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Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
The Senior Moments podcast is designed to explore the positive stories of aging. Stories about people living their best lives in retirement and sharing their secrets to happiness. Finding companies and individuals with innovative technologies, ideas, and making a difference for our nation's most treasured individuals; our seniors! Join us to hear for yourself what great stories are waiting to be told.
Episodes
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90 Years Young; Mama Jean's Tales from National Park Service
Get ready for this treat! Your host Carol Chiarito sits down with the inspiring Jean Rodick, affectionately known as Mama Jean, who spent 42 incredible years working with the National Park Service. At 90 years young, Mama Jean shows no signs of slowing down as she shares captivating stories from...
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Meet, Eat, and Get Off Your Seat!
Food, Fun, and Programs Galore! The Senior Resource Development Agency (SRDA) in Pueblo, CO, has been serving the senior community for over 53 years. Since 1971, this iconic agency has grown, expanded, and remained dedicated to its mission of providing essential programs for all area seniors. In...
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If You Rest, You Rust!
A Visit to the LaJunta Senior Center, LaJunta, Colorado. In this Senior Moments episode, we’re celebrating where aging meets awesome with a special interview featuring Dawn Block, the driving force behind the La Junta Senior Center in Colorado. Dawn shares the incredible programs and activities...
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Rightsizing; “Keep the Best, Let Go of the Rest”
“Rightsizing Keep the best, let go of the rest” Podcast Senior Moments welcomes Rightsizing expert Jeannine Bryant the owner and CEO of Changing Spaces SRS, a senior move management company in Lincoln, NE. She has helped provide rightsizing and relocation services to seniors since 2010. During…
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Don't "SHOULD" on me!
A Senior Moments podcast featuring Dr. Marlene Bizub. Marlene Bizub, Psy.D, earned a Doctorate degree in Forensic Psychology from Eisner Institute for Professional Studies and a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Gerontology from Wichita State University. Dr. Marlene has over 30 years’ experience…
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Racing Through Time with Bill Yalotz
Legendary Laps: Bill Yalotz's 65-Year Racing Journey In this episode of Senior Moments, we sit down with Pueblo, Colorado native Bill Yalotz, an 83-year-old race car driver whose racing career has spanned an incredible 65 years and counting. Bill shares fascinating stories from how he got started...
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Feeding The Soul With Essential Oils
Elixir of Life: Harnessing the Power of Essential Oils for Health and Aging Gracefully with Darla Bornhoft In this enlightening episode, we welcome Darla Bornhoft, a beacon of wisdom in the realm of holistic wellness, as she shares her profound insights into the transformative power of essential...
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Generations of Smiles; A Family Dentistry Legacy
Step into the heartwarming world of Family Smiles, where dentistry isn't just a profession but a cherished family legacy. In this enlightening episode, join Dr. James Swanson, a seasoned (and now retired) dentist, alongside his daughter, Dr. Jamie Johnson as they unravel the story behind their...
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Still...Loving those old folk.. Forgotten Angels 2024
Forgotten was first featured in our Senior Moments Season 1, Episode 8 in 2020. We are so excited to revisit them again and welcome back the founders Kathi Snow, Sandi King and this time their Mom Peggy McKenney, from Jacksonville, FL Kathi, Sandi, and Peggy founded Forgotten Angels as a…
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What's Next For You?
Welcome Cliff Tadema founder of ElderCare Ministries. You are in for a real treat with this interview. Cliff shares his story from financial advisor to becoming a pastor, and bringing it all together for his inspiration of Eldercare Ministries. Learn about the ElderCare chaplains and be inspired…
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Season 5 Opener! What's in Store for 2024???
Wow 4 years of podcasting and 30 episodes! How fun. We've learned so much and met the greatest people. This quick episode will reveal what's coming in 2024, plus a "from the heart" project Carol will be working on and rolling out this year for families in the eldercare world. Enjoy this sneak...
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Capturing Family Legacies
Welcome Mike Stith for this compelling episode of Senior Moments! We're honored to host the visionary founder behind the renowned company, One Legacy, LLC. Join us as we delve into the incredible story of how One Legacy, LLC began and explore the depths of Mike's latest endeavor, the authorized...
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NEVER TOO OLD TO GO FOR GOLD
Welcome Joe Simonetta the 2023 Gold medalist of the U.S.National Senior Games. What does this 80 year old from Sarasota, FL do for fun as he ages…well how about run his first race EVER competing in the U.S. Senior National Games Triathlon. He had never competed in a race of any kind prior to...
