Elizabeth Marcus is my guest. She is the author of Don't Say a Word: A Daughter's Two Cents. The book is about Elizabeth's parents, Edna and Leo, a perpetually warring, tyrannical pair in their 80s. They begin wintering In Mexico, where they abandon their usual prudence to embrace adventure and a bevy of sketchy new friends. Soon, Edna adopts a pair of shyster builders whom she trusts over her own architect-daughter Elizabeth, and farcical house results. Blithely indifferent to the calamities th...
Apr 07, 2021•33 min•Season 4Ep. 63
No one says aging is easy. And I think this poem from Patricia Fleming does a great job of reminding us about that. Email me, Lisa Stockdale, anytime at aginginfullbloom@gmail.com Copyright 2025 Lisa Stockdale
Mar 24, 2021•3 min•Season 4Ep. 62
Who doesn't remember working the broom and towel in front of the TV with Body By Jake? Now in his 60s, Jake knows how important it is to stay active and physically healthy. I talk with Jake about his beginnings on TV, and what he is doing today to help older adults stay active during COVID-19. Jake started as a personal trainer with clients including Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford, whom he trained for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Steinfeld beca...
Feb 10, 2021•26 min•Season 4Ep. 60
This episode is to help everybody understand what area agencies on aging do all across the country and your state. I talk with Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging's Communications Manager Steve Centofanti. COAAA is one of twelve area agencies on aging in the state of Ohio, and one of more than 650 area agencies on aging in the United States. Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging helps older adults and individuals with disabilities live safely and independently in their homes for as long as possible wi...
Jan 27, 2021•11 min•Season 4Ep. 59
Caring for a parent, spouse, or relative who cannot care for themselves due to age, infirmity, or illness is one of the noblest human activities. It's also one of the most stressful, posing challenges that can be painful, confusing, frustrating, and deeply rewarding-sometimes all at once. When Caregiving Calls is an invitation to a deep conversation about caregiving and its meaning for you. Aaron Blight has lived the caregiving experience many ways-as a family caregiver for a mother-in-law strug...
Jan 13, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 58
Even though we are going through times where we can't connect like we used to, or want to, offices on aging around the country are still an important part of older adults' lives. I talk with Trudy Wilson, Director of Prime Time Office on Aging. Prime Time is a senior center located in Jefferson County (OH), serving people who are 60 years and older. Prime Time is a division of Trinity Health System and is part of the larger Catholic health initiatives, known as Common Spirit Health. Prime Time i...
Dec 09, 2020•18 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Wow, what an honor to speak with Lifting Hearts With The Arts Founder & President Maya Joshi. With COVID-19 causing her and her family to limit their family visits, she and her sister start LHA to work with assisted/independent living facilities to pair residents with members of their team based on mutual interests. Individuals from their organization then reach out via Zoom, Skype or FaceTime to connect with residents. Based in Chicago, the group is now touching lives in Nevada and Texas as...
Nov 25, 2020•12 min•Season 3Ep. 56
I interview Lee Gutkind, author of My Last Eight Thousand Days. This is his 17th book, and I couldn't put it down. "This revealing, candid, and vivid portrait of one man’s view of aging written by the man who played a crucial role in establishing literary, narrative nonfiction in the marketplace and in the academy, examines male aging in a way we’ve not seen before." In My Last Eight Thousand Days, Gutkind turns his notepad and tape recorder inward, taking his skills as an immersion journalist t...
Nov 11, 2020•27 min•Season 3Ep. 55
I welcome my good friend Cindy Paige to the episode. She has written a book that I want you to know about, and hear her story behind the writing of it. This book is a collection of practical strategies, artfully woven together with storytelling of the pain of the journey and the humor of life. Told as a metaphor to climbing Mount Everest, Summit will meet you in your current situation and set you up to reach your personal destination of peace and happiness. "Are you stuck in the aftermath of lif...
Oct 21, 2020•23 min•Season 3Ep. 54
A great heartwarming story, based around the old black telephone we all grew up with. Find out more on my blog at https://aginginfullbloomwithlisa.blogspot.com/2020/06/stop-loneliness-from-ruling-day-during.html Email me, Lisa Stockdale, anytime at aginginfullbloom@gmail.com Copyright 2025 Lisa Stockdale
Sep 30, 2020•6 min•Season 3Ep. 51
We are smack in the middle of summer 2020 and there's a lot going on. Well, there's also a lot that isn't going on or happening because of the virus. Some of us are working from home. Some of us are out of work. Vacations have been canceled, postponed, or modified. We've got politics, politics, and more politics. Breaking news, fake news. With an election looming right around the corner, social unrest, protesting, rioting, racism, COVID-19. I'll say COVID-19 again. A challenge to health care sys...
Aug 12, 2020•20 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Age may bring wisdom but it also brings a greater chance of health problems, and some health problems might require surgery to make you better. We have a great conversation with Capital Health Care Network's Delores Moore, or as everyone likes to call her, Ms. D. She is an administrative assistant, who will soon be celebrating her 85th birthday. She recently had a knee replacement surgery. She knew she needed it done, and with the strong encouragement of her eldest daughter, she had it done, and...
Jun 24, 2020•12 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Our topic today is going to be focused on the importance of staying connected during COVID-19. And I'm really speaking more to people who have family members in long-term care settings like nursing homes or assisted living. But I think there's value here for all of us. Even if you are not in one of those settings or you don't have a family member or a loved one in one of those settings. Here in Ohio, as in most states, visitation has been prohibited in nursing homes. Now, our Governor just signe...
Jun 04, 2020•9 min•Season 3Ep. 45
We're talking about a program called Matter of Balance. I have Kim Willis, a program coach, in the studio with me who teaches Matter of Balance. It's all about fall prevention, overcoming the fear of falling and all those things that help us live more successful lives as we age. Email me, Lisa Stockdale, anytime at aginginfullbloom@gmail.com Copyright 2025 Lisa Stockdale
Feb 12, 2020•12 min•Season 3Ep. 41
We're are talking about a program called Opening Minds Through Art. And I have a certified instructor with me, Kim Willis, also from Capital Health Care Network. This program was developed by Elizabeth "Like" Lokon, and is taught at Miami University in Oxford, OH. Kim tells about the strengths of the program, including the multi-generational successes where college students work with our older adult population struggling with dementia. The episode I reference about music can be found here - http...
Jan 15, 2020•19 min•Season 3Ep. 39
This episode is about the importance of old friendships. Staying connected to people from your past especially, we're going to focus on childhood friendships. How that keeps you connected and engaged and socializing. And how at the end of the day, that equals a better life with more happiness and a sense of community and connectedness. With me on this episode is Debbie Ayers, a Medicare enrollment specialist, and also our Community Relations Manager at Capital Health Care Network. Email me, Lisa...
Dec 18, 2019•17 min•Season 2Ep. 38
