Zestful Aging
Episodes
James Baraz -- Awakening Joy, Even in Tough Times
03 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James Baraz has been teaching mindfulness meditation for over four decades. He is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern Cali...
Irene Frances Olson -- Honoring My Father
27 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Irene Frances Olson is the author of "Requiem for the Status Quo", a fictional account that doesn't hold any punches when it comes to describing the t...
Perley-Ann Friedman -- "The Happy Cat"
20 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Perley-Ann calls herself "the happy cat." She's originally from Ottawa, Canada, but lives most of the year on Koh Lanta, a small remote island in sout...
Sheila Applegate -- Let Your Imagination Lead
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sheila Applegate's Guided Meditation CD "Enchanted One" was awarded the NAMMY, which is the Native American equivalent of a GRAMMY. She's developed he...
Marianne Sciucco -- Keeping a promise
06 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marianne Sciucco is the author of several books in Contemporary, Women's, and Young Adult fiction. She's also a registered nurse and combines her love...
Kathy Elkins -- Co-owner of the Largest Yarn Store in the US, and Probably the World
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathy Elkins and her husband Steve are the owners of three businesses in the handknitting space. For the last 16 years they have been the second-gener...
Margaret Zhao -- From Enemy of the State in China to California Comedienne
29 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret Zhao is an author, poet and teacher of Chinese traditional healing arts. Her award-winning memoir, "Really Enough: A True Story of Tyranny, C...
Gary Glazner -- Founder of Alzheimer's Poetry Project
22 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Glazner is a poet, founder and Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Poetry Project. Gary is an internationally recognized speaker and expert on ...
Judy Banker -- "I Never Pictured This"
15 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Judy Banker has dedicated over 4 decades to the field of eating disorders, entering the field in its nascent years and pioneering treatment and educat...
Michael Hebb -- Death Over Dinner
08 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Hebb is the founder of Death Over Dinner.org and the author of "Let's Talk about Death (over Dinner): An Invitation and Guide to Life's Most I...
Regina Stoops -- "What Doesn't Kill You Makes a Great Story"
01 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and writer Regina Stoops was born and raised in a town called Normal though her humor is anything but….Regina has her own unique perspectiv...
Gincy Heins -- I Wasn't Ready for This
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gincy Heins is the co-author of the "365 Caregiving Tips" series which covers "Practical Tips from Everyday Caregivers, Travel and Respite, and Hospit...
Michelle Vina-Baltsas -- Menopause and Its Gifts
25 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Vina-Baltsas is a certified intuitive eating counselor and body image coach who is passionate about helping women of all ages overcome shamef...
John Graham -- A Life of Risk Taking
18 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A Foreign Service Officer for fifteen years, John Graham was in the middle of the revolution in Libya and the war in Vietnam. For three years in the m...
Anastasia Pottinger -- What Time Creates
11 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In her first book, "100: What Time Creates", Anastasia Pottinger uses light, shadow, talent, experience, and her intuitive perspective to capture the ...
Kerry Hannon -- Entrepreneurship Over 50
04 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kerry Hannon is a nationally recognized expert and strategist on career transitions, personal finance, entrepreneurship and retirement. She is a frequ...
Jen Ruiz -- Attorney Turned Full-Time Travel Blogger
27 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Ruiz is an expert in solo, affordable travel and is a #1 Amazon bestselling author and 2018 Readers' Favorite Award winner. Jen is also a TEDx spe...
Jean Lee -- "Alzheimer's Daughter"
20 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Both of Jean Lee's parents were diagnosed with Alzheimer's on the same day in 2006. She kept a journal during her parents' decline, and fleshed that i...
Dr. Michelle May -- How To Resolve Emotional and Stress Eating
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle is a recovered yo-yo dieter and the founder of "Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training" at www.AmIHungry.com. Am I Hungry? helps p...
