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Episode 39: Ryan serves on the National Advisory Board of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and is a Fellow for Nexus Insights, a think tank advancing the well-being of older adults through innovative models of housing and healthcare. He publishes a consumer blog and other consumer content at www.smartliving360.com.

Ryan is a graduate of Princeton and Stanford University, and currently lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and three children.

Links:

• Ryan's Book: Right Place Right Time
• Ryan's SmartLiving website: www.smartliving360.com.
• To download the personal Healthy Aging dashboard: https://www.rentlab.org/smart-living-dashboard
• SmartLiving 360 Assessment: https://www.smartliving360.com/assessment

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Are you a senior in the process of assessing the pros and cons of moving? Did this episode spark any questions, thoughts, or comments on reflecting about place? Share them with us at [email protected]  or find us on your favorite social media platform.

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Episode 38: Denis is a member of the Trusts & Estates Department and practices in the areas of taxation, estate planning, probate law, and elder law, including Medicaid planning. He handles all aspects of federal and state taxation including income taxation, and estate and gift taxation. He also advises clients concerning sophisticated tax, business, succession, and estate planning.

Denis received his LL.M. Taxation from Boston University School of Law (1997), J.D. from Western New England College School of Law, Cum Laude, (1992), and an M.B.A. from Nichols College (1989). He began his career as a tax attorney in 1992, and before joining McLane Middleton, he practiced law in Boston.

Links:

• Dillon in LinkedIn: Denis.P.Dillon
• Check out the CMS, health & human services: https://www.cms.gov/

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Episode 37: Michelle is an Emmy® nominated award-winning filmmaker whose documentary features have included “Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson” and festival favorite, “A Finished Life: The Goodbye & No Regrets Tour” among others.

Michelle also authored a book of personal essays chronicling her grandmother's battle with Alzheimer's called “Oh, For God's Sake Whisper It”. She's currently engaged in launching free community screenings for her new film, and “It's Not a Burden” is currently available on iTunes and whenever you rent or buy movies online.

Links:

• Check out “It's Not a Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents”.

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What are your views, comments or questions on Michelle’s film?  Share them with us at [email protected]!

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Episode 36: Paula Span is a former Washington Post reporter and teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalists. Her work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Enquirer, New York Magazine, Washingtonian, Glamour, Esquire, USA Today, and many more. She's the author of the new Audible book, The Bubbe Diaries, as well as When The Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions.

Links:

• Check out The Bubbe Diaries on Audible

Reading List:

• When The Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions by Paula Span

What's Next?

What are your views, comments or questions on how grandparenting is changing?  Share them with us at [email protected]!

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Episode 35: Bob Kramer is Co-founder, former CEO, and now Strategic Advisor at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). He is also the Founder and Fellow of Nexus Insights, founded to help transform housing and aging services for older adults. 

On today’s episode, we talk about how Nexus Insights aims to change the future, how having purpose is crucial to thriving in old age, and what we can do now to help set ourselves up for success.

• Find out more about NIC
• Connect with Bob on LinkedIn

Reading List

• Essential retirement Planning for Solo Agers: A retirement and Aging Roadmap for Single and Childless Adults by Sara Zeff Gerber
• Right Place, Right Time: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Life by Ryan Fredrick

Don’t miss Sara Zeff Geber’s episode on Seniority Authority!! Ep. 29: Solo Agers: The Keys to Planning Your Life in Retirement

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What are your views, comments or questions on the future of aging and senior housing?  Share them with us at [email protected]!

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Episode 34: Dr. Brown is the president of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada and is the Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto, in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. 

Dr. Brown received her medical degree at McGill University and has been practicing family medicine in Toronto since 1982. In 2018, the North American Menopause Society awarded Dr. Brown the Media Award for her work in raising awareness about women’s health issues and healthy aging through her numerous speaking engagements and books.

Dr. Brown also works to help shape health policy in Canada, through numerous advisory bodies including as past President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, Immunize Canada, and the Women’s Brain Health Initiative, Medical Board of Directors, HealthChoicesFirst, Past Chair of the Consumer Education Committee of the North American Menopause Society, Member, Faculty Advisor, McGill Medical School.  She is also the VP for North America Medical Women’s International Association.

Links:

• Dr. Brown's book: The New Woman's Guide to Healthy Aging 
• Dr. Brown on Twitter: @drvivienbrown
• Dr. Brown'sLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/drvivienbrown/?
• Dr. Brown's Website: www.drvivienbrown.com

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Episode 33: Ellen Waldorf didn't succeed in her first career goal as a new Yale graduate. She interned on “Late Night with David Letterman" then turned her attention to Law. She has a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law. Before meditation, she worked for a private investor, practiced corporate law, clerked for a federal appellate court judge, and taught English in China. 

Ellen transitioned to mediation work full-time in 2001. Her firm, eWaldorf Mediation, has successfully mediated hundreds of cases including divorce, family, probate, and business issues. She co-leads Divorce Mediation Training Associates and Step to Center.  Ellen also serves on the board of the Community Dispute Settlement Center.

Links:

• eWaldorf meditation website: eWaldorf meditation
• Ellen's LinkedIn: Ellen Waldorf

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What are your views, comments, or questions on having constructive family talks and arriving at thoughtful solutions? Share them with us at [email protected] or find us on your favorite social media platform

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Episode 32: Dr. Esty holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from Boston University. To write her book, she interviewed more than 120 people over 80 from across the United States. Dr. Esty focused on interviewing those living exciting lives, purposeful lives, and who would have something to share about what is possible when you're in your 80s. Katharine is on a mission to foster a new understanding of living fully in our 80s and beyond.

Dr. Esty, now 87, continues with her private practice and is featured in the New York Times’ opinion section. She lives in a retirement community West of Boston and is a mother of four sons, as well as being a grandmother.

Links:

• Copies of Dr. Esty’s book may be purchased here.
• You can subscribe to Dr. Esty’s monthly newsletter here, or visit her website at www.katharineesty.com.

What's next?

Are you in your 80s? What are your views or questions on living fully in your 80s and beyond? Share them with us at [email protected] or find us on your favorite social media platform.

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Episode 31: Ms. Elphick joined the Partnership for Public Health in 2014 working as an Options Counselor for the Belknap County ServiceLink office. Before joining PPH, Ms. Elphick was a Forensic Interviewer with the Merrimack County Advocacy Center in Concord, NH. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Justice Studies from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology (Summa Cum Laude) from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish, ME.

Links:

• Service link National toll-free NO to access long term services: 1-866-634-9412
• Find all Service link info and addresses: www.servicelink.nh.gov
• Sample Letter 

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Episode 30: Dr. Howard Friedman was the past president of the Western Psychological Association (WPA). He received the James Mckeen Cattell Award from the Association of Psychology Science, a top career award for applied scientific research in psychology for his work on ‘Changing How we Think About the Nature of Health'. Professor Friedman has also received multiple teaching awards, with ‘Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award' being the most recent.

Longevity Project, co-authored by his former Ph.D. student Dr.Leslie Martin, has won worldwide recognition including 1st place in the “Wellness” category in the books for A Better Life Awards and was one of the ten books on J.P Morgan's Annual Summer Recommended Reading List and Editors pick by the journal Nature.

Links

• Check out Dr. Howard's book: The Longevity Project

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Want to add healthy years to your life? Do you have any questions concerning common myths about longevity? Share your questions with us at [email protected]  or find us on your favorite social media platform.

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