Dr Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years

We're back live this Sunday, when we'll be joined by Barbara Greenspan Shaiman, Founder of Champions of Caring, dedicated to inspiring, empowering, and activating intergenerational change-makers of all backgrounds to create social change.  Barbara will tell us about her new documentary film, The Coral Ring Legacy, telling her story as the daughter of Holocaust survivors who started a social justice movement that impacted over 10,000 Philadelphia youth. And Dr. Mara continues the journey of advocating for your loved ones in an ageist healthcare system.  

We're back live this Sunday, when we'll be joined by Barbara Greenspan Shaiman, Founder of Champions of Caring, dedicated to inspiring, empowering, and activating intergenerational change-makers of all backgrounds to create social change.  Barbara will tell us about her new documentary film, The Coral Ring Legacy, telling her story as the daughter of Holocaust survivors who started a social justice movement that impacted over 10,000 Philadelphia youth. And Dr. Mara continues the journey of advocating for your loved ones in an ageist healthcare system.    

Stephanie McAuliffe is a speaker, coach, and author of The Impact of Silence: Self Mastery Practices for Women, and The Message in the Bottle: Finding Hope and Peace Amidst the Chaos of Living with an Alcoholic.  She is founder of The Way of the Diamond Warrior. Through her speaking, writing, and coaching, Stephanie teaches about the impact of our subconscious patterns to heal layers of trauma through setting boundaries and to live a life free of the constructs that have held us back. And Dr. Mara continues with the journey for loved ones who are caregivers and healthcare advocates for their older adult loved ones, while navigating an ageist healthcare system.

Stephanie McAuliffe is a speaker, coach, and author of The Impact of Silence: Self Mastery Practices for Women, and The Message in the Bottle: Finding Hope and Peace Amidst the Chaos of Living with an Alcoholic.  She is founder of The Way of the Diamond Warrior. Through her speaking, writing, and coaching, Stephanie teaches about the impact of our subconscious patterns to heal layers of trauma through setting boundaries and to live a life free of the constructs that have held us back. And Dr. Mara continues with the journey for loved ones who are caregivers and healthcare advocates for their older adult loved ones, while navigating an ageist healthcare system.

We'll be joined, once again, by friend of the show, worldwide speaker, blogger, author of several books, including This is The Life,  The Power of Pause, Sanctuary: Creating a Space for Grace in Your Life, and Stand Still: Finding Balance When the World Turns Upside Down, Terry Hershey. Terry is also the creator of Sabbath Moment, a weekly inspirational newsletter.   Terry Hershey always helps us to make sense of this crazy world or to, at least, find our own peace within it!  Lina Bracky French will also be joining us.  Creator of an online caregiver group, where caregivers support each other

Author, Terry Hershey – Finding Sanctuary in a Chaotic World& Lina Bracky-French We'll be joined, once again, by friend of the show, worldwide speaker, blogger, author of several books, including This is The Life,  The Power of Pause, Sanctuary: Creating a Space for Grace in Your Life, and Stand Still: Finding Balance When the World Turns Upside Down, Terry Hershey. Terry is also the creator of Sabbath Moment, a weekly inspirational newsletter.   Terry Hershey always helps us to make sense of this crazy world or to, at least, find our own peace within it!  Lina Bracky French will also be joining us.  Creator of an online caregiver group, where caregivers support each other

Keynote Speaker, President of Stackpole & Associates, Irving Stackpole, returns to the show, once again!  This time, Irving will discuss with Dr. Mara information consumers need to know about ageism in long term care communities. And Dr. Mara will discuss how to support family caregivers and healthcare advocates in the ageist and ableist environment of our society.    

After a short hiatus to make some changes in our venue....Dr. Mara is back with her first LIVE program in two months. And she's getting ready for a summer packed with new and returning guests, interviewed from a new undisclosed location! Join us this Sunday, when Stephen Hobbs, founder of WELLthMovement.com, joins us from Alberta, Canada to discuss living a legacy life.  Stephen guides Olders to Elders who are solo-aging to become mentors on the path to live their extraordinary legacy life.   And Dr. Mara will talk a bit about supporting family caregivers and healthcare advocates in the context of an ageist healthcare system.

