On this final episode of Boomer Generation Radio, the guests are Rabbi Tsurah August and Yosef August discussing chaplaincy and compassionate care. Rabbi Tsurah August is a chaplain for Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Philadelphia. Yosaif August is a life coach, healthcare innovator and caregiver advocate, and author. About the Guests Rabbi Tsurah August – Read her bio here. Yosaif August – Read his bio here. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest. This is the last program in the Boomer Generation Radio series. All of the programs are archived on this website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.   Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.     The post Rabbis Tsurah and Yosaif August on chaplaincy and compassionate care, on Jan. 31 Boomer Generation Radio appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

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Rabbis Tsurah and Yosaif August on chaplaincy and compassionate care, on Jan. 31 Boomer Generation Radio

On the January 24, 2017, the guests are William Benson, a principal in the Silver Springs, MD-based health benefits consulting firm, Health Benefits ABCs LLC, and Dorian (Dori) Mintzer, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and life coach, who is co-author of The Couple’s Retirement Puzzle: 10 Must-Have Conversations for Creating An Amazing  New Life Together. About the Guests William Benson, principal, Health Benefits ABCs, LLC Bill Benson has worked in aging and health for more than four decades.  As former staff director for the Senate Labor Subcommittee on Aging, Benson oversaw the successful reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) in 1992. Under his leadership, that year’s reauthorization included Title VII, Subtitle B–Native American Organization and Elder Justice Provisions — the first federal law created to address the issues of elder abuse and elder justice for Indian elders. He established The Benson Consulting Group in 1998. In 2002 he joined with Sue Andersen to form Health Benefits ABCs (HBABCs), an independent consulting practice specializing in aging and health policy & services, program development, assessment and strategic planning, and training. Their clients include a number of national, state and private organizations, including n4a, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Consumer Reports Best [...] The post Health Benefits and ‘Couples Retirement Puzzle’ Discussed on Boomer Generation Radio Jan. 24, 2017 Show appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Health Benefits and ‘Couples Retirement Puzzle’ Discussed on Boomer Generation Radio Jan. 24, 2017 Show

In the January 17, 2017 Boomer Generation Radio, Marilyn Haskel of the Kendal community Collington discusses music for older adults, and Mark Dann, federal affairs director for Compassion and Choices, the nation’s oldest, largest and most active nonprofit organization committed to improving care and expanding choice at the end of life. Watch this video to learn more about Marilyn Haskel. Read Mark Dann’s LinkedIn profile. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.   Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store.   The post Marilyn Haskel, musician at retirement community, and Mark Dann from Compassionate Choices, on Jan. 17, 2017 Boomer Generation Radio appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Marilyn Haskel, musician at retirement community, and Mark Dann from Compassionate Choices, on Jan. 17, 2017 Boomer Generation Radio

On the January 10, 2017 Boomer Generation Radio show, Barbara Shaiman of Embrace Your Legacy discusses  strategies and activities to help people “live their legacies,” become more philanthropic and create projects for social change. In the second half of the show, Peter Hecht discusses financial planning in the New Year. About the Guests Barbara Greenspan Shaiman, M.Ed., began her career as a teacher, developing curriculum for at-risk youth, and later directed Eisenbud & Associates, an executive search firm that specialized in recruiting physicians and healthcare executives nationally. As a leader in this field, she presented frequently on human resources issues at conferences. In 1995, she founded Champions of Caring, a non-profit organization that has empowered more than 10,000 youth in Philadelphia and South Africa to become leaders in service and active, engaged citizens. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Barbara’s mother was incarcerated in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp and is the sole survivor of a family of 65 people. Her father worked for Oskar Schindler, on whose story Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List was based. This family legacy, coupled with her professional experience and work with Champions of Caring, have motivated Barbara to help others to live their legacies. For 20 years, Barbara [...] The post Legacies, philanthropy, and financial planning, on the January 10 Boomer Generation Radio show appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Legacies, philanthropy, and financial planning, on the January 10 Boomer Generation Radio show

