I’m Carol Marak, and as many of you know, I’ve spent the past decade exploring what it really means to age solo — to create a fulfilling, connected life on your own terms. https://carolmarak.com/
Today I’m joined by someone whose work deeply resonates with that mission — Monika Dubasi, co-founder of Careflick.
One of the biggest realities of solo Aging is that we have to plan everything ourselves — finances, healthcare, living arrangements, even emotional support. It can be overwhelming.
People don’t start planning until something happens — their social connections shrink which further impacts their ability to make new connections, forming new habits gets more and more difficult and loneliness creeps in quietly. What we’re seeing is that seniors need tools that anticipate those needs — not just react to them.
That’s what we’re trying to do at Careflick https://www.careflick.com/: make planning and support feel proactive, gentle, and even joyful.
Carol Marak, Author, Speaker, Go-to Authority on Aging Alone
After spending nearly a decade helping her elderly parents with the aging issues, Carol had a wake-up call, “Who will do for me all the things I did for my parents?” Taking note of that difficult realization, she got on the stick and created a roadmap to guide her in addressing the inevitable complexities of aging while living alone.
Carol knows what’s truly needed when a person has only herself to rely on.
She has taught hundreds of adults to think more creatively about and to take action for acquiring stronger health, a connected and supportive lifestyle, an inspiring purpose, more engagement, safe and secure finances and legal concerns—and more. Media refers to Carol Marak as the go-to authority of the fastest growing adult population—aging alone aka, solo agers.
Outside of my passion for mentoring and supporting solos, I enjoy the outdoors as an avid walker.
And most importantly, I'm thrilled when individuals begin to explore the wide-range of possibilities they have available to them to live well far beyond tomorrow!