We'll be joined from Florida by vegan chef and author of the new vegan cookbook, Oh So Yum!  Inspiring Others to Explore the Many Flavors of Plant-Based Nutrition with Everyday Favorites and Weekend Fun Food, Lori Gibson.  Lori will talk about eating a plant-based diet for nutrition and enjoyment...and some cooking tips! Producer Art Mendoza will talk about his whirlwind trip to Bay Of Banderas from Vallarta, Bucerias, La Cruz, Punta Mita and San Pancho Dr. Mara with living a passionate life! 

We are joined from Toronto by Christiana Egi, RN, geriatric and mental health specialist, author, and owner/operator of Alexis Lodges, providing person-center care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.   Christiana will talk about Dementia and her children's books, including her book, A Rose for Grandma, explaining to children why their grandparent might be acting differently. And Dr. Mara with more from out in the field about advocating for loved ones in long-term care, while living a passionate life.  

Author and human rights/LGBTQ+ advocate, Michael Caputo returns to the show from NYC.  In July 2020, he joined us to discuss his autobiography, Dear Pat Cooper, about his journey with a loving family and an absent father.   This time, he's back to discuss his second book, Chameleon: A Memoir.  In this memoir, Michael shows us another side of  himself, in which he vividly describes his harrowing journey coming out of the closet and living authentically, post-Stonewall, pre-HIV/AIDS epidemic, and thereafter.  Michael writes, "I went from being an innocent altar boy to an older gay man caught up in the middle of the John Travolta sex scandal that put me on the front page of the Daily News and written up in People magazine and the National Enquirer....Once I let go of all that guilt that I grew up with and embraced my true self instead of hiding it, I started to live and enjoy my life."   Minerva & Ruben share a new place in Mexico.

Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman and former Iowa Congressional Candidate, Kim Weaver-Fritzche, returns to the show!  This time, Kim will discuss the importance of advocating for our elderly loved-ones in Long-Term Care.

This is our first live program for 2024 and it's a great one! Marie-Therese Connolly will join us from Washington, D.C., for a discussion on Ageism in the healthcare system,  elder justice, and her new book, The Measure of Our Age. MT is a leading national expert on elder justice who was awarded a MacArthur "genius" grant for her work that has shaped policy, research, and practice for decades. She was the architect of the federal Elder Justice Act, founding head of DOJ's Elder Justice Initiative (that helped to shape the 2015 White House Conference on Aging, National Center on Elder Abuse priorities), lead author of the Elder Justice Roadmap, and co-designer of the new community-based RISE model, a new holistic advocacy-based, harm reduction program for older people. We're very excited about this interview!!

Civil Rights Advocate and Author, Jake Sloan 01/28 by Dr Mara Karpel Your Golden Years | Self Help (blogtalkradio.com) Title:  Civil Rights Advocate and Author, Jake Sloan We'll be joined by Jake Sloan, who spent most of his adult life working as a civil rights advocate and labor-management consultant.  Jake will be joining us to discuss his new book, Standing Tall:  Willie Long vs. U.S. Government at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. This book is about Jake's experience as one of the “Original 21ers,” a group of young African- American workers who challenged the largest West Coast U.S. naval base to provide equal opportunities and wages… and they won, influencing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 

We'll be joined by Alistair Hawkes, Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clarity Breathwork specialist.  Alistair specializes in helping therapists prevent burnout. She will talk about what she learned from the experts presenters for preventing burnout and increasing self-care at her recent on-line Summit for therapists, caregivers, and others in the service professions.  And she'll let us know about her upcoming Free Masterclass, and her 12-session burnout recovery program that is beginning Wednesday 5/17.  And for Mother's Day, Dr. Mara will talk about a few more of the lessons she learned from her mom, from her social media series "Lessons from Mom."

We're back with another live show and we'll be joined from Big Sur, California by Monica Eastway, Eco Gerontologist - Founder, The Eco Generation Model. Monica is an environmental gerontologist and she'll talk about use of nature to enhance the quality of life for people of all ages.  (Lesson #7 of Lessons from Mom:  Get outside every day, even if it's just for a few minutes bundled up on cold days, or get to a window where you can see the nature outdoors. I believe that this is what gave her the resilience to get through all of her ups and downs that come with growing older.)