On the December 13, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio show, Jon Roesser, general manager of Weavers Way Cooperative Association, explains the coop movement and the organization’s mission of operating a grocery-based consumer organization that is owned and governed by its members. The second-half guest is Jerome Kerner of Sage-ing International, dedicated to helping elders reclaim their role as leaders, sharing wisdom and spirit essential to creating a better world for current and future generations. About the Guests John Roesser Jon Roesser was named general manager of Weavers Way in 2015. Before being named general manager, he was Weavers Way’s Human Resources Director, a post he had held since October 2008. Before coming to Weavers Way, Roesser worked for 13 years at Adecco Corp., a global HR services company, in a variety of roles including director of Adecco’s six-branch Philadelphia region. A native Philadelphian, he graduated from La Salle College High School (’88) and La Salle University (’92), where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. He also has a Master of Arts in English from Arcadia University (’12). He lives in Cheltenham with his wife, Sharon, who owns a horticulture business, and sons Christian, 9, and Samuel, 6.   Jerome [...] The post Weavers Way Grocery Cooperative and Sage International, Sharing Elders’ Wisdom, on Boomer Generation Radio 12/13/2016 appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Weavers Way Grocery Cooperative and Sage International, Sharing Elders’ Wisdom, on Boomer Generation Radio 12/13/2016

On the December 6 Boomer Generation Radio program, Stephen Maag, director of residential communities at LeadingAge, formerly known as the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, is the first guest. He discusses the organization’s role in advocating for residential communities for the aging. In the second half of the program, Susan Collins, executive director of the Transition Network, discusses the community of women and its efforts to develop reinvention strategies for women over 50. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.  Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts. Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post Stephen Maag, LeadingAge advocacy for senior living, and Susan Collins of The Transition Network on reinvention appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Stephen Maag, LeadingAge advocacy for senior living, and Susan Collins of The Transition Network on reinvention

On the November 29, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, the guest is Cornelia Biddle, author and descendant of Francis Martin Drexel, grandfather of Saint Katharine Drexel. She is currently writing about her ancestor Nicholas Biddle, president of the Second Bank of the United States. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts, or subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts .   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post Author and historian Cornelia Biddle, guest for the hour on 11/29/16 Boomer Generation Radio appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Author and historian Cornelia Biddle, guest for the hour on 11/29/16 Boomer Generation Radio

Anndee Hochman, writer, teacher, and educator, is the first guest on the November 22, 2016 edition of Boomer Generation Radio. Pat Tadel, MSN, RN, a clinical ethicist from Gundersen Health in LaCrosse, WI, visits during the second half of the program to discuss end of life planning.   About the Guests Anndee Hochman Anndee Hochman has been writing, teaching, listening and pondering— professionally, at least—for more than 20 years. She is the author of Anatomies: A Novella and Stories (Picador USA, 2000) and Everyday Acts & Small Subversions: Women Reinventing Family, Community and Home (The Eighth Mountain Press, 1994). Anndee’s articles, essays and book reviews have appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, Working Mother, Child, Redbook, Cooking Light, Philadelphia Magazine and OUT. She has written extensively about the changing facets of the family, including adoption, foster care, assisted reproduction and same-sex parenting. She has also written about spinach hoagies, urban chickens and a tattoo artist with a degree in fine arts. Anndee has received awards for fiction and creative non-fiction from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Astraea Foundation and the Leeway Foundation. Twice, her short stories have been featured in InterAct Theatre’s Writing Aloud program in Philadelphia, and [...] The post Writer Anndee Hochman and Clinical Ethicist Pat Tadell on Boomer Generation Radio 11/22/16 appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Writer Anndee Hochman and Clinical Ethicist Pat Tadell on Boomer Generation Radio 11/22/16

The guests on the November 15, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio program are Dennis and Judy Cook, residents of the Kendal community in Oberlin, OH, who produce a traveling historical music program focusing on Civil War and Mark Twain-related songs; in the second half of the program, the guest is the Rev. Brian McCaffrey, coordinator of the National Forum on Spirituality and Aging. NAFOSA is an ecumenical / interfaith coalition of traditions, organizations, and individuals who believe that people of faith need to challenge the ageism that is prevalent in the world and our own thinking. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.  Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts. Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store.   The post Traveling Historic Music Programs and National Forum on Spirituality and Aging – Boomer Generation Radio 11/15/16 appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Traveling Historic Music Programs and National Forum on Spirituality and Aging – Boomer Generation Radio 11/15/16

Barbara Walvoord, a resident of Kendal Corporation’s Lathrop Easthampton Community, discusses her role as chair of the Lathrop Community Land Conservation Committee, a committee of residents that works closely with Lathrop management to manage Lathrop’s land so as to nurture native plants and wildlife in a healthy ecosystem, position our land for future uses in a changing climate, practice sustainable agriculture, bring the riches of nature to current residents, attract prospective residents, and enhance relations with surrounding communities. Harvey Austin. MD, the author of Elders Rock!: Don’t Just Get Older: Become An Elder, is the guest in the second half of the program. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts. Subscribe to these [...] The post Lathrop Land Conservation and “Elders Rock” on Boomer Generation Radio 11/8/2016 appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Lathrop Land Conservation and “Elders Rock” on Boomer Generation Radio 11/8/2016

