Never Been Old B4

In this podcast, Sarah and Marie interview Marilyn about the ins and outs of Continuing Care Retirement Communities.Links to Check Out:Learn more about this topic at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesNever Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie discuss the realities of downsizing as you get older. Do you have a plan?Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sarah leads a discussion with Marilyn and Marie about ageism, and how we think, act, and feel about getting older.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie discuss the essential skills we all need to live independently.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie discuss the pros, cons, and necessities of intergenerational households.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie discuss tips for traveling when you’re older.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie discuss the unfolding demographic shift to an aging population and its impact on the world.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marie talks to Kimberly Bailey, the Life Plan Community Nurse at Givens Communities.They discuss the difference between Home Care and Home Health Care, how Home Care ties in with other services, and how it serves older people who wish to remain in their homes as long as possible.Links to Check Out:Givens Estates WebsiteNever Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As people age and develop a growing list of health conditions, they are also prescribed a growing list of drugs. Sometimes, there are interactions between drugs that can be dangerous.During this short Factoid podcast, Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie discuss the Beers Criteria – a list of medications that may be inappropriate for use by older adults – as well as a few tips to stay on top of any medications you are taking.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marie talks with Greg Lathrop about conscious dying.Greg is licensed as a Registered Nurse. At age 15, he experienced what he thought would be the moment of his immediate death. The transpersonal, mystical state of being he experienced transformed his perspective of consciousness and guided his choices regarding his “work” in this life. Accordingly, his more than 40 years of nursing experience has included serving within various healthcare realms: acute care, critical care, emergency care, air-medical transport, hospice, and integrative healthcare. Coinciding with his nursing practice, he was invited into a Traditional Indigenous Medicine apprenticeship, following his Teacher Will Rockingbear for more than 13 years until Rockingbear's crossing. He is now recognized as a Medicine Elder in the Way of Traditional Healing.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteCenter for Conscious Living and Dying WebsiteCenter for Conscious Living and Dying Facebook PageCenter for Conscious Living and Dying Instagram - @ccld.communityDocumentary Trailer "The Last Ecstatic Days" Connect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this factoid episode, Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie discuss what therapeutic life reviews are and how they improve moods, lessen depression and anxiety, while improving our overall quality of life.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marie talks with Karen Sanders, RN Patient Advocate and Holistic Transitions Coach with 40 years of nursing experience. Karen has a keen awareness of the multiple difficulties, dysfunctions, and lack of coordination that occur within our healthcare system in inpatient, outpatient, and skilled nursing facility settings. We discuss how Karen advocates for people and their families and helps them negotiate these healthcare dysfunctions and difficulties.Links to Check Out:Karen’s WebsiteKaren’s LinkedInConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie discuss the current nursing shortage. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nurses, there has been a chronic shortage of nurses in the US and worldwide for the past 25 years. However, more than 100,000 nurses left the profession in 2020-2021, the most significant drop ever observed. Links to Check Out: Never Been Old B4 Website Connect With Our Hosts: Dr. Marilyn Laken Marie Sola Sarah Stacey Follow us on Facebook: Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marie talks with Cindy Berryman-Fink, a retired Professor of Communication at the University of Cincinnati, about the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, also known as OLLI. OLLI features programs targeted toward more mature students not necessarily well served by standard continuing education curricula. Courses often attract students of all ages eager to accumulate units to complete degrees or to acquire specific job skills. By contrast, the interest of many older adults, especially those who have retired, is in learning for the joy of learning — without examinations or grades — and keeping in touch with a larger world.The Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes are found on the campuses of 125 colleges and universities from Maine to Hawaii and Alaska. Each provides a distinctive array of non-credit courses and activities specifically developed for seasoned adults aged 50 or older who are interested in learning for the joy of learning. Links to check out:The Bernard Osher Foundation WebsiteFind an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute near youConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow Never Been Old B4:WebsiteFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the most important things to consider when contemplating retirement is: will you have enough to do that gives meaning to your life?In our next "Factoid" podcast, Marilyn, Marie and Sarah discuss the various ways they each think about retirement, and Marilyn provides some suggestions on finding meaning in your life after you retire.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marie talks with Johanna Williams, the community liaison for Four Seasons, The Care You Trust. She specializes in providing community education surrounding the differentiation between palliative and hospice care.Links to Check Out: Never Been Old B4 Website Link to Four Seasons The Care You Trust Four Seasons, The Care you Trust Facebook Page  Connect With Our Hosts: Dr. Marilyn Laken Marie Sola Sarah Stacey Follow us on Facebook: Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25% of Americans 65+ will fall each year and the likelihood of falling increases with age. Among other risk factors, taking blood thinners increases loss of blood, and bone loss can lead to more fractures.In our first "Factoid" podcast, Marilyn, Sarah and Marie discuss this very relevant topic, and Marilyn offers a few simple tips to help decrease the risk of falling.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteConnect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Marie talks with James Chatham, founder and teacher of the Turning Your Life into Literature workshop series. Special guests Stephen and Mayhan will also join Marie to discuss what they gained from their experience working with Jim and the unexpected bonds that emerged.Jim is a retired Presbyterian pastor and author. He has led churches in Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, and Kentucky, with special devotion to race relations and refugee resettlement.Personal story writing was always a major pursuit, and in retirement, he established his storytelling workshops to motivate others to write stories from their lives. He has led more than 40 such workshops with over 200 participants.In addition to the writing, he cherishes the camaraderie — the mutual appreciation and respect — created by the workshop experience.Links to Check Out:Never Been Old B4 WebsiteLink to Jim’s Book On Personal Storytelling (Moments of Magic)Connect With Our Hosts:Dr. Marilyn LakenMarie SolaSarah StaceyFollow us on Facebook:Never Been Old B4 Facebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our first brief episode of the Never Been Old B4 podcast, you’ll meet our podcast co-hosts Marilyn, Sarah, and Marie. We’ll tell you who we are, give you an overview of the content we’ll be sharing, and tell you how to find us. Our goal is to provide you or the people you care for with education, information, and resources to help navigate the aging process. Like all of us, Never Been Old B4 is a work in progress and we would love to hear from you. Let us know the topics you would like to learn more about, and what information you would find helpful.  Connect With Our Hosts: Dr. Marilyn Laken Marie Sola Sarah Stacey Follow Never Been Old B4: Website: neverbeenoldb4.comFacebook: Never Been Old B4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.