Mind Your Own Retirement

Dr Brett Lillie joins me on today's podcast to explain why you’re never too old to feel better about yourself. He outlines the 10-step process to get moving, change behaviours and reap the benefits.

Loneliness, regret, fear and depression are all too common in today's society, in fact, a recent survey has shown 10–15 per cent of older Australian adults experience anxiety or depression, but new research from Swinburne University has what they believe is a pathway  to alleviating mental suffering in the elderly.

Lead author Dr John Fallon says effective life review therapy or dignity therapy could help protect older adults from advancing to mental illness. So what is dignity therapy and how might it help inspire the lives of older adults

Click on today's podcast as we join DrJohn Fallon to explore this this exciting groundbreaking research and its findings.

Financial planning and aged care planning are crucial. So on today’s podcast, financial adviser Bill Savellis, from Olive Grove Financial Advice, shares his professional and personal experience having navigated the aged care system for both parents.

Humans are social beings and for the most part we like one-on-one interaction. But in today's busy world, social contact can be elusive.

Consider this shocking statistic: 25 per cent of mature-aged people in Australia report age discrimination and, no matter their level of experience, it can take up to twice as long to find a job.

At YourLifeChoices, we’re determined to call out ageism. Today's podcast guest is Hunter Leonard, the managing director of Silver & Wise.

He tells why older Australians often struggle to find suitable employment.

Amanda is the author of Financially Fit Women and founder of Endurance Financial. She is driven to support women to have a great relationship with money and own their own financial success. And she has had more than her share of challenges in life.

It’s well known that pets can enrich lives and help the owners lead more active lives. Sadly, there’s a painful absence of official support for pet owners when they need to go into care.

I chat with Trish Innes, the CEO of the Companion Animal Network, and Sam Jewel, the CEO of LifeView Residential Care, to find out first hand the importance of pets in aged-care facilities.

The award-winning journalist and corporate communications guru joins us today to share an inside view of the widespread and insidious nature of ageism.

In this episode we examine cost of living pressures affecting thousands of older Australians and their carers.

Findings of the recently published State of the Older Nation report has uncovered a concerning reality faced by carers and sheds light on the hidden toll experienced by these dedicated individuals who provide essential care to their loved ones.

To provide expert insight and discuss the implications today I’m joined by Council on the Ageing CEO Marika Kontellis.

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It’s a sad fact that one in five Australians suffer chronic pain and on this episode, psychologist Peter Quarry brings us some ground breaking news when it comes to management of pain.