ProAging Podcast

ProAging Podcast

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ProAging Podcast episodes

  • Home Maintenance and Aging in Place with Birdwatch

    Aging in place is made easier when maintenance, repairs and updates are easy to access and manage. Join us for a live & interactive discussion on this topic with the founders of Birdwatch, an innovative service that delivers full-service home maintenance to members - taking the hassle and headache out of homeownership.

    • Website https://birdwatch.com/  use code positiveaging to waive the Flight Plan onboarding fee

    • About lisa wise https://lisawise.me/about

    • Chris Rosenbaum [email protected]

      • Video recording can be accessed at https://www.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/videos/home-maintenance-and-aging-in-place

      1 hr 1 min
    • The Future of Medicine For Older Adults with Dr. Mikhail Kogan

      A discussion with Dr. Kogan, a leader in the newly- established field of Integrative Geriatrics. He is an Associate Professor and serves as Associate Director of The George Washington University Geriatrics Fellowship program. Dr. Kogan is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on topics ranging from Integrative Medicine and Geriatrics to healthy aging, neurodegenerative diseases and the use of medical cannabis.

      Mikhail Kogan, MD,  https://drmishakogan.com/

      View discussion, chat and question at https://www.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/videos/the-future-of-medicine-for-older-adults

      1 hr 4 min
    • Understanding Aging Life Care Management

      A live and interactive discussion with some of the leadership team of the Aging Life Care Association®.Mid-Atlantic Chapter.  Learn how these professionals provide a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for older adults or others facing ongoing health challenges  Aging Life Care Association® Mission Promoting and leading the community of Aging Life Care Professionals® through our unique knowledge base, continuing education, professional development, and the highest ethical practices.

      51 min
    • Giving Up The Car Keys & Other Challenging Transitions

      Learn about a groundbreaking program that uses the elements and structure of ritual to ease people through through transitions which occur in the second half of life!

      Marsha Weiner, MA Co-Author Transitional Keys A Guidebook: Rituals to Improve the Quality of Life for Older Adults

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      Thanks to Maryland Relay for their support this month

      Jenny Pearson | Hamilton Relay | Maryland Relay Captioned Telephone Outreach Coordinator

      • O: 410.767.0969 | C: 443-280-4535 | [email protected]

      • www.mdrelay.org

        • Questions Asked

        • The automobile and the home are the two primary pillars of independence in our society. Many times, individuals have to give up both of these simultaneously. Very difficult and a potential threat to one's identity.

        • Your auto insurance company may have testing sites that can evaluate one's driving competency and make suggestions of aids and technologies that can compensate for some sensory loss.

          • 49 min
        • Grandparenting Roundtable

          There are over 70 million grandparents in the US , and each month 75,000 more join the club! Join us to discuss why grandparents and grandchildren need each other now more than ever!

          Kerry Byrne, PhD, Founder The Long Distance Grandparent

          [email protected]   Donne Davis, Founder GaGa Sisterhood

          [email protected]

          Questions Asked

          • How do we measure parents well-being? my daughter and her husband, have 3 little ones, 3, 2, and 6 months. our son-in-law has shut down since the youngest was born and won’t communicate with us. Our daughter does but I feel she is carrying a heavy load. My husband is not yet welcome to visit them and hasn’t met the youngest.  this is a long-distance family. the youngest child is 6 months.

          • How do you help grandparents at a distance understand  LGBTQIA+ issues in their grandkids? What resources do you recommend about non-binary and trans grandkids? And then when there is dementia and grandparents can't remember pronouns? Teenagers for LGBTQIA+ question

          • Would like to know what impact the spike in housing costs has had on families.   Have young parents and their kids been forced to FLEE high costs markets or made the decision to return to hometown to be closer to grandparents?  For years, the housing community has been talked about Generation Priced Out — have new intergenerational households reversed that trend during the pandemic?

            • 59 min
          • Discussion with Emergency Room Physician Brittany A. Lamb, MD

            Get an insiders perspective on life in the Emergency Room and how we can plan, prepare, and adapt for ourselves, our loved ones and our clients

            • Learn how to make a plan for their care in advance, so you can act instead of react.

            • Know you made the best choices you could in the situations you were given.

            • Gain control over the decisions you must make that will affect their life and yours.

              • View full recording with chat transcript and more at https://www.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/videos/discussion-with-emergency-room-physician-brittany-a-lamb-md

              1 hr 2 min
            • Solo Aging - Our MOST POPULAR Discussion Topic!

              Growing older is complex and filled with uncertainties. But growing older alone requires thinking critically about the ever-evolving challenges. Join us for a live and interactive discussion that explores a whole-person approach for living well beyond 65.

              Co-Hosted by Carol Marak, Author of Solo and Smart: The Roadmap for a Supportive and Secure Future

              1 hr 2 min
            • Discussion with author of Dementia Home Care: How to Prepare Before, During, and After

              Tracy Cram Perkins is a dementia caregiving survivor with over 12 years of caregiving experience, who is currently caring for her fourth family member. It is her mission to supply caregivers with proven shortcuts to reduce the stresses of dementia care. Tracy Cram Perkins teaches hands-on solutions for reducing repetitive questions, melt downs, and wandering using simple fixes found at the hardware store.

              Email: [email protected]

              Website: tracycramperkins.com

              Watch video and chat transcript 

              1 hr
            • Understanding, Treating and Living with Aphasia - Panel Presentation

              Superstar Bruce Willis is living proof that changes in our health can happen to anyone! Much of what you are reading in the news may be misleading. 

              Panel members include 

              • Susan I. Wranik MS, MA, CCC-SLP 

              • Suzanne Coyle, MA, CCC-SLP, Executive Director Stroke Comeback Center 

              • Marcia Moran - Individual with Aphasia 

              • Susan Emery - Individual with Aphasia

                • 1 hr 1 min

              About ProAging Podcast

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              Discussions on a variety of topics related to positive aging and the longevity marketplace. These podcasts are recordings of our live digital discussions on the Zoom platform, to view all recordings…

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