Communication can be tricky with family and friends. But if you’re trying to talk to a doctor in a hospital or at an office visit, it’s not only tricky, but also intimidating. The stakes are highest at a time when we, or a loved one, are at our lowest. Thrive’s Caregiver Corner columnist and blogger Jennifer Beach offers ways to bridge the communication gap with your healthcare team.

Jennifer Beach, LSW, MA, C-SWCM writes the Thrive blog, Caregiver Corner. She established Advocate for Elders in Rocky River in 2010. Jennifer has decades of experience working with and advocating for older adults and their families. Jennifer is a licensed, insured Social Worker and an Advanced Aging Life Care® Professional. Learn more at advocate4elders.com. You can find her column in Thrive magazine and her blog on Thrive’s website, northeastohiothrive.com

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Artificial intelligence, or AI, has been around for decades. Now that it’s in consumers’ hands, the technology is exploding. If you’ve used a computer, talked to Alexa or Siri, or scrolled through TikTok videos, you’re already using AI.

Thrive’s tech columnist Tak Sato, cofounder of the Center for Aging in the Digital World, is our guest. He and his wife, Mely, founded the nonprofit group on Cleveland’s west side, offering free tech seminars and classes for older adults. Learn more at the website or by calling (440) 787-2020.

You can find Tak’s Tech Talk column on Thrive’s website and in each issue of the magazine.

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The grandkids are coming to town.

Now what?

A visit from grandkids is fun, noisy, messy and (c’mon, admit it) a little bit stressful. Throw the holidays into the mix and things can go sideways fast. Thrive magazine’s grandparent columnist Karen Shadrach always has great suggestions for ways to spend time with grandkids of all ages. Her conversation with Thrive editor Marie Elium focuses on holiday events for kids of all ages.

The key, Karen says, is to make things as simple as possible. Sure, a trip to downtown Cleveland to see the lights is fun, but so is decorating cookies or playing games at home. The bottom line: Kids want to spend time with someone who wants to spend time with them. Grandparents and grandkids… a perfect match.

Karen Shadrach writes Thrive’s Grammy-on-the-Go column and a blog for Thrive’s website. You can reach her at [email protected].

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Find out more about the places and events mentioned in our video podcast at these websites:

North Pole Adventure, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

Tower City and downtown Cleveland holiday events

Castle Noel

Akron Zoo Wild Lights

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Wild Winter Lights

Kringle’s Inventionasium

Stan Hywet 

Cleveland Metroparks Toboggan Chutes

House from “A Christmas Story”

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When this year’s “Superman” movie hit theaters, Northeast Ohio residents saw more than just the Man of Steel; they saw Cleveland streets and buildings because part of the film was shot here. It makes sense that Superman returned to Cleveland. After all, it’s the birthplace of the action hero. Thrive’s pop culture columnist, Mike Olszewski, tells us how Glenville’s Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster created Superman in 1933, how they, and Cleveland, lost the comic book hero, and how the city is reclaiming its arguably most famous creation.

Mike Olszewski is a veteran Cleveland radio host and personality. He and his wife, Janice, are the authors of books about Cleveland TV, rock and roll, radio and other topics. Mike is Thrive’s Pop Culture Chronicles columnist. You can reach him at [email protected].

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Thrive editor Marie Elium interviews our travel columnist, Kathy Yarian of Fairview Park, to talk about the pros and cons of travel insurance. Spoiler alert: There are far more pros than cons with this one.

Kathy is an independent travel advisor for Prestige Travel Leaders. You can reach her at 440-779-4060, through her website travelleaders.com/agent/355867 or follow her on Facebook at facebook.com/kathy.yarian5/.

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