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"Trail Tales" A Hiking Adventure with Life Long Friends
Step into the world of adventure and nostalgia as we embark on a journey through the wilderness with two "old" high school friends who share a passion for adventure, hiking and a lifetime of memories. In "Trail Tales," join your host Carol Chiarito as she and her high school friend, Janet…
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Retirement Adventures with "CJ"
“CJ” shares her retirement story of adventures from her retirement at age 52 to present age of 75, she created the life she wanted to experience. Born in rural Idaho “CJ” never let a fear of anything overcome her ability to move forward. From training Llamas to pack, to living in a houseboat on...
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Senior Center Project Update
Our last podcast was the kick off to The Love a Senior CENTER project, as a part of the Rural Exposure projects within the company. Our mission then was to re-open the closed local senior center of this small rural community in Northeastern Colorado. Well, we did it!! This project began on…
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The Love A Senior Center Project Kickoff- Wray, CO
With over 1 Million older adults being served in America each year by local senior centers, the need for the services will only continue to grow as the boomer tsunami strengthens. The need for senior centers and a central gathering place for social, informational, and instructional events is...
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Joe Nichols: “I Shall Only Pass This Way Once”
Born in 1920, Joseph “Joe” Nichols immigrated to America at the age of 23 from Barbados when his parents sent for him. He was drafted into the United States Navy during WWII in 1943, and was assigned to Pearl Harbor. Listen as Joe reminisces over his 102 years and shares some insights to living a...
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Rich Sauget from Atlanta Braves and Back Home Again
Welcome Richard Sauget the Managing Partner of the Gateway Grizzlies, a Gold Sponsor for the Love A Senior Day in Belleville, IL June 10, 2022. Join me for a wonderfully inspiring interview with Rich as I sat with him in his office overlooking the GCS Credit Union Ballpark. Rich shares his story...
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"Covering The Cardinals"
Welcome Calvin May to Senior Moments and this interview is for all you baseball fans out there! What a great story Calvin shares about his experiences over his 35 year career; the players, the coaches, even stories on Rams football, and many more celebs you’d love to meet! Born and raised in...
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Music To My Ears: A retirees story of growing, learning & having fun!
“Keep growing, keep Learning and have fun!” That is the advice from our guest Dawn Ignatius. This episode of Senior Moments shares her story of entering into retirement after a rewarding career in nursing, and how it all evolved to her learning to play the harp to then use as a way to give back…
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Fin & Keys: Ron Marlowe
Welcome Ron Marlowe to Senior Moments from the state of Maine! He and his twin brother Jeffry began playing piano at the age of 4, performing under the name “The Marlowe Brothers”. The brothers were nationally acclaimed and by age 11 and debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Their adolescent...
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An Interview With My Grandma
Our opening for Season 3, our host Carol Chiarito gets interviewed by her 11 year old granddaughter, Lexi Jean. An unscripted and fun insight to what grandchildren wonder about their grandparents, what they like to do and even this had a special surprise at the end of Lexi's favorite thing to do...
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A Canadian’s Retirement Goes Like This...
Welcome Wm. Mark Worthington to Senior Moments! Mark was born in Toronto Ontario and raised his family in Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario. Mark’s career in telecommunications from Cable TV to wireless internet and eventually satellite TV has come full circle, entering into his retirement life in...
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All because they let women join...
Welcome Judy Miller, a Colorado transplant who retired from California. Listen as Judy shares her story of joining the Kiwanis Club of Redlands, CA as the first woman in California, after the organization’s vote to allow women to join! Judy has followed her passion of helping children through the...
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An Adoptee’s Story
Carol Janousek shares her story of being adopted at birth and then in her late 50’s finding her birth family. Not only that, but our host Carol Chiarito also shares her story as the two met and became “facebook friends” in a group there for adoptees. Mrs. Janousek’s story has all sorts of twists...
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Hey Family! Let’s Talk!
Welcome to this 2021 special Holiday edition with our host, Carol Chiarito as she encourages families to “have a chat” this holiday season. Whether you’ve visited your parents and have noticed a change in their interactions, their memory, their abilities or if you are noticing those same changes…
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Missing Over Tokyo-Part Two
This week of Veterans Day is the perfect time to share this two-part episode featuring Michael Mikelson and the story of the movie “Missing Over Tokyo”. Part one will take us back to the beginning of this journey when he was 11 years old curious about a WWII picture he found in the family...
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Missing Over Tokyo-Part One
This week of Veterans Day is the perfect time to share this two-part episode featuring Michael Mikelson and the story of the movie “Missing Over Tokyo”. Part one will take us back to the beginning of this journey when he was 11 years old curious about a WWII picture he found in the family...
