In this week’s Aging GreatFULLy power-hour we explore simple yet bountiful ways to receive the most out of life in the present while preparing thoughtfully for what is to come – our inevitable future passing. Host Holley Kelley, a gerontologist, Fellow in Thanatology, and Founder of the Latter-Life Planning Institute, puts the spotlight on some of her professional work and discusses facets of her book, Sunrises and Sunsets: Final Affairs Forged with Flair, Finesse and FUNctionality, and shares t...
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Let’s face it, our world can be fraught with worry, stress and anxiousness. We all experience these emotions from time to time or even for some, live with it on a regular basis. What if you could learn to live happily with anxiety? Meet Abbe Greenberg, MCIS, and Maggie Sarachek, MSW, (AKA, Abs and Mags, The Anxiety Sisters), chronic anxiety sufferers and authors of the acclaimed book, THE ANXIETY SISTERS’ SURVIVAL GUIDE: How You Can Become More Hopeful, Connected, and Happy (Penguin Random House...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 9 min
In this week’s Aging GreatFULLy we celebrate the rich bounty found in Love, Peace and Vegetables as we welcome guest Marcela Benson, M.A., author of just that book! This power-hour will capture the heart of even meat and potato enthusiasts with a dialogue rich in wisdom for passionate living and healthy lifestyles. We discover in the opening, vegetables have had their share of twists, turns and trials throughout time, but it’s hard to imagine life today without them! And today, many are learning...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min
In this Aging GreatFULLy power-hour of enlightYOUment, we talk about one of my favorite topics—YOU, Aging Rebels! Nothing should hold you back from living the full and vibrant life you deserve and dream about—that’s why we’re excited to welcome Dr. Alka Patel, Founder of Lifestyle First®, Creator of The Lifestyle First Formula® whose mission is to help 1 million people reach their potential to live a 1-million-hour life! Dr. Patel’s is a TEDx speaker, GP, Lifestyle Doctor, Longevity Coach, autho...
Apr 29, 2022•58 min
We love to celebrate TGIF but what if we could celebrate everyday like FriYAY? Today’s guest, Brianne Ligori, has an invitation for everyone and it’s one I believe we’ll all be accepting her RSVP for – that is – Claiming Your TGIToday! It’s easy to ruminate in the bygones of yesterday and ponder future aspirations yet to be realized, all the while overlooking the gift of the present moments right before us. Brianne, a certified coach, entrepreneur, and co-founder of the Leader Coach Intensive, a...
Apr 15, 2022•56 min
Don’t let life’s roadblocks and what may feel like a dead end hold you back any longer! In this week’s Aging GreatFULLy power-hour of enlightYOUment, we welcome international life, leadership and relationship coach, Ann Papayoti, author of The Gift of Shift: Discover the Key Within You to Unlock Your Best Life, written with Tracey MacDonald. The Gift of Shift is Ann’s gift to those who are struggling with life’s unforeseen consequences and fear what is ahead. She shows how easy change can be onc...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Gather around the kitchen with Chef Melissa C. Bernstein, OT, FAOTA, for meals that warm the heart and welcome EVERYONE to join in the joy and fun of food and festivities that nourish the mind, body and soul! Chef Melissa blazes a special culinary trail! As an occupational therapist, her kitchen vision was one founded on love – an inspiration that began at a very young age. Join us, as we talk about the magic of food, how it unites, serves as a soothing salve, and can be the epicenter of well-ce...
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr 10 min
In this Aging GreatFULLy power-hour of enlightYOUment, we discuss an important topic to everyone—relationships! So often relationships can feel like two ships that pass in the night verses two ships anchored side by side in the harbor. And at the core of our relationships can be marriage. With that, we welcome the coauthor of more than thirty books, John David Mann, including four New York Times bestsellers and five national bestsellers; his classic 2008 parable The Go-Giver (coauthored with Bob...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 9 min
In this power-hour of enlightYOUment we discover how to achieve a more fulfilling life through Cracking the Life Code and welcome author of just that book, Babs Faseesin! Babs Faseesin, Chief Strategy Officer at RIOTT Consulting, shares what he has learned throughout and about life, because as he says, “Life doesn’t come with a manual!” In his book, Cracking the Life Code: Keys to Master Your Mindset, Habits and Behaviors for Personal Success, Babs acknowledges how so many people are working dil...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 5 min
What do purpose, independence and safety have in common with one another? In today's Aging GreatFULLy episode you'll discover the answer to this and so much more as we welcome guest Heidi Huynh, Occupational Therapist, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, and owner of Ascend Therapy Services to the show. Heidi has spent years working with people from their 50’s to 100’s and connects the dots on how safety impacts independence and purpose in our lives and vice-versa. Having worked with in...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min
What if you knew the ultimate formula for longevity and remaining youthful? Today’s Aging GreatFULLy guest not only shares it, but has written the book on it! Join us as we welcome highly-respected, award-winning physician, David Bernstein, M.D., to the show to talk about his books and decades of experience as a practicing geriatrician. Dr. Bernstein is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. His 40 years of experience have provided him with opportunities to observe and empathi...
