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Aging Matters: The Passing of a Life Partner

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 46:25


Jason Kong, Mary Lucas, and special guest Debbie Weiss, retired lawyer and author of Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search for Love, discuss the struggles that come with dealing with life as a widow.

Aging Matters: Mind and Body Practices

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 38:58


We discuss the health benefits of tai chi and yoga with Susan Lee, Owner and Head Instructor of Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi.

Aging Matters: Volunteer Services

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 46:20


We talk volunteering with Leah Rosen, Volunteer Services Team Leader at Transitions LifeCare and Allison Antkowiak, Musical Presence Volunteer at Transitions LifeCare.

Aging Matters: Active Adults Program Raleigh

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 46:19


Allie Crawford , Active Adult Program Director with Raleigh Parks, details the programs, clubs, trips and facilities available to us in our community. Leah Rosen - Volunteer Services Team Leader at Transitions Allison Antkowiak Musical Presence Volunteer at Transitions LifeCare Volunteer Services

Aging Matters: Active Adults Program Raleigh

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 41:35


Allie Crawford , Active Adult Program Director with Raleigh Parks, details the programs, clubs, trips and facilities available to us in our community.

Aging Matters: Skincare

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 43:17


Jason Kong, Mary Lucas, and special guest Kelly Smith join us to discuss the proper way to care for aging skin.

Aging Matters: Falls Prevention

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 42:47


Brittany McKinney, Physician Assistant with Shae Medical, joins us to talk about preventing falls, the right way to fall and equipment to help us.

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Aging Matters: Senior Socialization

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 39:46


We discuss the benefits of socialization for seniors with Laura Kay House, Owner of Silver Connections. We also get into a discussion on The Golden Bachelor and dating apps.

Aging Matters: What is Palliative Care?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 44:35


We welcome Dr. Joshua Dowd, Medical Director of Community Based Palliative Care at Transitions LifeCare, for a conversation on what palliative care is and who is best suited to receive it.

Aging Matters: Chaplains and Grief at the Holidays

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 44:41


We welcome back Andy Ross, Staff Chaplain at WakeMed Hospital, discusses what a chaplain does and dealing with grief over the holidays.

Aging Matters: Inclusive Communities

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 41:30


We welcome Orah Raia, Co-founder and Board President of HOPE NC, to discuss how HOPE NC is reimagining communities through the concept of inclusive communities.

Aging Matters: Genetic Testing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 40:58


Mary's sister Kate Sherron is our special guest this episode as she shares her experience with genetic testing.

Aging Matters: Grieve Leave

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 44:20


Rebecca Feinglos, Grieving Educator and founder of Grieve Leave provides strategies on handling grief.

Aging Matters: Probiotics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 39:03


Natasha Trenev, Founder and President of Natren Inc. and ‘The Mother of Probiotics', shares information on the benefits of probiotics.

Aging Matters: Medicare Open Enrollment

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 39:37


Rhonda Narron, Southeast Regional Manager for the SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program), prepares us for Medicare open enrollment.

Aging Matters: Questions We Wish Caregivers Would Ask

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 41:54


Tara Moore, Hospice Home Social Worker with Transitions LifeCare joins to provide social workers perspective on questions she and her care team would like to be asked by caregivers

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Aging Matters: The Medical Side of Hospice

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 41:53


Dr. Rachel Lipner, Executive Medical Director at Transitions LifeCare, joins us to explain the medical side of hospice care.

Aging Matters: Mother Lode

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 44:57


Gretchen Staebler, Award-Winning Author of "Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver" shares her caregiving journey.

Aging Matters: How to Handle a Senior Move

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 45:25


Robin Sloan, Operations Supervisor for Caring Transitions, provides tips for senior moving, estate sales and decluttering.

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Aging Matters: Navigating Midlife

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 41:23


Kathy Batista is a Mood, Mindset and Mindfulness Coach for Women and she joins us to share tips about making changes in midlife.

Aging Matters: Dementia Prevention

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 42:52


Dr. Mitch Clionsky, Clinical Neuro Psychologist and Author of 'Dementia Prevention' puts dementia and Alzheimer's into perspective and provides insight on how to prevent dementia.

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Aging Matters: Available As Is

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 46:04


Debbie Weiss, Author of the book "Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search for Love", joins us to discuss life after losing a spouse.

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Aging Matters: Silent Teachers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 43:25


Amanda Mittelstadt, Director of the Willed Body Program at High Point University, explains whole body donation and how it is a powerful gift and learning tool for students.

Aging Matters: Marathon of Caregiving

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 44:23


Debbie Weiss, Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Host of the Maybe I Can Podcast, shares her caregiving journey of caring for her father at a young age and then eventually being a caregiver for her husband.

Aging Matters: Prescription for Admission

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 44:29


Dr. Monique Nugent, Hospitalist and Author of 'Prescription for Admission' talks all things related to hospitals.

