In this factoid episode, Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie discuss what therapeutic life reviews are and how they improve moods, lessen depression and anxiety, while improving our overall quality of life.

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• Dr. Marilyn Laken
• Marie Sola
• Sarah Stacey

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In this episode, Marie talks with Karen Sanders, RN Patient Advocate and Holistic Transitions Coach with 40 years of nursing experience. 

Karen has a keen awareness of the multiple difficulties, dysfunctions, and lack of coordination that occur within our healthcare system in inpatient, outpatient, and skilled nursing facility settings.

We discuss how Karen advocates for people and their families and helps them negotiate these healthcare dysfunctions and difficulties.

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• Karen’s Website
• Karen’s LinkedIn

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• Dr. Marilyn Laken
• Marie Sola
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In this episode, Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie discuss the current nursing shortage. 

According to the American Association of Colleges of Nurses, there has been a chronic shortage of nurses in the US and worldwide for the past 25 years. However, more than 100,000 nurses left the profession in 2020-2021, the most significant drop ever observed. 

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• Marie Sola 
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In this episode, Marie talks with Cindy Berryman-Fink, a retired Professor of Communication at the University of Cincinnati, about the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, also known as OLLI. 

OLLI features programs targeted toward more mature students not necessarily well served by standard continuing education curricula. Courses often attract students of all ages eager to accumulate units to complete degrees or to acquire specific job skills. By contrast, the interest of many older adults, especially those who have retired, is in learning for the joy of learning — without examinations or grades — and keeping in touch with a larger world.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes are found on the campuses of 125 colleges and universities from Maine to Hawaii and Alaska. Each provides a distinctive array of non-credit courses and activities specifically developed for seasoned adults aged 50 or older who are interested in learning for the joy of learning. 

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• The Bernard Osher Foundation Website
• Find an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute near you

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• Dr. Marilyn Laken
• Marie Sola
• Sarah Stacey

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One of the most important things to consider when contemplating retirement is: will you have enough to do that gives meaning to your life?

In our next "Factoid" podcast, Marilyn, Marie and Sarah discuss the various ways they each think about retirement, and Marilyn provides some suggestions on finding meaning in your life after you retire.

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• Dr. Marilyn Laken
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In this episode, Marie talks with Johanna Williams, the community liaison for Four Seasons, The Care You Trust. She specializes in providing community education surrounding the differentiation between palliative and hospice care.

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• Never Been Old B4 Website 
• Link to Four Seasons The Care You Trust 
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• Dr. Marilyn Laken 
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25% of Americans 65+ will fall each year and the likelihood of falling increases with age. Among other risk factors, taking blood thinners increases loss of blood, and bone loss can lead to more fractures.

In our first "Factoid" podcast, Marilyn, Sarah and Marie discuss this very relevant topic, and Marilyn offers a few simple tips to help decrease the risk of falling.

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• Dr. Marilyn Laken
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In this episode, Marie talks with James Chatham, founder and teacher of the Turning Your Life into Literature workshop series. Special guests Stephen and Mayhan will also join Marie to discuss what they gained from their experience working with Jim and the unexpected bonds that emerged.

Jim is a retired Presbyterian pastor and author. He has led churches in Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, and Kentucky, with special devotion to race relations and refugee resettlement.

Personal story writing was always a major pursuit, and in retirement, he established his storytelling workshops to motivate others to write stories from their lives. He has led more than 40 such workshops with over 200 participants.

In addition to the writing, he cherishes the camaraderie — the mutual appreciation and respect — created by the workshop experience.

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• Never Been Old B4 Website
• Link to Jim’s Book On Personal Storytelling (Moments of Magic)

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• Dr. Marilyn Laken
• Marie Sola
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In our first brief episode of the Never Been Old B4 podcast, you’ll meet our podcast co-hosts Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie. We’ll tell you who we are, give you an overview of the content we’ll be sharing, and tell you how to find us. 

Our goal is to provide you or the people you care for with education, information, and resources to help navigate the aging process. 

Like all of us, Never Been Old B4 is a work in progress and we would love to hear from you. Let us know the topics you would like to learn more about, and what information you would find helpful.  

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• Dr. Marilyn Laken 
• Marie Sola 
• Sarah Stacey 

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