For this first September episode of our “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast, we celebrate National Assisted Living Week (Sept 8-14) with our special guest, Susan Ryan, CEO of The Green House Project. (4:35) For CAREGIVER WELLNESS NEWS, as we move from August National Wellness Month into September’s National Self-Care Month Sherri continues to share th…

Our August episode of “Caregiving Club On Air” celebrates National Wellness Month and the 1-Year Anniversary of my book, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.” We also take a look at National Relaxation Day on Aug 15 with our special guest, Ellen MacKay, co-creator of Yoga4Caregivers. Ellen leads us thr…

Our July episode of “Caregiving Club On Air” celebrates the upcoming Paris Olympics with host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, interviewing Adam Pearce, Co-Founder of LoveYourBrain.com about his story caregiving for his brother, a former Olympic snowboarder, Kevin Pearce, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a 2010 Olympic training sessi…

Led by RJ Lisander This guided meditation uses mindfulness and breath to soothe anxiety, especially during activating times. After brain injury it is common for our sympathetic nervous system - our fight or flight response - to be more easily activated. This serves a purpose when we are in danger, but when this part of us is overactive it means we …

Led by Jivana Heyman In this meditation, we’ll practice mindfulness and acceptance of our thoughts. Our mind is often hard to turn off. So rather than trying to stop your thoughts, this practice guides you to notice and even celebrate them with the word ‘yes.’ In doing so, we cultivate greater awareness of our thoughts, without judgment, and anchor…

Our June episode of “Caregiving Club On Air” has host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, recognizing Alzheimer’s & Brain Health Awareness Month with an interview with Deborah Levy, Executive Director, and Dr. Charles Wilcox, Board Member, of the Alzheimer’s Association Orange County. Discussion includes family caregiver education and support group…

Led by RJ Lisander This meditation uses visualization to cultivate feelings of connection. Often after brain injury we can feel disconnected - from ourselves and the people around us. This is normal because so much can change. Through this practice we’ll focus on imaging the people we love as a way to remind ourselves that we belong and there is a …

This May episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates Older Americans Month with an interview with Kian Saneii, Founder and CEO of Independa, that provides an ecosystem of health and wellness applications and benefits, including bi-directional, easy-to-use video chat, allowing care recipients to stay more…

Led by Tracey Meyers Cyclic sighing - also known as physiological sighing - is a breathing technique that you can use to reduce anxiety and stress. It is a very easy technique and has been shown to be even more powerful than mindfulness meditation to reduce distress. By focusing on two conscious inhalations and then a longer conscious exhalation, c…

Led by Tracey Meyers This practice focuses on adding in a gentle focus on taking in love and compassion for ourselves and then extending it out to those who may need support in theirs lives. This practice offers participants a chance to experience the powerful healing effect of self-compassion can help foster a sense of connection with others, joy,…

Led by Tracey Meyers The 4-4-6-2 practice is a breath-counting exercise that has shown to be useful when you need to calm down quickly when you are scared, panicky, or angry. It involves a slow inhale, a gentle hold or pause at the top of the breath, and even longer exhale followed by a short hold or pause at the bottom of the breath before the nex…

Led by Tracey Meyers We all know the simple act of breathing can have a positive effect on us. Mindful breathing teaches core mindfulness by placing our attention on our breath and the sensations of breathing. Mindful breathing can result in a number of proven health benefits such as pain relief, stress, reduction, anxiety reduction, and less negat…

Led by Tracey Meyers Coherent breathing is a form of breathing that involves slowing the entire cycle of breath down to about 5 breaths per minute. Our natural tendency is to breathe at a rate of two to three seconds per inhale and exhale. In coherent breathing, the goal is to extend the length of both the inhale and exhale to around 6 seconds. By …

This April episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates National Get Organized Day April 26 with an interview with Heather Nickerson, Co-Founder and CEO of Artifcts, an app and online resource that helps you tell the stories of your treasures and protect your legacy items. (3:23) For Caregiver Wellness Ne…

This March episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates Companies That Care Day March 21 with an interview with Dr. Jennifer Olsen, CEO of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI) which has a new report on its Innovation Lab pilot program to support hourly workers who are also family caregivers.…

This March episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates National Sleep Awareness Week March 10-16 with an interview with Dr. Wnedy Troxel, a sleep science expert and author of “Sharing the Covers – Every Couple’s Guide to Better Sleep.” (2:58) For Caregiver Wellness News, Sherri shares sleep tips from her…