Happy Mother's Day!!   We'll be joined by Alistair Hawkes, Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clarity Breathwork specialist.  Alistair specializes in helping therapists prevent burnout. She will talk about what she learned from the experts presenters for preventing burnout and increasing self-care at her recent on-line Summit for therapists, caregivers, and others in the service professions.  And she'll let us know about her upcoming Free Masterclass, and her 12-session burnout recovery program that is beginning Wednesday 5/17.    And for Mother's Day, Dr. Mara will talk about a few more of the lessons she learned from her mom, from her social media series "Lessons from Mom."

We're back with another live show and we'll be joined from Big Sur, California by Monica Eastway, Eco Gerontologist - Founder, The Eco Generation Model. Monica is an environmental gerontologist and she'll talk about use of nature to enhance the quality of life for people of all ages.  (Lesson #7 of Lessons from Mom:  Get outside every day, even if it's just for a few minutes bundled up on cold days, or get to a window where you can see the nature outdoors. I believe that this is what gave her the resilience to get through all of her ups and downs that come with growing older.)

We'll be joined from right here in Austin by Marcela Cabay, of Ria Health, which uses an evidence-based approach to addiction that is vastly different from the 12-step programs. And Dr. Mara with more on living a passionate life through the obstacles of life.

After this interview you may never look at water the same as before. Michael Mascha, founder of FineWaters.com, and aficionado on waters from around the world, will join us to discuss WATER....from glass bottled to plastic bottled, international waters to American waters, purified vs. natural sources.  He has been on or program before, but with all that is happening in the world to put our water at risks, such as droughts and more, Michael will give us more insight into the world of H2O.  Also we'll hear from our favorite twins, Ruben and Minerva from Mexico. And Dr. Mara on the journey of living a passionate life!  This time, what about all the critics???

Geriatrician, Dr. Michael Wasserman,  Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine, returns to the program!  He is an author and editor of numerous books, a speaker, and a tireless advocate for improving healthcare for older adults, as well as improving care received in nursing homes.  He will join us to continue our discussion of some of the pressing current issues of geriatric healthcare and nursing home care.   Also, Rosie Davis, founder of the international organization, Yellow Heart Memorial, advocate for COVID victims, and co-author of the book, Who We Lost: A Portable Covid Memorial, will return to join us once again from Austin, TX.  Rosie will tell us about More Than A Number,  a traveling memorial, honoring those lost due to Covid.

This week, we're joined by Marsha Joiner, host of the Blog Talk Radio show, Betrayed by Hospice, and former Board Member of the Hospice Patients Alliance.  Marsha joins us to discuss how hospice went from being a way for people who are actively dying to die with minimum pain and with dignity to a profit-making business, causing people who are not necessarily in that category are convinced to enter into their care and where patients are often given one-size fits all drugs.   Marsha lost her own precious Mom by trusting hospice, where she was told they would do no harm but the worst harm imaginable killed her Mom.  This experience led her to advocate for the elderly and made it her focus to warn others about the danger of trusting without verifying. In addition, to her podcast, Marsha has a facebook group, Murdered by Hospice, that gives victims' families a safe place to share their tragedies and ask questions.  Marsha's goal is to inform the public, so that more informed decisions can be made without falling pray to manipulation.  

We have another great program, when we will be joined from Ontario by Dr. Patricia Spindel.  Patricia is the Chair of Seniors for Social Action Ontario, she was a co-founder of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, and she is a former President of Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities. She is also a recipient of a Government of Canada medal for service to her community.   We are looking forward to having a discussion about elder advocacy

After this interview you may never look at water the same as before. Michael Mascha, founder of FineWaters.com, and aficionado on waters from around the world, will join us to discuss WATER....from glass bottled to plastic bottled, international waters to American waters, purified vs. natural sources.  He has been on or program before, but with all that is happening in the world to put our water at risks, such as droughts and more, Michael will give us more insight into the world of H2O.  Also we'll hear from our favorite twins, Ruben and Minerva from Mexico. And Dr. Mara on the journey of living a passionate life!  This time, what about all the critics???

