Aging In Full Bloom

Meals-on-Wheels from LifeCare Alliance delivers thousands of meals each day to satisfied customers in Franklin, Madison, Marion, Champaign, and Logan counties. And how is it done? Most of it with volunteer help. My guest is Stephanie Sparrow Hughes , Development & Community AffairsDevelopment & Community Affairs at LifeCare Alliance. Meals-On-Wheels is LifeCare Alliance's signature program...

Can you live well with arthritis? Physical therapist and champion gymnast Dr. David Sofer says yes — and he's spent decades proving it. In this episode of Aging in Full Bloom, host Lisa Stockdale sits down with Dr. David Sofer, a physical therapist and arthritis movement specialist, to explore what it actually means to be diagnosed with arthritis — and why that diagnosis doesn't have to define you...

The Choose Home Care Act of 2021 , introduced by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Todd Young (R-IN), aims to give more seniors the option to receive care at home for 30 days after a hospitalization, rather than going to a skilled nursing facility or other transitional settings. The legislation would open the door to a variety of home-based services, including skilled nursing, therapy, primary c...

Ed Brazee, Jill Spencer, and Chris Toy from Boomer Tech Adventures are back as my guests on this episode. BoomerTECH Adventures is all about serving boomers and seniors who want to feel competent and confident in their online skills while using their personal technology devices. Spamming is kind of a benign form of scamming. It's not necessarily evil, but it certainly does take resources and time....

Ed Brazee, Jill Spencer, and Chris Toy from Boomer Tech Adventures are my guests on this episode. BoomerTECH Adventures is all about serving boomers and seniors who want to feel competent and confident in their online skills while using their personal technology devices. Here are the five tech issues that drive Boomers crazy that we cover in this episode. 1) Keeping passwords straight and the impo...

Why does a 24-year old purchase a 200+-year-old local newspaper business? My guest is Bonnie Rutledge. She was born and raised in Harrison County, took a summer internship at the Harrison News-Herald newspaper as she worked through college. Over a three-year period, she learned the newspaper business which helped her step into the role of ownership. In this interview, I talk to her about how she i...

My guest is author Andrew Robin, and we find out more on how to build a great life after your several-decade-long career. His book is an easy, step-by-step guide. https://www.amazon.com/TAPAS-LIFE-Rewarding-After-Career/dp/1736333909 Email me, Lisa Stockdale, anytime at aginginfullbloom@gmail.com Copyright 2026 Lisa Stockdale

My guest is Patti Davis, the daughter of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. When Patti's father announced his Alzheimer’s diagnosis in an address to the American public in 1994, the world had not yet begun speaking about this cruel, mysterious disease. Empowered by all she learned from caring for her father―about the nature of the illness, but also about the loss of a parent―Dav...

For more than 30 years, the Mount Carmel Street Medicine program has been providing free urgent medical care to central Ohioans who are uninsured or underinsured. The Street Medicine team serves individuals experiencing homelessness, refugees, immigrants, victims of human trafficking, and anyone who has barriers accessing medical care. My guest is Laura Imbrock, a Mount Carmel Street Medicine case...

The OSU College of Nursing is currently recruiting participants for a research project exploring pain in Alzheimer’s disease. My guests include my longtime friend Michelle Crum who is a Research Recruitment Specialist at The Ohio State University. Plus, Karen Moss, Ph. D., RN, CNL, and Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University is at the table. Dr. Todd Monroe is the principal investigator i...

Most diet books teach you to set short-term weight loss goals. These “solutions” do a better job of lightening your wallet than lightening you. As a heart surgeon who used to be morbidly obese, Dr. Philip Ovadia has seen firsthand the failures of mainstream diets and medicine. He realized that what helped him lose over 100 pounds was the same solution that could have prevented most of the thousand...

Award-winning journalist and attorney Ellen Pober Rittberg’s new humorous self-help book, Why Is Grandma Naked? Caring for Your Aging Parent published in early 2021. An award-winning journalist and published author, her essays and features have appeared in the NY Times, HuffPost, Reader’s Digest, Newsday, and large online platforms. In this humorous self-help book, Ellen serves as a guide and chee...

Elder law is an area of legal practice that specializes on issues that affect the aging population. The purpose of elder law planning is to prepare the elderly person for financial freedom and autonomy through proper financial planning and long-term care options. With me on this episode is my new friend Maggie Kimmel. an attorney with AlerStallings. As she states... AlerStallings offers continued...

My guest is Anne Basting, PhD, who is a leader in transforming aging and eldercare. I have her on this podcast to talk about her Creative Care Imagination Kit. Based on Dr. Basting’s twenty-five years of research, this “imagination kit” makes it easy for families, friends, and caregivers to make meaningful connections with elders and others dealing with physical, cognitive, or emotional challenges...

Produced and narrated by veteran NYC radio host and master storyteller Leslie Gold “The Radiochick," A Life's Story shines a light on the lives of special octogenarians, nonagenarians, and centenarians who have done, and are still doing astonishing things. Many have been participants in important chapters of history. Every episode is an intimate and remarkable profile, concluding with the insight...

Aging is Cool was founded by Amy & Damien Temperley in 2017 with a goal to help older adults Stay Strong, Stay Smart and Stay Social. They do this through a variety of mechanisms including A Mighty Good Time, their go-to-website for activities, custom-built engaging activities for older adults, and training, consulting, and support for residential communities. In an effort to serve everyone re...

My guest is author Eleanor Lerman, and her new book is Watkins Glen. It's the story of Susan, a woman in her sixties, who finds herself taking care of her estranged older brother, Mark, who has Alzheimer's. They are the children of a father who worked in his brothers' upholstery factory for most of the year but in the summers, escaped with his family to Watkins Glen, where he was the best outlaw d...

My guest is author Marilyn Peterson Haus. Her book, Half of a Whole, explores the intimate bond between a twin brother and sister, the cruel consequences that occur when one of them becomes mentally ill, and the courage required to break away when love is not enough. Just when Marilyn thought she had escaped life as the child of born-again farmers on the Minnesota plains, her twin brother’s manic...

I talk with Teresa Moerer, who is the author of The Art of Assisting Aging Parents: Discover the Journey to Honor Your Parents, Create Treasured Memories, and Live Life to the Fullest. In The Art of Assisting Aging Parents, she steps you through how to turn daily activities and healthy living strategies into meaningful and affective experiences. Her Four-Step Method will teach you how to help your...

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...

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 2026 Lisa Stockdale

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 tra...

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 i...

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...

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 Syste...