Jan 21, 2022•58 min
As we welcome the New Year, host Holley Kelley welcomes listeners with a simple message, to make the year theirs! Instead of hoping this year will bring great bounty to us, Holley reminds us that we already have all that is necessary to bring forth awesomeness to ROCK THIS YEAR! And, there is no time like the present to get started! She calls upon listeners to bring their dreams to reality, through creating a “2022 Matters Most List” and make it and themselves a priority each and every step of t...
Jan 07, 2022•48 min
What if your conscience could be your guide and provide super-conscious wisdom? That’s the powerful message today’s guest, Leonard Perlmutter, brings for the New 2022 Year and beyond! As a globally recognized thought-leader and founder of the American Medication Institute and innovator and founder of January’s National Conscience Month, Leonard shows us how to give our conscience sway in our life! Perlmutter shares how ALL of our decisions support and guide us to act in our highest good, leading...
Dec 31, 2021•58 min
Join us for an Aging GreatFULLy Old-Fashioned Christmas Storytime with Holley Kelley! Some traditions never grow old, and story time gatherings are certainly one of them, regardless of our age. You’re invited to gather around the fireplace or snuggle up with your favorite blanket, beverage, family or pet and enjoy the timeless tradition of storytelling as host, Holley Kelley, shares some holiday stories she wrote just for listeners. Two are from last year’s Christmastime episode—but that’s the g...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Join us for a Holley Jolly Fun-Filled Christmas with Santa Claus but don't take us too serious because we're not, even if we try! Santa Claus, joins the Aging GreatFULLy show to tell us how things really are behind the scenes at the North Pole. But be forewarned, it's not a show for the young boys and girls because Santa, aka, my brother, Del Kelley, talks about liquored-up reindeer, what really happens at the Kringle Mingle, and some other surprises I didn't see coming! You'll be able to tell i...
Dec 17, 2021•45 min
If music makes you happy you’ll love this episode as we welcome world renowned musician, Jim Beloff to the show! You hear his voice every week on Aging GreatFULLy singing the spectacular theme song we all love, Aging Gratefully, but this week we’ll be talking about his new release book, UKEtopia! Adventures in the Ukulele World, and so much more! Jim never stops surprising us with new endeavors, because after all, he really is Aging GreatFULLy and aging gratefully – he’s definitely the real deal...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Sometimes NOT getting what you want is exactly what you need! That’s the powerful message of today’s guest, Chris Patrick, author of Disaster to Dreams: A Gritty Guide to Finding Success in the Face of Failure. Join us as Chris shares his personal story of how he wasn’t leading the life he wanted, his biggest catastrophes and greatest comebacks, and demonstrates how amazing opportunities lie just on the other side of adversity—if you’re willing to do the dirty work and dig through defeat. His bo...
Dec 03, 2021•57 min
In this week’s power-hour of enlightYOUment we welcome Margit Novack, an entrepreneur, thought leader and widely considered founder of the Senior Move Management industry. After decades in the field of aging and senior living, she moved away from her life of work and title to another role – author of the book, Squint: Re-visioning the Second Half of Life, speaker, and champion of a re-visioned picture of aging. We never know where life is going to take us, but we also know sometimes we need to p...
Nov 26, 2021•54 min
As we enter the most wonderful time of year for many, the holidays can feel overwhelming for those who are suffering grief, heartache and woe. In this special episode of Aging GreatFULLy, we welcome Kathy Curtis, an expressive writing guide, sought after grief maven and author of Invisible Ink. Kathy’s programs have helped countless people process their emotions, improve their mental health, and access their spiritual strength during times of grief, illness, or other major stressors in life. Joi...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Trying to make sense of the current financial landscape? Join us as we welcome CEO of The Brotman Financial Group, Eric D. Brotman, CFP®, AEP®, CPWA®, who brings a novel approach to growing older—that is, Don’t Retire…Graduate! If you have questions about investments or are trying to prepare for the costs of each new stAGE or even retirement, Eric has answers! As author of the book, Don’t Retire…Graduate! Building A Path to Financial Freedom and Retirement at Any Age, and host of the Don’t Retir...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Imagine being on the fast track to startup success when a car speeding through a crosswalk jeopardized everything you’d built in a split second! That’s what happened to today’s Aging GreatFULLy guest, author of Sink or Swimwear: My Crazy Days as an Entrepreneur Surviving Life, PTSD, and a Cutthroat Industry, Jennifer Berk Weisman, owner of Just Bones Boardwear, a swim apparel company. In a constant battle with life-altering trauma, PTSD, a traumatic brain injury, and the cutthroat fashion indust...