Sandra Sabene -- The Art of Letting Go
13 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Sabene is the owner of the LIverpool Arts Center in upstate NY. She's a business woman, artist, musician and healer whose focus is expressive a...
Chris Farrell -- "There's Good News for Us"
06 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Farrell is senior economics contributor for American Public Media's "Marketplace". An award-winning journalist, he is author of the books "Purpo...
Syracuse Women of Craft Beer
30 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2013, Gloria Rakowsky noticed the lack of women at craft beer events in Syracuse, NY and the idea was born to start a Meetup for like minded women....
Tia Powell -- Dementia Reimagined
23 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tia Powell is the author of the brand new book "Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End". Despite being a ph...
David Harry Stewart -- Finding Aspirational Role Models
16 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An award winning photographer and the founder of "Ageist", a media company whose purpose is to reinvent how life is lived, experienced and understood ...
Kathryn Harrison -- A Heartfelt Story of Love
09 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016, Kathryn Harrison wrote and illustrated her debut picture book, "Weeds in Nana's Garden", to help spread understanding of dementia among child...
Kristin Neff -- The Importance of Self-Compassion
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin Neff, Ph.D. is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on self-compassion, being the first one to operationally define and mea...
Beth Battaglino -- CEO of HealthyWomen Website
02 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Beth Battaglino, RN, is the CEO of the HealthyWomen website, which was recognized as one of the top 100 women's health web sites by Forbes for three c...
Christine Cummings -- "I Was Born For This"
23 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Cummings is the co-founder of A Place Called Hope (Raptors) in Killingworth, CT. Their goal is to teach the public how to protect and respec...
Megrette Fletcher -- Mindful Eating With Diabetes
16 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Megrette Fletcher, a registered dietician, is the Cofounder of "The Center for Mindful Eating" and co-author of "Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat ...
Jools Barsky -- Embracing A Taboo Subject
09 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Death Cafes offer a safe place to talk about a taboo subject. Participants talk about death while drinking tea and eating cakes. These cafes are sprea...
Charlotte Japp -- CIRKEL - Brilliant Intergenerational Networking Program
02 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Charlotte Japp is the 28 year old Founder of CIRKEL, an intergenerational networking platform that connects people from different age groups through c...
Paula Harer -- Starting Over at Sixty
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Paula Harer was married for more than 30 years before packing up one day and moving to a one-room loft with her dog, Red. She was in shock at what her...
Road To Albuquerque
20 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole tells the story of her unique opportunity to play tennis in the National Senior Games. She's super excited to go to Albuquerque this spring and...
Elizabeth Speidel -- "Just Show Up and See What Happens"
19 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Speidel is The Ohio State University Intergenerational Program Manager at Champion Intergenerational Center, a community-university partners...
Stacey Gustafson -- Getting On Stage At 50
12 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stacey Gustafson is the bestselling author of "Are You Kidding Me? My Life with an Extremely Loud Family, Bathroom Calamities, and Crazy Relatives", r...
Reema Zaman -- "I Am Yours"
05 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Reema Zaman is an actress, model, writer and is the 2018 Oregon literary arts writer of color fellow. She is the author of the new memoir "I AM YOURS"...
A New Kind of Resolution, 2019
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole takes the mic to talk about a kinder, gentler New Year's resolution-- the kind that's not a set up for failure and disappointment. Find out mor...
Zannat Reza -- Helping People Thrive
30 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Zannat is a passionate registered dietician and a regular on Canadian TV and media, helping people thrive through the five pillars of health: eat, mov...
Katherine Pettus -- "Palliative care is a human right."
29 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Katherine Pettus is the Advocacy Officer for Human Rights and Palliative Care at International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care. She tra...
Meg LaPorte -- "Age in America" Stories
23 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meg LaPorte is a writer, communications specialist and advocate for aging. Inspired by Humans of New York, she's created a project called "Age In Amer...
Kerry Egan -- Walking the Camino de Santiago
22 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kerry Egan is a hospice chaplain, graduate of Harvard Divinity School, and author of "On Living and Fumbling: A Journey of Love", "Adventure, and Rene...