The November 1, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio guests are Callie Janoff, director of ARCH (Aging Resources Consultation and Help) at the New York Yearly Meeting of the Quakers, and Michael Steinberg of Senior Planning New Jersey. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post BGR 11/01/2016: Callie Janoff of Aging Resources Consultation and Help (ARCH) and Michael Steinberg, Senior Planning New Jersey appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

BGR 11/01/2016: Callie Janoff of Aging Resources Consultation and Help (ARCH) and Michael Steinberg, Senior Planning New Jersey

On the October 25, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, Dr. Richard Stern, a family and child psychologist in private practice, discusses Boomers dealing with adult children, and Dr. Susan Lieberman, a Houston-based end-of-life consultant and author of Death, Dying and Dessert: Reflections on Twenty Questions About Dying. About the Guests Dr. Richard Stern’s website Read Susan Lieberman’s bio on her website. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post BGR 10/25/2016: Boomers talking to adult children, and conversations about dying, held over dessert appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

BGR 10/25/2016: Boomers talking to adult children, and conversations about dying, held over dessert

On this episode of the Boomer Generation Radio show, Rabbi Address’ guests are Robert Cothran, an artist and resident at Kendal at Oberlin, Ohio, and Helene Cohen of Crossroads Elder Advocacy Solutions and Services. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts. Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post BGR 10/18/2016: Artist Robert Cothran and Crossroads Elder Care and Advocacy appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

BGR 10/18/2016: Artist Robert Cothran and Crossroads Elder Care and Advocacy

On the September 27, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio show, David Griffin, director of Episcopal Community Services, Debbie Derman, Ph.D., a grief counselor in suburban Philadelphia. , are the guests. About the Guests Episcopal Community Services empowers vulnerable individuals and families by providing high‐quality social and educational services that affirm human dignity and promote social justice. Dave Griffith joined ECS as Executive Director in May of 2013. Dave is a lifelong Episcopalian and he and his family are members of Trinity, Solebury. Prior to ECS, Dave served as President and CEO of Modern Group Ltd where he remains Chairman. Dave is also board chair of the Delaware Valley Floral Group and a director of the JJ Haines Company. In addition Dave serves as Vice Chairman of the Philadelphia World Affairs Council, and director of The Hepatitis B Foundation and Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center. Prior to Modern, Dave was an executive with IBM and MCI in a number of different functions. Dave has a lifelong passion for children and educational issues and has been involved with several nonprofits in these areas. ECS allows Dave to bring his passion for these issues, his business experience, and his experience with the Episcopal Church to bear [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 9/27/2016: Episcopal Community Services and Grief Counseling appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Boomer Generation Radio 9/27/2016: Episcopal Community Services and Grief Counseling

On the September 13, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio Show, the guests are Dr. Jeanne Walker from the English Department at the University of Delaware, talking about teaching about poetry, and Andrew and Meredith Becker discussing issues of medical insurance and nursing home placement. About the Guests   Andrew Becker is a licensed insurance professional with First Financial Group LLC. Read his LinkedIn profile here.     Meredith Becker, LNHA, is executive director of Cadbury Cherry Hill, a continuing care retirement community. Jeanne Walker, English. Dr. Jeanne Murray Walker (BA Wheaton College, Chicago; PhD University of Pennsylvania) is the author of seven volumes of poetry, the latest of which is New Tracks, Night Falling (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2009). She is a frequent contributor to periodicals such as Poetry, The American Poetry Review, Southern Review, The Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review, The Nation, and Image. She gives readings, runs workshops, and speaks across the United States and abroad. Her poems appear in print anthologies, as well as on the radio, the web, and in busses and trains under the auspices of the Poetry in Motion project. The author of many essays, she has also written extensively for the theatre. Her scripts include [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 9/13/16: Poetry for your soul, and medical insurance and nursing home placement appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Boomer Generation Radio 9/13/16: Poetry for your soul, and medical insurance and nursing home placement

Podcasts from Rabbi Address’ Boomer Generation Radio program, which appeared on WWDB-AM 860 in Philadelphia from February 2013 until January 2017.

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