This week, we're joined by Marsha Joiner, host of the Blog Talk Radio show, Betrayed by Hospice, and former Board Member of the Hospice Patients Alliance.  Marsha joins us to discuss how hospice went from being a way for people who are actively dying to die with minimum pain and with dignity to a profit-making business, causing people who are not necessarily in that category are convinced to enter into their care and where patients are often given one-size fits all drugs.   Marsha lost her own precious Mom by trusting hospice, where she was told they would do no harm but the worst harm imaginable killed her Mom.  This experience led her to advocate for the elderly and made it her focus to warn others about the danger of trusting without verifying. In addition, to her podcast, Marsha has a facebook group, Murdered by Hospice, that gives victims' families a safe place to share their tragedies and ask questions.  Marsha's goal is to inform the public, so that more informed decisions can be made without falling pray to manipulation.  

We have another great program, when we will be joined from Ontario by Dr. Patricia Spindel.  Patricia is the Chair of Seniors for Social Action Ontario, she was a co-founder of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, and she is a former President of Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities. She is also a recipient of a Government of Canada medal for service to her community.   We are looking forward to having a discussion about elder advocacy

Geriatrician, Dr. Michael Wasserman,  Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine, returns to the program!  He is an author and editor of numerous books, a speaker, and a tireless advocate for improving healthcare for older adults, as well as improving care received in nursing homes.  He will join us to continue our discussion of some of the pressing current issues of geriatric healthcare and nursing home care.   Also, Rosie Davis, founder of the international organization, Yellow Heart Memorial, advocate for COVID victims, and co-author of the book, Who We Lost: A Portable Covid Memorial, will return to join us once again from Austin, TX.  Rosie will tell us about More Than A Number,  a traveling memorial, honoring those lost due to Covid.

We'll be joined from right here in Austin by Marcela Cabay, of Ria Health, which uses an evidence-based approach to addiction that is vastly different from the 12-step programs. And Dr. Mara with more on living a passionate life through the obstacles of life.

We'll be joined by Michelle Young Doers to discuss her book, Killing for Profit: The Dark Side of Hospice.  Michelle is a respiratory therapist who served for 5 years on the ethics committees of 4 major hospitals, she was a clinical instructor, and she worked on the front lines of health care during the SARS outbreak and the swine flu outbreak.  In her work, she has played an important role in the living and/or dying of patients with prolonged illnesses and decisions about hospice.  The point of her book is not to say that all hospice is bad.  In fact, the concept of hospice is great. But, she will discuss the big business of hospice and how to prepare yourself for such a huge decision without being marketed to and manipulated. 

We have another live show to help us start off the New Year 2024 on the right foot! Vietnam War veteran, Zen Buddhist monk, Founder of the Zaltho Foundation, and author, Claude AnShin Thomas, has been on the show several times to discuss finding peace within and around us.   We're happy to have him back to start off the year with a discussion of creating peace within ourselves in 2024!

Title:  Civil Rights Advocate and Author, Jake Sloan We'll be joined by Jake Sloan, who spent most of his adult life working as a civil rights advocate and labor-management consultant.  Jake will be joining us to discuss his new book, Standing Tall:  Willie Long vs. U.S. Government at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. This book is about Jake's experience as one of the “Original 21ers,” a group of young African- American workers who challenged the largest West Coast U.S. naval base to provide equal opportunities and wages… and they won, influencing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 

Gregg is a hospice and workplace chaplain and a professor.  While writing this book about his own survival from personal and family traumatic brain injury, providing hope, healing, inspiration with his story, he experienced several more family losses during the Covid pandemic.  Gregg will discuss his book and the post-script about how these losses strengthened his understanding of grief, while deepening his appreciation for the human and spiritual condition.  The twins Ruben & Minerva will be telling us about one of the most populated cities in the world, Mexico City. And Dr. Mara with more on Passionate Living and Caregiving in the "new normal."

We have another live show to help us start off the New Year 2024 on the right foot! Vietnam War veteran, Zen Buddhist monk, Founder of the Zaltho Foundation, and author, Claude AnShin Thomas, has been on the show several times to discuss finding peace within and around us.   We're happy to have him back to start off the year with a discussion of creating peace within ourselves in 2024!

