Of course, we would all like to live to 100 – but there are many challenges along the way. Living to 100 is a great destination, but what’s more important is staying positive, no matter what gets in the way. How we cope with these obstacles is the key not only to survival, but most […]
This is an encore Living to 100 Club appearance by our guest, Sky Bergman. Sky was a guest on this podcast in August 2019, just after the release of her film documentary, Lives Well Lived. This film told the stories of adults 75 to 100 years old, thriving and enjoying their senior years. In today’s […]
On this Living to 100 Club podcast, our guest is Peter Mangan, founder of Freebird Club. Freebird is a growing social and travel community for the 50+. Members can connect, share travel tips, arrange meet-ups, serve as local hosts in their own cities. And they can book homestays with other host members. We learn from our guest […]
On this Living to 100 Club podcast, our guest is Michael Adams, CEO of SAGE. SAGE is the world’s largest organization dedicated to advocacy, services, and innovations for LGBTQ+ older adults. Michael introduces our audience to the mission of SAGE, its policy advocacy role, and the array of community-based services it offers in New York […]
This Living to 100 Club podcast introduces our listeners to an innovative home-based medical care program, WellBe Senior Medical. Our guest is Dr. Iyad Houshan. We discuss the benefits of at-home medical care with older adults who are faced with multiple and complex health challenges. Our listeners will learn about the “full risk” model of […]
Our guest for this Living to 100 Club podcast is Katie Wee, who shares her prescription for happiness. This is a way of liberating ourselves of our inner critic and moving toward getting and staying happy. Katie is a wellness retreat leader who helps individuals visualize their “wants” in the areas of home life, health, […]
A person with social anxiety may experience uneasiness in everyday social situations. She may be afraid of being judged negatively by others or worry about embarrassing herself. There may a fear of talking with strangers, or dread of an upcoming social event. Physically, the socially anxious person may experience sweating, blushing, an upset stomach or […]
For a variety of reasons (see our blog on Retreat), encouraging greater engagement and building connection among residents in their community requires patience. It often requires a gradual process of trust-building and relationship-building activities on the part of staff. Recognizing the many barriers that reluctant and avoidant residents may face, efforts to build the trust […]
There is beauty in being open to a new, positive future. I can create a new definition of myself, as I want it to be. I am not stuck with how I defined myself yesterday. Our self-definition is a mental construction, and like any construction, it can be remodeled. There is the story of Steve […]
When involved with an individual who is struggling to cope with a personal challenge or problem behavior, a helpful technique may be Motivational Interviewing (MI). MI is a specific approach to helping others create a change in their thinking or behavior. Important considerations in the MI approach are that change is internally directed by the […]