Nov 05, 2021•55 min
In part 2 of our Aging GreatFULLy Relationship RescYOU series, we welcome back Dr. Erica Goodstone, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT, a Healing Through Love Mentor and Relationship Expert and continue the conversation in Relationship RescYOU 200: Me, We, World. We receive a bounty of insight as Dr. Erica helps us understand the nuances of relationships, defines what love is and what love isn’t, and we gain a better understanding of why, when it comes to others, love can be a team sport. They say it takes two t...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr
In this special 2-part Aging GreatFULLy series we put the spotlight on all things Relationships! In this first episode, Relationship RescYOU 101: Me Myself and I, we welcome special guest, relationship expert, Dr. Erica Goodstone, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT, a Healing Through Love Mentor, as we focus on the most vital and foundational relationship – that being, the one we have with ourselves. Dr. Erica Goodstone educates us on mother-infant bonding and how the formative years, those we can’t remember, ar...
Oct 22, 2021•59 min
In this Aging GreatFULLy power-hour of enlightYOUment, we use our special key and take a deep dive into our very own conscience as we welcome guest, Leonard Perlmutter, the founder and director of the American Meditation Institute in Averill Park, New York, author of the bestselling The Heart and Science of Yoga, and originator of National Conscience Month. In his latest book, Your Conscience: The Key to Unlock Limitless Wisdom and Creativity and Solve All of Life’s Challenges, with Jenness Cort...
Oct 15, 2021•57 min
This week we explore how to reframe our understanding of past challenges and use those experiences to identify positive new ways to navigate forward more empowered because of them! We welcome Isabel Chiara, creator of the “Life Actualization Process,” a guide, mentor, and leader, who brings with her a powerful message, “Your obstacles are working for you!” Isabel is also the author of the new released book, Eat Your Words, a narrative, semi-autobiographical exploration, full of life-lessons and ...
Oct 08, 2021•57 min
Have you searched for a word and wondered “Why can’t I remember that?!” You’re not alone! Tune into this Aging GreatFULLy power-hour of enlightYOUment as we welcome one of the world’s leading educators on brain change and advocates for anyone living with dementia, Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, to the show! Teepa is an occupational therapist with more than forty years of rich and varied clinical and academic experience. Her company, Positive Approach to Care (PAC), was founded in 2007 and is now ...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr
Join the Aging GreatFULLy power-hour of enlightYOUment as we welcome the author of the bestselling book, Pillars of Wellness, Dr. Matt Chalmers, who helps everyone cut through the information overload about wellness, exercise, and diet to figure out the actions they can take that will have the greatest impact on their mind, body and spirit to live their best life NOW! Dr. Matt Charmers is a health and wellness professional, practicing doctor, author and speaker who is an expert in the areas of p...
Sep 24, 2021•59 min
In this power-hour of Aging GreatFULLy enlightYOUment, you will discover that you were born a virtuoso—The Maestro—able to orchestrate your dreams into remarkable expressions. We welcome Rob White, a dynamic philosopher and international best-selling author of The Maestro Monologue: Discover Your Genius, Defeat Your Intruder, Design Your Destiny. Rob has been helping others accurately understand themselves and their remarkable resources for over thirty years and has been exploring the incalculab...
Sep 17, 2021•55 min
We’re all on life’s journey heading in varying directions but what we truly desire is to achieve Life Mastery. And today’s guest would have it no other way! We welcome Shirley Stirling Fernandez, author of just that book, a USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestseller, Life Mastery: Personal Progression Toward an Infinite Potential. Sherry shares The Formula for Continual Expansion into Your Own Greatness: Contentment + Progress = Happiness. And this is something she is eager to instill in eve...
Sep 10, 2021•54 min
We talk often on the Aging GreatFULLy show about seizing the second side of life with excitement and vitality! We don’t want to get stuck in limbo – we’d rather play the game – as host, Holley Kelley shares in her opening remarks. But this week, our guest brings to mind an all-important question, will you be fit or frail at age 85? The answer could certainly impact our Aging GreatFULLy goals and aspirations! Join us as we welcome Lifestyle and Wellness Strategist and Speaker, Cathy Richards, M.A...
Sep 03, 2021•50 min