This is our first live program for 2024 and it's a great one! Marie-Therese Connolly will join us from Washington, D.C., for a discussion on Ageism in the healthcare system,  elder justice, and her new book, The Measure of Our Age. MT is a leading national expert on elder justice who was awarded a MacArthur "genius" grant for her work that has shaped policy, research, and practice for decades. She was the architect of the federal Elder Justice Act, founding head of DOJ's Elder Justice Initiative (that helped to shape the 2015 White House Conference on Aging, National Center on Elder Abuse priorities), lead author of the Elder Justice Roadmap, and co-designer of the new community-based RISE model, a new holistic advocacy-based, harm reduction program for older people. We're very excited about this interview!!

Filmmaker and Actress, Susie Singer Carter, joins us for the entire program for a conversation with Dr. Mara about her new documentary film, No Country For Old People, based on Susie's own lived experience as a family caregiver for her mother in a nursing home, showing the dark side of even the best of the nursing homes. In her film, Susie uses her own mom's story to take deep look into the the systematic crisis that has been going on for decades in long term care with the hope that, with greater awareness, we can, as a society, make real and positive changes in how we care for our elders.

Filmmaker and Actress, Susie Singer Carter, joins us for the entire program for a conversation with Dr. Mara about her new documentary film, No Country For Old People, based on Susie's own lived experience as a family caregiver for her mother in a nursing home, showing the dark side of even the best of the nursing homes. In her film, Susie uses her own mom's story to take deep look into the the systematic crisis that has been going on for decades in long term care with the hope that, with greater awareness, we can, as a society, make real and positive changes in how we care for our elders.

Musician, author, yoga/meditation teacher,  Interfaith Minister,  author of over 30 books,  weekly contributor to Medium,  and host of the new podcast, Coaching Nuggets and Insights, Reverend Gudjon Bergmann returns to the show to help us bring in the new year with more inner peace and mindfulness in our very noisy world. Dr. Mara with more on living with passion in the coming New Year. And Ruben & Minerva will talk about La Cruz De Huanacaxtle 

Author and human rights/LGBTQ+ advocate, Michael Caputo returns to the show from NYC.  In July 2020, he joined us to discuss his autobiography, Dear Pat Cooper, about his journey with a loving family and an absent father.   This time, he's back to discuss his second book, Chameleon: A Memoir.  In this memoir, Michael shows us another side of  himself, in which he vividly describes his harrowing journey coming out of the closet and living authentically, post-Stonewall, pre-HIV/AIDS epidemic, and thereafter.  Michael writes, "I went from being an innocent altar boy to an older gay man caught up in the middle of the John Travolta sex scandal that put me on the front page of the Daily News and written up in People magazine and the National Enquirer....Once I let go of all that guilt that I grew up with and embraced my true self instead of hiding it, I started to live and enjoy my life."   Minerva & Ruben share a new place in Mexico.

Filmmaker and Actress, Susie Singer Carter, joins us for the entire program for a conversation with Dr. Mara about her new documentary film, No Country For Old People, based on Susie's own lived experience as a family caregiver for her mother in a nursing home, showing the dark side of even the best of the nursing homes. In her film, Susie uses her own mom's story to take deep look into the the systematic crisis that has been going on for decades in long term care with the hope that, with greater awareness, we can, as a society, make real and positive changes in how we care for our elders.

Author and human rights/LGBTQ+ advocate, Michael Caputo returns to the show from NYC.  In July 2020, he joined us to discuss his autobiography, Dear Pat Cooper, about his journey with a loving family and an absent father.   This time, he's back to discuss his second book, Chameleon: A Memoir.  In this memoir, Michael shows us another side of  himself, in which he vividly describes his harrowing journey coming out of the closet and living authentically, post-Stonewall, pre-HIV/AIDS epidemic, and thereafter.  Michael writes, "I went from being an innocent altar boy to an older gay man caught up in the middle of the John Travolta sex scandal that put me on the front page of the Daily News and written up in People magazine and the National Enquirer....Once I let go of all that guilt that I grew up with and embraced my true self instead of hiding it, I started to live and enjoy my life."   Minerva & Ruben share a new place in Mexico.

We are back with another live show! Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman and former Iowa Congressional Candidate, Kim Weaver-Fritzche, returns to the show!  This time, Kim will discuss the importance of advocating for our elderly loved-ones in Long-Term Care.  

