I talk with Teresa Moerer, who is the author of The Art of Assisting Aging Parents: Discover the Journey to Honor Your Parents, Create Treasured Memories, and Live Life to the Fullest. In The Art of Assisting Aging Parents, she steps you through how to turn daily activities and healthy living strategies into meaningful and affective experiences. Her Four-Step Method will teach you how to help your parents: Increase motor and thinking skills Instill healthy habits to promote wellness Make smooth transitions and set quality goals Promote self-awareness and vision for the future Reach their high ..read more

Who doesn't remember working the broom and towel in front of the TV with Body By Jake? Now in his 60s, Jake knows how important it is to stay active and physically healthy. I talk with Jake about his beginnings on TV, and what he is doing today to help older adults stay active during COVID-19. Jake started as a personal trainer with clients including Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford, whom he trained for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Steinfeld became Chairman of the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under Governor Arnol ..read more

Even though we are going through times where we can't connect like we used to, or want to, offices on aging around the country are still an important part of older adults' lives. I talk with Trudy Wilson, Director of Prime Time Office on Aging. Prime Time is a senior center located in Jefferson County (OH), serving people who are 60 years and older. Prime Time is a division of Trinity Health System and is part of the larger Catholic health initiatives, known as Common Spirit Health. Prime Time is only one of two senior centers that are in that system that is affiliated with the local hospital ..read more

Ed Brazee, Jill Spencer, and Chris Toy from Boomer Tech Adventures are my guests on this episode. BoomerTECH Adventures is all about serving boomers and seniors who want to feel competent and confident in their online skills while using their personal technology devices. Here are the five tech issues that drive Boomers crazy that we cover in this episode. 1) Keeping passwords straight and the importance of knowing how to organize passwords. And remember that there's a difference between passwords and passcodes. 2) Once you get online, one of the things that everyone, especially seniors, should ..read more

I welcome my good friend Cindy Paige to the episode. She has written a book that I want you to know about, and hear her story behind the writing of it. This book is a collection of practical strategies, artfully woven together with storytelling of the pain of the journey and the humor of life. Told as a metaphor to climbing Mount Everest, Summit will meet you in your current situation and set you up to reach your personal destination of peace and happiness. "Are you stuck in the aftermath of life’s storm? Climb out of pain to find peace. Everyone experiences pain and loss—and it hits you like ..read more

My guest is Patti Davis, the daughter of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. When Patti's father announced his Alzheimer’s diagnosis in an address to the American public in 1994, the world had not yet begun speaking about this cruel, mysterious disease. Empowered by all she learned from caring for her father―about the nature of the illness, but also about the loss of a parent―Davis founded a support group for the family members and friends of Alzheimer’s patients. Along with a medically trained co-facilitator, she met with hundreds of exhausted and devastated attendees to tal ..read more

The OSU College of Nursing is currently recruiting participants for a research project exploring pain in Alzheimer’s disease. My guests include my longtime friend Michelle Crum who is a Research Recruitment Specialist at The Ohio State University. Plus, Karen Moss, Ph.D., RN, CNL, and Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University is at the table. Dr. Todd Monroe is the principal investigator in this very important study. We really encourage you to participate in this study if you are over 60, and within a 2-hour drive of The Ohio State University. You can reach Michelle at crum.257@osu.edu ..read more

We're talking about a program called Matter of Balance. I have Kim Willis, a program coach, in the studio with me who teaches Matter of Balance. It's all about fall prevention, overcoming the fear of falling and all those things that help us live more successful lives as we age. Email me, Lisa Stockdale, anytime at aginginfullbloom@gmail.com - Aging in Full Bloom with Lisa Stockdale is sponsored by Capital Health Care Network, an Ohio-based, family-owned and operated company, providing solutions that help seniors age on their own terms. Those solutions include home care, senior living, nursing ..read more

Award-winning journalist and attorney Ellen Pober Rittberg’s new humorous self-help book, Why Is Grandma Naked? Caring for Your Aging Parent published in early 2021. An award-winning journalist and published author, her essays and features have appeared in the NY Times, HuffPost, Reader’s Digest, Newsday, and large online platforms. In this humorous self-help book, Ellen serves as a guide and cheerleader to family members who undertake to care for their elderly parents. Sharing the stresses and satisfactions when caring for her aging mother, Rittberg uses comical chapter headings such as: • B ..read more

This episode is about the importance of old friendships. Staying connected to people from your past especially, we're going to focus on childhood friendships. How that keeps you connected and engaged and socializing. And how at the end of the day, that equals a better life with more happiness and a sense of community and connectedness. With me on this episode is Debbie Ayers, a Medicare enrollment specialist, and also our Community Relations Manager at Capital Health Care Network. Email me, Lisa Stockdale, anytime at aginginfullbloom@gmail.com - Aging in Full Bloom with Lisa Stockdale is spons ..read more