Antonia Rolls -- Dying Puts Living Into Focus
16 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Antonia Rolls is an artist and a soul midwife, which is a holistic companion and support for people at the end of life. Her "A Graceful Death" exhibit...
Ruthi Cohen-Joyner -- Serving with My Heart
15 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ruthi Cohen-Joyner, MPH, RDN, is "gratefully addicted" to yoga, meditation and Tapping. She is also a nutritionist, motivational speaker and certif...
Joy Loverde -- Solo Agers, Who Will Take Care of You?
09 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joy Loverde is the author of Who Will Take Care of Me When I Am Old? and the best-seller, The Complete Eldercare Planner. She's shared her expertise o...
Erin Casperson -- Ayurveda For The Rest Of Us
08 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Casperson is the Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, Erin loves sharing how the ancient practices of Ayurveda can be applied to modern-day li...
Molly Watts, Angela McDade -- Live Happier Longer
02 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Molly Watts and Angela McDade are the hosts of the brand new podcast "Live HAPPIER Longer". They have developed a system and planner called "5 For Lif...
Katie Williams -- Kiwi Coffin Club
01 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A career nurse, Katie Williams was a Midwife then in Elder Care and finished up as a Palliative Care Nurse -- caring for people From Birth to Death. S...
Carol Bradley Bursack -- Caregiving, "It Chose Me"
25 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Bursack is an expert on caregiving and elder support .She's the author of "Minding Our Elders" which she calls a portable support group for care...
Brass Sisters -- The Food Flirts
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Marilynn, 76, and Sheila, 81, are the Hosts and Co-Executive producers of the James Beard Foundation-nominated television series, THE FOOD FLIRTS, for...
Jonathan Rauch -- Surprising Findings From "The Happiness Curve"
18 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Rauch is the author of six books and many articles on public policy, culture, and government. He is a contributing editor of "The Atlantic" a...
Wendy Van de Poll -- Pet Grief Specialist and Author
17 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy Van de Poll is a pioneer in the fields of pet loss grief support and animal communication. She is a twelve time International Bestselling Author...
Michelle DaRin -- Not Your Typical Jewelry
11 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle DaRin is a sculptor, jewelry artist and designer. Her pieces are tribal and unique, and have a "protective" quality about them. Her home and ...
Eileen E. Schell -- Addressing Moral Injury Through Writing
11 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eileen Schell is Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University. She directs the Composition and Cultural Rhetoric Doctoral Program at SU an...
Mary Giehl -- Social Activist Artist and Avid Rock Climber at 65
04 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Giehl's art echoes themes that she had encountered through her work experience as a Registered Nurse in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. She ofte...
Joan Moran -- Aging with Joy
04 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joan Moran is a former actress, theater and film producer, screenwriter and author turned yoga teacher. Through her own personal experiences she knows...
Sandra Fish -- "Sense8" Actress, Prison Hospice Volunteer
28 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Fish is an actress on the acclaimed Netflix series Sense8. She's also a writer and caregiver, with decades of passion for prison reform and end...
Susan Collins -- Helping Women Connect
28 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Collins left her beloved career in homebuilding when the industry hit the skids in 2007 and started a consulting business. When she ran across a...
Tula Goenka -- We Reclaimed the Centerfold
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tula Goenka is a breast cancer survivor, and the project director of the "Look Now Project". The interview focuses on her personal experience with bre...
Sally Fox, Ph.D. -- "60 is Not the New 40"
14 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Fox is a writer, coach and performer who helps people find and shape their stories, at work, for their careers, and in life. As a professional w...
Barbara Demorest -- "Knitted Knockers", A Three Way Blessing
07 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Demorest recently retired from her 30 year career as a CPA in order to pursue her passion for connecting volunteer knitters and crocheters wit...