Alice Bonner, Senior Advisor for Aging Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Chair of Moving Forward: Nursing Home Quality Coalition and  Mark Miller, President of National Association of State Ombudsman Programs, both join us for a discussion of Long Term Care and what we can do to improve the quality of life for residents now and in the future. And Dr. Mara with more on Passionate Living and Caregiving in the "new normal." And we will get to know a little bit more about Minerva Kuhr in Bay of Banderas in Mexico!

We are back with another live show! Robert Signore, President of Thrive Pavilion, a nonprofit senior community based entirely in virtual reality, joins us to tell us more about the social, emotional, and health benefits that can come from this virtual reality community. We will delve into the origins of the Thrive Pavilion and how the community has grown to include hundreds of seniors from around the globe. And Dr. Mara with more on living with passion.

We are joined, once again from Toronto, by Christiana Egi, RN, geriatric and mental health specialist, dementia advocate, author, and owner/operator of Alexis Lodges.  This time Christiana brings us her latest children's book about understanding a grandparent with dementia,  Unraveled.  In this illustrated book, Christiana Egi reveals how easy it is for loved ones to overlook the importance of their own health, when they are concerned and worried about a loved one, and how to take care of our health every day even while looking after our loved ones. And Dr. Mara with more on finding our inner peace and passion.

We are joined, once again from Toronto, by Christiana Egi, RN, geriatric and mental health specialist, dementia advocate, author, and owner/operator of Alexis Lodges.  This time Christiana brings us her latest children's book about understanding a grandparent with dementia,  Unraveled.  In this illustrated book, Christiana Egi reveals how easy it is for loved ones to overlook the importance of their own health, when they are concerned and worried about a loved one, and how to take care of our health every day even while looking after our loved ones. And Dr. Mara with more on finding our inner peace and passion.  

Keynote Speaker, President of Stackpole & Associates, and Co-Host of the podcast, The Medical Travel Show, Irving Stackpole, joins us to discuss how Long Term Care, especially skilled nursing facilities, is the scene of the collision of money, politics and denial.  With the loss of direct care workforce and closures of nursing centers, there's a “fatal contraction” of supply in long term care.  Irving will help us wade through this mess and figure out what are the solutions. Twins Ruben and Monerva will talk about another place in Mexico Dr. Mara continues her discussion of Passionate Living and Caregiving in the "new normal."

We are back with another live show! Robert Signore, President of Thrive Pavilion, a nonprofit senior community based entirely in virtual reality, joins us to tell us more about the social, emotional, and health benefits that can come from this virtual reality community. We will delve into the origins of the Thrive Pavilion and how the community has grown to include hundreds of seniors from around the globe. And Dr. Mara with more on living with passion.  

We are back with another live program! Carol Polcovar returns to the show, live from Honolulu, Hawaii! Carol is an adjunct professor at Hawaii Pacific University and is a playwright, poet, director, producer, and teacher of American History, Civil Law and Writing.  This time Carol joins us to discuss her first book her historical mystery series,  A Murder on Allen Street, creativity, and more of her new projects. And Dr. Mara with more on living a passionate life while advocating for our elders.

We are back with another live show! Live from Queensland, Australia, Bob Eden joins us! Bob is a depression recovery specialist and author of The Gift of Depression and Insights from Beyond Depression.  Bob joins us to discuss his journey to recovering and embracing of a joyful life. And Dr. Mara with more on living a passionate life.

Keynote Speaker, President of Stackpole & Associates, and Co-Host of the podcast, The Medical Travel Show, Irving Stackpole, joins us to discuss how Long Term Care, especially skilled nursing facilities, is the scene of the collision of money, politics and denial.  With the loss of direct care workforce and closures of nursing centers, there's a “fatal contraction” of supply in long term care.  Irving will help us wade through this mess and figure out what are the solutions. Twins Ruben and Monerva will talk about another place in Mexico Dr. Mara continues her discussion of Passionate Living and Caregiving in the "new normal."

We are back with another live show! Joining us are Robert Signore and Linda Fisher of the Thrive Pavilion.  Thrive is a nonprofit senior community based entirely in virtual reality that provides numerous social activities to help seniors combat isolation while improving their physical and mental well-being.  We will delve into the origins of the Thrive Pavilion and how the community has grown to include hundreds of seniors from around the globe.   And Dr. Mara with living with passion while advocating for our senior loved ones.