The Seniortopia Show

1:30 Dreamscaping

9:00 Slice of Life interview with Julie Whelan Capell

20:00 Book Review: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Links to things we mention on the show (some notes shown are affiliate links.  if you click on them we may earn a small commission):

Dreamscaping

Here’s Jeri’s sketch:

Article on why working with a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) might be helpful https://www.nextavenue.org/find-a-home-remodeler-for-aging-in-place/?utm_source=sumome&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sumome_share

To see a list of all the books that we've reviewed on the show, check us out on Goodreads where our profile is Seniortopia

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De-institutionalizing, destigmatizing, and humanizing elder care--we hear about a new model of elder care that promises all that and more as we chat with guest Susan Ryan, Senior Director of the Green House Project.

Links to things we mention on the show:

The Green House Project https://thegreenhouseproject.org/

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How to use journaling and travel to uncover our deepest passions, how to navigate the empty nest years and much more! On episode 45, we get great advice from author Susan Pohlman about midlife transitions and building a meaningful "second half" of life.

Links to things we mention on the show:

https://www.susanpohlman.com/ 

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Letting go of fear, getting unstuck, empowering ourselves and much more! On this, our first episode of 2021, we talk with Susan Burrell about how to live an empowered life.

Links to things we mention on the show:

Website: https://www.susanburrell.com

Podcast:  Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell https://www.susanburrell.com/podcasts

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What it means to be an elder, what COVID is teaching us, George Floyd’s murder, white supremacist organizational culture, God, the universe, the water we swim in, changes we’d like to see going forward and much more with guest F. Noor Jawad.

Links to things we mention on the show 

sharecollaborative.org

getnoorslight.blogspot.com

Noor's Five Questions:

1.  What part(s) do I personally play in contributing to the 2white supremacy mentality in my life and in the lives of my children and my family?

2. What can I do to re-imagine myself and my white counterparts cohabitating in a healthy, prosperous world that is equally beneficial to all of it's citizens?

3. What shall we redirect our focus on that unites all of us?

4. What are we ready to let go of for the collective good of humanity?

5. What best practices/guidelines/policies can we enact for building relationships based on equality, justice, truth and the authentic love for all and hatred for none?

Resources we mentioned in this episode:

Book:  The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter

Podcast Series:  Scene on Radio: Seeing White  https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/

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End-of-life care for African Americans, how our society makes decisions about death and dying given health and wealth disparities experienced by Blacks, why women disproportionately bear the economic and emotional impact of caregiving for elders,  and more with guest Dr. Yolonda Y. Wilson.

Mentioned in our conversation:  Extremis (Directed by Dan Krauss). 24 minute film that follows Dr. Jessica Zitter, an ICU and palliative care specialist who leads a team in the Highland Hospital ICU in Oakland, California. She helps families make end-of-life decisions for their loved ones, who are often terminally ill.  Available on Netflix.

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Retiring at age 55, downsizing possessions to a few suitcases, what it’s been like to retire under COVID social distancing restrictions, choosing a city in Mexico, learning Spanish and much more on this Slice of Life episode with guests Mary Anne and Ricardo Machado.  They've chosen to retire in the city of Santiago de Querétaro in central Mexico and we get to hear all about the decisions that brought them there.  

Note on the health insurance mentioned in the episode:  In the time since we recorded this, that insurance is no longer available.  Mary Anne and Ricardo are now covered by VUMI.  

This is a follow-up to Episode 14, where we interviewed Mary Anne as she was just preparing to retire from her job and thinking about a retirement  destination. https://seniortopiashow.com/episode-14-never-too-late-to-learn-something-new

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How attorneys and other professionals can continue offering their services after retirement, the challenges faced by people of color in the legal profession, age discrimination and more with guest Linda Aristondo, Esq.

Links to things we mention on the show:

About the Fellowship program for physicians:  Dr. Gerald Bourne was paid by Kaiser Permanente to create the program. Docs work 2 days a week. Stipend $50,000. Medical malpractice covered by Health Center.

https://encore.org/encore-physicians-program/  

https://www.retiredphysiciansassn.org/opportunities-blog/2019/9/1/encore-physicians-program  

The City of San Jose will expand its pilot project placing encore fellows into civic fellowships. Mayor Sam Liccardo has committed $300,000 over three years to test and implement new fellowship models with a goal of developing a blueprint for other cities to leverage encore talent. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has added funding to for a further six fellows in that three year period.

Heising-Simons Foundation https://www.hsfoundation.org/ is supporting a two-year Encore Fellowships 2.0 pilot to increase the number of Silicon Valley-based Fellows who transition to nonprofit leadership roles after their Fellowships. That effort will enhance the Fellowship program’s impact and build a pipeline of nonprofit talent

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We talk with experts in senior living design about their predictions for how COVID will change the way senior living facilities are designed.  Our special guest is Russ McLaughlin, architect with AG Architecture, he chats with our own resident expert, Jeri McClenaghan-Ihde.  Together these two architects have more than 60 years of senior living design experience.  What they have to say about the impact of COVID may surprise you. 

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Living a life full of experiences and without excuses, how to maintain a healthy relationship across decades, downsizing, aging while childless and more on this Slice of Life episode with guests Cindy Coe and Amy Zehnder, also known as CCnDoc.

Links to things we mention on the show:

Instagram and IGTV https://www.instagram.com/ccndoc/channel/?hl=en Follow CCnDoc's ongoing adventures here 

www.ccndoc.com (Both - Over 50 Influencers)

www.coe2go.com (Cindy - Digital Storytelling, Social Media Consulting WiX Web Design)

www.insideoutdiscovery.com (Both - Organizational Development Firm)

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