Christine Herbes-Sommers -- Award-Winning Independent Film Maker
30 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Herbes-Sommers is an award winning independent film maker who has produced over 100 hours of documentary, dramatic and educational programmi...
ENCORE of Adela Mizrachi -- Creating Communities on 5 Continents
30 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
International Podcast Day Special Episode. Adela Mizrachi is the founder of the Podcast Brunch Club, which is like a bookclub but with podcasts. Since...
Dr. Pepper Schwartz -- Renowned Expert on Love and Relationships
23 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Pepper Schwartz is an acclaimed author, researcher, television personality, and AARP's Love and Relationship Expert & Ambassador. She is a prolifi...
Jane Duncan Rogers -- Gifted By Grief
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Duncan Rogers is an award-winning Life and Death coach who helps people prepare well for the best ending of life possible. She's been in the fiel...
Alua Arthur -- Going with Grace
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alua Arthur is the Founder of "Going with Grace", an end of life organization, which supports people as they answer the question "What must I do to be...
Kristi Nelson -- "Thank You On My Lips"
09 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kristi Nelson is the Executive Director of A Network for Grateful Living, a nonprofit organization offering support to tens of thousands of people aro...
Priti Robyn Ross -- Life as Yoga
09 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Priti Robyn Ross is a long time yoga teacher and self-care specialist, Priti Robyn pioneered the first cardiac yoga program with Dr. Oz. She is an adv...
Hilary Henderson -- Helping Clients Navigate Retirement
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hilary Henderson planned to retire at 65. Instead, she found herself unexpectedly walking out of her last job the day before she turned 60. Using her ...
Jane Barratt -- The Goal is Connection
02 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jane Barratt is the Secretary General of the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), an organization in formal relations with the United Nations...
Heidi Holtz -- "Exciting and Scary as Hell"
01 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Heidi Holtz is founder of "Stillwork Consulting". She has a long history in theatre and arts administration, worked at the Gifford Foundation, a priva...
Marci Alboher -- Leading Authority on Career and Workplace Trends
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Marci Alboher is one of the nation's leading authorities on career issues and workplace trends. She works at Encore.org, a nonprofit innovation hub wh...
Michelle Dalbec -- Knit, Pray, Love
26 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Dalbec is a yoga and meditation teacher at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in the Berkshire region of Massachusetts, the largest yoga trai...
Jean Kilbourne -- "Action is the Antidote to Despair"
19 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jean Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and for her critical studies of alcohol ...
Florence Williams -- "The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier and More Creative"
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Florence Williams reports on the scientifically proven benefits of spending time in nature. She travels through Asia to learn about the ongoing initia...
Lisa Nelson MD -- Expert in Bone Health
05 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lisa Nelson is the Director of Medical Education at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, MA, the largest yoga training facility ...
Julie Dillon -- Making Peace With Food and Your Body
29 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Dillon's focus is on helping her clients develop a more intuitive and joyful relationship with food. She is a passionate proponent of the non-di...
Angela Littleford -- South Australia: Legacy in Progressive Eldercare
22 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Littleford specializes in developing services for older people at Helping Hand Aged Care in South Australia, which has a legacy of providing cu...
Diane Wiener, Ph.D. -- "These Poems Saved My Life"
15 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Diane Wiener, Ph.D., is the Director of the Syracuse University Disability Cultural Center. She is an educator, social worker, advocate, singer, bassi...
Kris Edens and Deb Gaut -- Creators of the new online magazine Boomalally
08 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kris and Deb both left their jobs to start a brand new online magazine which looks at the challenges and triumphs of aging. They profile ordinary peop...
Christina Matz-Costa, PhD -- Expert On What Keeps Us Well as We Age
01 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Matz-Costa is an associate professor at Boston College School of Social Work and a Senior Research Associate at the Center on Aging & Work. ...
Christy Jones -- How to Make Your Brain Younger
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Christy is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor, and a Mindfulness Trainer. She became an expert in the gut-brain connection when her daughter was st...
