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.” We also take a look at National Relaxation Day on Aug 15 with our special guest, Ellen MacKay, co-creator of Yoga4Caregivers. Ellen leads us through a very helpful breathing exercise and discusses the importance of yoga and types of yoga caregivers can do in 7 minutes or less.

(4:35) In our Caregiver Wellness News, we’re also celebrating National Friendship Day (Aug 4) and another type of friend on International Dog Day on Aug 26. I’ll share recent announcements from the U.S. Surgeon General on social media risks, the benefit of being friends with your older parent and how our dogs can develop dementia and how to prevent cognitive issues for both of you!

(13:07) Ellen MacKay – Co-Creator of Yoga4Caregivers

(44:16) Turning to Well Home Design News we highlight National Beach Day Aug 30 and the Blue Wellness research from my book, “Me Time Monday,” that shows how healing water can be. I take the latest spa/resort trends and tell you how to bring those into your home. We also look at National Booklovers Day (Aug 9) with some booklover design tips and also our updated Caregiving Club Booklovers List. We also celebrate the 1-year anniversary of my book “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.” with surprising, exciting new content I’ll be sharing.

(1:03:13) At the end of this episode is our Me Time Monday Wellness Hack from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. Sherri shares more of the Blue Wellness science of coastal living, water therapies and how water is essential to our physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.

We also want to remind listeners to check out LoveYourBrain.com where you can find online and in-person caregiver retreats and other programs for mind/body/soul.

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Our July episode of “Caregiving Club On Air” celebrates the upcoming Paris Olympics with host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, interviewing Adam Pearce, Co-Founder of LoveYourBrain.com about his story caregiving for his brother, a former Olympic snowboarder, Kevin Pearce, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a 2010 Olympic training session. This inspirational story is about brotherly bonds, resiliency and hope.

(3:20) Sherri also shares information on National Sandwich Generation Month during Caregiver Wellness News including studies that show Sandwich Generation caregivers struggle with and need more help in financial wellness – one of the 7 elements of wellness from Sherri’s book, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.” Part of this plan is having the long-term care conversation with families and Sherri offers a free on demand webinar on how to have these CARE Conversations for caregivers. With International Self-Care Day on July 24 Sherri talks about the Four Hormones of Happiness from her “Me Time Monday” book and how caregivers can harness these hormones for better well-being.

(19:25) Adam Pearce – Co-Founder of LoveYourBrain.com

(53:24) In the Well Home Design News Sherri celebrates National Forest Week (July 8-14) by creating a multisensory design plan for your home. Sherri shares how to bring the forest inside and how to engage and immerse your 5 senses that improve brain health, lower stress and reduce anxiety and depression – all from research in her “Me Time Monday” book on biophilic design.

(1:06:50) At the end of this episode is our Me Time Monday Wellness Hack from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. Sherri shares more of the wellness science of forest bathing, also known as forest medicine, and we offer a 1-min forest meditation in celebration of National Forest Week.

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Our June episode of “Caregiving Club On Air” has host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, recognizing Alzheimer’s & Brain Health Awareness Month with an interview with Deborah Levy, Executive Director, and Dr. Charles Wilcox, Board Member, of the Alzheimer’s Association Orange County. Discussion includes family caregiver education and support groups, signs of dementia vs. Alzheimer’s vs. MCI and the latest tests to diagnose dementia including blood tests as well as how to reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s in the future.

For the National Day of Joy on June 26, Sherri talks to Saudia Gajadhar, Chief Happiness Officer of Comfort Keepers, and their latest survey findings on positive mindsets and aging well based on responses from adult children and older parents.

(3:07) For Caregiver Wellness News, Sherri recaps some of the latest statistics from the recent Alzheimer’s Association Facts & Figures Report on how many people are affected by dementia, she talks about the importance of hydration and brain health with research from her book, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life” for National Hydration Day June 23 and touches upon the difference in caring for fathers versus mothers for Father’s Day.

(14:21) Saudia Gajadhar – Comfort Keepers National Day of Joy interview

(36:01) Deborah Levy and Dr. Charles Wilcox – Alzheimer’s Association Orange County interview

(1:06:45) In the Well Home Design News Sherri shares her free webinar webinar on “Dementia Friendly Home Design” on the Caregiving Club YouTube channel to highlight Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month. And for Employee Wellness Month, Sherri shares an excerpt from her “Me Time Monday” book on biophilic design to improve brain health as part of Environment Wellness for both home and office.

(1:12:14) At the end of this episode is our Me Time Monday Wellness Hack from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. We explore musical menus and sonic seasoning and how our brains interpret music and dining for better health to celebrate World Music Month.

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This May episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates Older Americans Month with an interview with Kian Saneii, Founder and CEO of Independa, that provides an ecosystem of health and wellness applications and benefits, including bi-directional, easy-to-use video chat, allowing care recipients to stay more healthy, independent and socially engaged, while reducing the costs and complexities of care.

(2:50) For Caregiver Wellness News, we highlight May Mental Health Month with research from Sherri’s book, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life” on how to combat anxiety and increase emotional wellness.

We also celebrate Mother’s Day on May 12 and Memorial Day on May 27 as well as centenarians and Living to 100 but also the ageism we see in workplaces and society for older Americans.