For our February episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates National Caregivers Day on Feb 16 with Daphney Vick, Founder/CEO of Carefluent. (2:29) For Caregiver Wellness News, Sherri gives an overview of the various home care services available to families for National Caregivers Day including how to ge…

This episode of “Caregiving Club On Air” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, focuses on January Financial Wellness Month and her great interview with longevity planning financial expert, Amanda Stahl of Raymond James. For Caregiver Wellness News, Sherri continues the January Financial Wellness Month theme with her insights on how to create you…

Kicking off the 4th Season of our “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast which is all about caregiver wellness, Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist, talks with Shawn Hallam, President of Instant Jungle on how houseplants can improve health through better air care at home – just in time for January 10 National Houseplant Appreciation Day! In Caregive…

For December Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host kicks off the holiday theme in this episode with our great interview on the latest trends in age-tech and digital health: Steve Ewell with Consumer Technology Association Foundation and CES which is the biggest global showcase event of the latest technol…

As we continue to recognize National Family Caregiver Month & National Alzheimer’s Month, Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, interviews the following guests on this episode: 1. Megan Witbracht with UCI MIND which is one of about 30 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs) in the country. Megan sh…

Our National Family Caregiver Month & National Alzheimer’s Month episode is a BIG one! Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, interviews the following guests on this episode: 1. Lisa Tyburski of Glenner Centers and the Town Square for Dementia Day Care Villages – an innovative model for caring for those …

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, interviews guests on this episode focusing on Emotional Wellness and Financial Wellness to highlight Emotional Health Month and National Long-Term Care Financial Planning Month. Dani Klein Modisett, founder and CEO of Laughter on Call featured as one of Forbes “50 O…

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, has a different kind of episode for August – while celebrating August National Wellness Month and August 6th National Friendship and Aug 15th National Relaxation Day, she is also commemorating August 9th National Booklovers Day with the launch of her new book this m…

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, kicks off July National Sandwich Generation Month featuring an interview with Alexandra Drane, Co-Founder and CEO of Archangels, which provides insights and tools on family caregiving including the Caregiver Intensity Index to determine your emotional health score. …

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, has three great interviews for this episode beginning with Rachel Francine and Andy Tubman, co-founders of SingFit, who talk about music, brain health and Alzheimer’s for June’s National Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month as well as June 21 World Music Day…

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, celebrates May’s Older Americans Month and National Travel Week May 7-13 with her guests for this episode – Co-Founders Jay Wei and Tricia Norton from Discover Live, a virtual travel company. Jay and Tricia will talk about this new trend in travel to help engage our…

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, talks to Francesca ReDavid of Care.com about their new report on “The Modern Workplace” and what employers are doing or should be doing to support employees who are also family caregivers. Sherri also shares her CAREGIVER WELLNESS NEWS with tips on how to find stres…

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, talks to Dr. Annie Fenn, who is the creator of the Brain Health Kitchen classes online and just published a cookbook with the same name that helps us keep our brains healthy with food at any age making her our perfect guest for March National Nutrition Month. Sherri…

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, has two great guests this episode: 1) Kathryn Grube, CEO and Founder of Functional Color Solutions is a color design expert and interior designer who is going to tell us more about color therapy and the key role it plays in our living environments and brain health –…

Led by Jenni Foltz Titration is a process that was discovered as scientists introduced two chemicals together and noticed it produced an explosive reaction. They found that they needed to introduce the smallest amount of each in order to keep the reaction contained and manageable. Similarly, within a therapeutic context, we work with difficult sens…

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, focuses this February episode on National Caregiver Day (Feb 17), Soulmates & Solo Agers for Valentine’s Day (Feb 14), Heart Health Month & Go Red for Women (Feb 3). Our expert guest is Carina Edwards, CEO of Quil, a joint venture between Independence Health Group (…

Led by Ramsay Pierce Set up for this practice in the most supportive and comfortable position you can be in. The body temperature may drop, so be sure to have a blanket or warm clothing. There is no physical movement necessary during the practice. During Yoga Nidra, we enter a state of complete physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. This is a …

Led by Bonnie Currie Mindfulness meditation helps us begin to cultivate awareness of, and to untangle from, habitual, conditioned and harmful thought patterns. The mindfulness teacher Pema Chodron, said “you are the sky, everything else is just the weather.” Using the breath as an anchor for your attention, you will be invited to begin to notice, w…