Eve Abrams -- Documenting the beauty and pain that is New Orleans
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eve Abrams is an audio documentarian, writer, and educator. She produces the audio project "Unprisoned", which focuses on how mass incarceration affec...
Conni Marshall -- "It's a joyful and heartbreaking experience."
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Conni is a retired physics teacher, Zumba instructor, dog rescuer Connie started teaching Zumba at age 58, and has been teaching for 7 years. She resc...
Lisa Sutz -- The Benefits of Intergenerational Friendships
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Sutz is a Social worker at DOROT, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to alleviate social isolation and provide concrete services to older adu...
Catherine (Cat) Schuller -- The Queen of the Diversity Fashion Industry, and Marvel Comics spokeswoman
24 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cat Schuller taught the first plus-size course in the Continuing Education Studies division at F.I.T. in New York City. One of the original full-sized...
Helen Codd -- When Your Parent Goes to Prison
17 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Codd is a professor at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK. Her research is focused on human rights for prisoners and their families....
Sandy Weiner -- "Do Something Every Day That Scares the Hell Out of You"
10 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sandy Weiner is the founder of Last First Date, an internationally known TEDx speaker, dating coach, motivational speaker, and retreat leader. She spe...
Ardra Cole -- Senior Humans and Their Senior Dogs; A Beautiful Relationship
03 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ardra Cole is a Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [email protected] In 2015, the Urban Animal Foundati...
Erin McDonald -- Helping Vets with PTSD Heal Through Dog Training
27 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erin's first job out of college was as a zoo keeper focusing on nocturnal animals, primates, as well as elephants. After leaving the zoo, she purchase...
Carrie Luteran -- Professional Organizer and Declutterer
20 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Carrie Luteran is the owner of Pretty Neat and is a trained interior designer, speaker and professional organizer. Carrie prides herself on taking the...
Kerry Thomas -- Founder of Conquer the Chaos, TED talker
20 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kerry Thomas spoke at the inaugural TEDx Ashburn event in April 2017 on the cause, effects, and solutions of all types of clutter: physical, digital, ...
Mother's Day Edition: Darlene Endy -- "We're just like everybody else."
13 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Darlene Endy has had careers as a nutritionist, mother of triplets, and is currently a fiber artist specializing in weaving. She's also the mother of ...
Barbara Carranti and Emilee Lawson Hatch -- End of Life Decision Making
06 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Carranti is a Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing at LeMoyne College, and is a certified Advance Care Planning facilitator. She's authored...
Sue Kreitzman -- "Don't wear beige. It will kill you."
29 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sue Kreitzman is exploding onto the outsider art scene. Television chef and prolific cookbook author turned artist, Sue is fascinated with the female ...
Steven Loring -- Documentary Film Director Focuses on Love as an Older Adult
22 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Loring is the director of the award winning documentary "Age of Love", which has been seen in 14 countries. He talks about the subject of love ...
Earth Day Bonus
22 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Earth Day, Nicole is on location at Derby Hill on Lake Ontario, an Important Bird Area where they count migrating hawks every spring...
Barbara Hannah Grufferman -- How To Age Successfully, in Small Steps
15 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara is a frequent guest on the Today Show, Good Morning America and the Dr. Oz show. She's a blogger, columnist and the author of the new book: "L...
Bobbi Palmer -- How to Date Like a Grown Up
08 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bobbi Palmer is the founder of "Date Like a Grown Up" where she teaches independent, smart and accomplished women over 40 how to find lasting, grown u...
Susan Horan Bertrand -- Creating Hope from Tragedy
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Susan is the founder of Maureen's Hope, a non-profit organization in central NY that provides individualized help and support to people with life-thre...
Jill Dodd -- Top Model Exclaims, "Aging Is Such A Relief!"
25 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Dodd is a former top model and author of "The Currency of Love; A Courageous Journey to Finding the Love Within", which takes the reader through ...