(30:31) Kian Saneii of Independa interview

(1:02:34) In the Well Home Design News Sherri shares highlights for both National Home Improvement Month and National Moving Month celebrated in May. She shares some tips on resources to help make home modifications as well as the 3 C’s of Age-Friendly Home Design from her “Me Time Monday” book. Sherri also talks about how to help a loved one downsize or move from a family home. You can check out Sherri’s free webinar on “Dementia Friendly Home Design” on the Caregiving Club YouTube channel.

(1:18:15) At the end of this episode is our Me Time Monday Wellness Hack from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. We explore how to increase your spiritual wellness in recognition of May 2 and the National Day of Prayer.

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This April episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates National Get Organized Day April 26 with an interview with Heather Nickerson, Co-Founder and CEO of Artifcts, an app and online resource that helps you tell the stories of your treasures and protect your legacy items.

(3:23) For Caregiver Wellness News, we highlight National Stress Awareness Month and World Book Day April 23 with some destress tips from Sherri’s latest book, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.”

For Earth Day on April 22 Sherri also focuses on biophilic wellness from her book including Blue Wellness, Green Exercise, Multisensory Nature Experiences that all support the 7 Elements of Wellness in Me Time Monday.

Fun and Funny Celebrities – for April’s National Humor Month, we share news of our favorite adaptable clothing line, Joe & Bella, whose cool stylish designs just got more fun by collaborating with comedic actor, Seth Rogen, and his actress/writer/director wife, Lauren Miller Rogen, creators of Hilarity for Charity (HFC), designing some fashion items with some proceeds benefitting those with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Sherri also talks about her work with HFC to support family caregivers.

(21:00) Heather Nickerson of Artifcts interview

(52:02) In the Well Home Design News Sherri shares some tips on how to declutter your home including the latest trend in Swedish Death Cleaning. It not only helps your Environmental Wellness but your Emotional Wellness. And, we offer more resources to help you and your family get your important documents organized in case of personal emergencies or natural disasters.

(1:03:36) At the end of this episode is our Me Time Monday Wellness Hack from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. We explore how stories and storytelling can actually help us destress – all for National Stress Awareness Month.

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This March episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates Companies That Care Day March 21 with an interview with Dr. Jennifer Olsen, CEO of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI) which has a new report on its Innovation Lab pilot program to support hourly workers who are also family caregivers.

(3:00) For Caregiver Wellness News, we highlight International Happiness Day March 20. Sherri shares information from her new book, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life” on the difference between happiness and joy and since it is March National Nutrition Month, she talks about foods that promote happiness. Sticking with the nutrition theme, Sherri shares information on how 50% of Americas are dehydrated and why this hurts brain health for World Water Day March 22.

For Companies That Care Day Sherri also focuses on the trends in the workplace to support employees who are caregivers, especially the 1 in 6 workers caring for an older loved one and the 23% of workers who are Sandwich Generation – caring for children and older parents or grandparents simultaneously. Sherri also highlights the findings from recent reports from Harvard, Care.com and RCI that showcase the innovation and benefit needs working caregivers want.

(23:38) Dr. Jennifer Olsen, CEO – Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers interview

(41:00) In the Well Home Design News Sherri shares her insights from recent reports and conferences including the trends from the Global Wellness Institute and the latest products and design for aging in place and creating wellness environments in our homes from the recent KBIS (Kitchen and Bath Industry Show). These include: cold plunges, air care and aromatherapy infused baths.

(54:52) At the end, this episode’s Me Time Monday Wellness Hack is from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. It is how to harness the four feel-good hormones that promote more happiness.

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This March episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates National Sleep Awareness Week March 10-16 with an interview with Dr. Wnedy Troxel, a sleep science expert and author of “Sharing the Covers – Every Couple’s Guide to Better Sleep.”

(2:58) For Caregiver Wellness News, Sherri shares sleep tips from her new book, “Me Time Monday,” including how sleep affects our weight, our mood and mental health, how naps are related to Alzheimer’s risk and how sleep changes as we age. And more from Sherri’s book on why daydreaming is important for stress relief and building resiliency to celebrate National Dream Day March 11. Sherri also recognizes March as National Nutrition Month and shares tips on what foods help you get to sleep. And for our Pop Culture segment, we share our best picture list of caregiving movies to commemorate Oscar Sunday March 10.

(33:05) Dr, Megan Troxel, sleep expert and author interview

(1:04:40) In the Well Home Design News Sherri shares tips from her “Me Time Monday” book on how to get to and stay asleep and also talks about the latest in sleep tech.

(1:25:45) At the end, this episode’s Me Time Monday Wellness Hack is from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. It is how daydreaming helps build resiliency and makes us better caregivers.

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For our February episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates National Caregivers Day on Feb 16 with Daphney Vick, Founder/CEO of Carefluent.

(2:29) For Caregiver Wellness News, Sherri gives an overview of the various home care services available to families for National Caregivers Day including how to get paid as caregiver if you are a family member. Sherri also shares the latest news for February’s Heart Health Month as well as February National Cancer Prevention Month.

(27:43) Daphney Vick of Carefluent interview

(55:55) In the Well Home Design News Sherri shares news about what one Girl Scout and Habitat for Humanity are doing to help family caregivers and older adults, especially with living in our homes as long as possible.

(1:03:54) At the end, this episode’s Me Time Monday Wellness Hack is from from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. It is a heart-focused breathing technique to soothe the vagus nerve and bring calm after stressful events.

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