Aging Matters: The Role of a Social Worker in Hospice

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 41:42


Tara Moore, Hospice Home Social Worker with Transitions LifeCare, joins us to provide the perspective of a social worker in hospice care.

Aging Matters: COVID-19 Update

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 44:19


We check in with Dr. Elizabeth Tilson, State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, on what we need to know now about COVID-19.

Aging Matters: Personal Finance

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 42:29


Ben Hockema, Founder of Illuminate Wealth Management, talks personal finance and helps provide a different perspective when it comes to our relationship with money.

Aging Matters: Myths and Facts of Hospice

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 43:45


Dr. Alyssa Luddy, Hospice and Palliative Care Physician at Transitions LifeCare, joins us to dispel the myths and half-truths when it comes to hospice care.

Aging Matters: Virtual Reality and Caregiving

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 41:13


We explore the world of virtual reality and how it is being used to improve care as we speak with Leah Warnke, Director of Health Equity at CareYaya.

Aging Matters: Family Care Homes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 44:47


We are joined by Shauna Tharpe, Owner and Administrator of Serenity Falls Family Care Home, to discuss what a family care home is and who benefits most from them.

Aging Matters: Death Cafes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 44:55


Heather Hill, Funeral Director and Death Cafe Facilitator at Renaissance Funeral Home, explains what a 'death cafe' is and what to expect when attending one.

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Aging Matters: National Health Care Decisions Day

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 43:21


North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall joins us to discuss advance directives.

Aging Matters: Palliative Care

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 39:54


Mark Philbrick, Staff and Community Educator at Transitions LifeCare, helps us understand what palliative care and isn't. We go over palliative care myths and misconceptions as well.

Aging Matters: Caregiving Grit

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 41:00


We welcome Dr. Karen Roberto, University Distinguished Professor at the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech, for a discussion extended family member caregivers, dementia care and the Care Ex Project.

Aging Matters: Wills and Trusts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 43:48


John Ross, an Estate Planning Attorney with Ross and Shoalmire discusses wills and trusts, which one fits best, and what to think about when it comes to estate planning.

Aging Matters: Guardianship

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 41:09


We discuss what guardianship is and who needs it with Joyce Massey-Smith, Director of The Division of Aging and Adult Services a part of North Carolina's Department Health and Human Services.

Aging Matters: EMS Subscription Services

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 44:35


Brian Brooks, Assistant Chief with Community Outreach and Public Information with Wake County EMS, joins us to discuss emergency services and helpful subscription service that can potentially help you save you money.

Aging Matters: What is a Good Death?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 46:32


Mary shares the story of her caregiving journey with her grandfather.

Aging Matters: CareYaYa

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 48:04


Aging Matters: CareYaYaWe talk about an exciting new tech-enabled care registry called CareYaYa with their CEO and Co-founder Neal Shah.

Aging Matters: The Unconscious and Conscious Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 44:22


We discuss the role and the power of the unconscious mind with Dr. Dan Lieberman, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University and author of the book 'Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind'.

Aging Matters: FDA Approves Alzheimer's Drug

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 39:03


We chat with Heather Hooper, Executive Director of Dementia Alliance of NC about a new Alzheimer's dug approved by the FDA. We also discuss placement services and levels of care with Colleen Jones, Senior Living Specialist with All About Seniors NC.

Aging Matters: Death Doulas

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 42:31


Jane Dornemann, an End of Life Doula with Peaceful Crossings Durham, joins us to explain what a death doula is, the services they provide, and when is the right time to seek one out.

Aging Matters: What the 91 Year Old Wants You to Know

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 46:09


Betsy Barton fills in for Mary Lucas and chats with Dr. Jane Vella, who shares her perspective as a 91-year-old woman.

Aging Matters: Caregiving at the Holidays

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 44:31


Teepa Snow, Founder of Postive Approach to Care author of "Understanding the Changing Brain", joins us to provide caregiving tips for surviving the holidays. We also explore sundowning and dementia.

Four C's of Coping with Grief

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 42:16


E Belleau, Grief Outreach Coordinator at Transitions LifeCare, joins us to discuss the 'Four C's of Coping' and how we can cope with grief during the holidays.

Aging Matters: Hospice 101

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 44:22


Aging Matters: Caregiving Tips for Preventing Falls

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 49:57


We discuss fall risks and common causes for falls with Channing Pizzuto, Director of Community Relations for Always Best Care Senior Services.

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Aging Matters: Palliative Care

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 40:25


Mark Philbrick, Staff and Community Educator at Transitions LifeCare, helps us understand what palliative care and isn't. We go over palliative care myths and misconceptions as well.

Aging Matters: A Caregiver's Story

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 48:36


We speak with Julia Freifeld, artist and author of the book 'In Each Other's Bones', a memoir of her caregiving journey.

Aging Matters: Independent Living Facilities

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 42:50


We speak with Michael Gall, Sales Manager at Treeo Senior Living, about indepent living and the resources available at most facilities.

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