Led by Bonnie Currie In this meditation, explore three techniques to calm, soothe, and ground your nervous system. This practice may be useful if you are feeling overwhelmed, depleted or reactive as a way to replenish your parasympathetic nervous system, the part of the nervous system that helps us rest and replenish. Bonnie Currie (she/her) is the…

Led by Bonnie Currie RAIN (acronym for Recognize, Allow, Investigate and Nurture) is a mindfulness meditation technique that invites us to begin to untangle from the reactivity that often stems from difficult and challenging emotions by beginning to turn towards these emotions with friendliness, curiosity and care. You are welcome to practice this …

Led by Bonnie Currie Trauma, such as a brain injury, may leave someone feel stuck in feelings of unworthiness, irritability or shame. In this guided Metta meditation, we explore cultivating a heartful, compassionate response to these challenging emotions through intentional offerings of kindness and strength as a means to help us reconnect to a fel…

Led by Jenni Foltz Pendulation offers us a skillful way to work with intense or difficult sensations in the body. It was developed by Peter Levine who founded the trauma therapy modality, Somatic Experiencing. First, we find a place in our bodies that feels open, spacious, or resourced--we will call it our home base. Once we’ve identified this plac…

Led by Jenni Foltz In this meditation, we use our imagination to bring to mind various things that we love, and then we notice our bodies response. Our brains do not know the difference between a real and an imagined experience, so, as we turn our attention towards things that nourish us, we deepen our experience of joy, balance, and ease in our bo…

Led by Kyla Pearce This practice will bring mindful attention to thinking, and then use simple phrases to help the mind stay present. This is important because our thoughts create our experience of life, so if we have a habit of judging ourselves frequently, it’s likely we’ll live with a sense of uneasiness or distrust in ourselves. All thoughts, w…

Led by Kyla Pearce In this meditation I’ll guide a practice focused on deepening the trust we have in ourselves. This is important because when we trust ourselves, we can more clearly see our value, and make the choices we need in order to thrive, including things we may want to change. This yoga nidra meditation will integrate all elements that we…

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and host kicks off 2023 with a focus on January Financial Wellness Month and a time for new beginnings with two great guests: Marc Schulz – co-author of “The Good Life – Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness” who along with Robert Waldinger is the co-director of the Harvard Adult Dev…

Led by Jonathan Prescott We all want a life free of suffering, but we know suffering is universal. In this practice, we’ll explore how to transform our suffering into the freedom that we seek by feeling the fullness of our experience. Jonathan Prescott is a Board Certified Clinical Chaplain and Pastoral Counselor. As a long time ordained student of…

Led by Turi Hetherington This is a short practice of sensing the body as a way of activating the relaxation response. Tension can build up in the body without us even noticing. As we bring kind, gentle attention to the body and breath, tension may naturally dissolve and reveal a sense of underlying ease and well-being. As a yoga instructor and holi…

Our final episode for Season 2 focuses on family, friends and holiday wishes. In this episode, Host Sherri Snelling has two special guests: Jim Towey – founder of Aging With Dignity and creator of the The Five Wishes document. Learn from Jim about his special work with Mother Teresa – captured in his new book, To Love and Be Loved – A Personal Port…

In this episode, Host Sherri Snelling celebrates the Thanksgiving season along with November’s National Family Caregiver Month. Special guest for this episode is Dr. Charles Spence, a world renowned gastrophysicist and professor at the University of Oxford. He explains the neuroscience behind musical menus and using sonic seasoning for better nutri…

Host Sherri Snelling continues to celebrate National Family Caregiver Month along with National Alzheimer’s Month and Veteran’s Day in November. Special guest for this episode is Dr. Eboni Green who is the founder and president of Caregiver Support Services and a noted grief expert. She talks to us about the stages of grief and how to find gratitud…

Host and Gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, kicks off November National Family Caregiver Month, National Family Stories Month and National Author’s Day (Nov 1) with an interview with special guest, noted author Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop. Her new book, “Daughter of Spies,” is about her caregiving journey and uncovering family secrets. This fascinating s…

Host Sherri Snelling celebrates October National Active Aging and Aging in Place Weeks by talking to two experts using innovative solutions to help older adults to be lifelong learners and gain social health through a new learning platform and how to transform our homes into “forever homes” through universal design. She first talks to Lawrence Kosi…