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"Uncle Gene" Verdue
Spending time with Gene Verdu, or as his friends refer to him, “Uncle Gene,” was such an amazing day for me! This episode was created to be the kick-off podcast for The Love A Senior Day in St. Clair County, (Belleville, IL) in October 2021. We unfortunately had to postpone the event until June…
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Retiring from Alaska to Colorado...It’s all about ADAPTING and staying active.
Retirement is sometimes a daunting event. Getting yourself into a new groove and finding new things to do. Well how about retiring and moving from your home of 37 years, across the country 3300 miles?! Meeting new people, finding things to do in the new city, and more could be life changing. Meet...
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Hello Season 2!
It has been said “Laughing is, and will always be, the best form of therapy.” Well our mission at the Senior Moments podcast is to share joyful and inspiring stories….positive stories about aging, retirement and cool things available for us as we grow older. If you have been following the Senior...
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Spring Cleaning on a Senior Level
Welcome to Bruce Oren owner of Peace of Mind Estate Services, Bristol, CT. For a lot of us, cleaning out or getting rid of cherished items after 50, 60, 70 years is one of the hardest things we have to deal with. Where do you start, how do we even know what to keep? Well, in the spirit of SPRING...
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Love Those Old Folks...
This episode of Senior Moments welcomes the founders of Forgotten Angels, from Jacksonville, FL Kathi Snow and Sandi King. Kathi, Sandi along with their mother Peggy McKenney founded Forgotten Angels as a non-profit organization and have grown this idea over the years to what it is today, serving...
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Naked and Unashamed
Rounding out our Ms Senior Jacksonville pageant we will hear from the 2019 Senior Queen herself, Brenda Griffin. She describes herself with having a natural passion for learning, teaching, and sharing information. Currently, she manifests her passion through her roles of Bible Teacher, Resiliency...
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Challenge Yourself to Something
Senior Moments welcomes Lynette Sorrells Hipsher, the 2019 Ms. Senior Diva Jacksonville. Lynette is a Jacksonville, FL native, a graduate from Andrew Jackson Senior High School, and a former USFL Jacksonville Bulls Cheerleader. Lynette is a Certified Nursing Assistant and owns her own in-home...
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Mature Women Evolving (Part 2)
Welcome back to part 2 of our interview with Kenyonn Demps the founder and President of A Seasoned Affair, the home of the Ms Senior Jacksonville pageant, and the Ms Senior Diva pageant. I met Kenyonn while working in Jacksonville with the Love A Senior Day in 2019, the story she shared with me...
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Mature Women Evolving (Part 1)
This episode of Senior Moments features Kenyonn Demps the founder and President of A Seasoned Affair, the home of the Ms Senior Jacksonville pageant, and the Ms Senior Diva pageant. I met Kenyonn while working in Jacksonville with the Love A Senior Day in 2019, the story she shared with me then...
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3D Casts and COVID Masks
This episode of Senior Moments welcomes Diana Hall President and CEO of ActivArmorTM. Diana Hall graduated from Colorado School of Mines in 1997 with a degree in Chemical Engineering, and has worked in process engineering and software for Fortune 500 companies across the country. She completed…
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Looking Inside the Heart
This episode of Senior Moments continues the conversation between friends. Carol Stroud, featured in Episode 1, Part 1, with her wonderful story of finding your identity in retirement and mixing up your own personal recipe for life, now shares a conversation with our host Carol Chiarito. You will...
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When your retirement has gone to the dogs...
Senior Moments welcomes Carol Stroud as our first guest. Listen in on this two-part podcast as she reflects on her 22 year career as an internal auditor for Montgomery County Texas and how hard it was at first to "retire" until finding her "recipe" for happiness. She shares tips and ideas to help...
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Introducing Senior Moments
Senior Moments, a podcast about aging with a smile, senior interviews about living their best lives, and the companies, organizations and most of all, the people who love them. On this intro to our series, meet the host, Carol Chiarito!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Senior Moments podcast is designed to explore the positive stories of aging. Stories about people living their best lives in retirement and sharing their secrets to happiness. Finding companies and individuals with innovative technologies, ideas, and making a difference for our nation's most treasured individuals; our seniors! Join us to hear for yourself what great stories are waiting to be told.
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The Senior Moments podcast is designed to explore the positive stories of aging. Stories about people living their best lives in retirement and sharing their secrets to happiness. Finding companies and individuals with innovative technologies, ideas, and making a difference for our nation's most...
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