Caregiving Club On Air

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, has two great guests this episode: 1) Kathryn Grube, CEO and Founder of Functional Color Solutions is a color design expert and interior designer who is going to tell us more about color therapy and the key role it plays in our living environments and brain health – all in celebration of National Color Therapy Mont...

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, focuses this February episode on National Caregiver Day (Feb 17), Soulmates & Solo Agers for Valentine’s Day (Feb 14), Heart Health Month & Go Red for Women (Feb 3). Our expert guest is Carina Edwards, CEO of Quil, a joint venture between Independence Health Group (Independence) and Comcast, to tell us about how te...

Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and host kicks off 2023 with a focus on January Financial Wellness Month and a time for new beginnings with two great guests: Marc Schulz – co-author of “The Good Life – Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness” who along with Robert Waldinger is the co-director of the Harvard Adult Development Study. For 85 years researchers have been...

Our final episode for Season 2 focuses on family, friends and holiday wishes. In this episode, Host Sherri Snelling has two special guests: Jim Towey – founder of Aging With Dignity and creator of the The Five Wishes document. Learn from Jim about his special work with Mother Teresa – captured in his new book, To Love and Be Loved – A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa, as well as the global impac...

In this episode, Host Sherri Snelling celebrates the Thanksgiving season along with November’s National Family Caregiver Month. Special guest for this episode is Dr. Charles Spence, a world renowned gastrophysicist and professor at the University of Oxford. He explains the neuroscience behind musical menus and using sonic seasoning for better nutrition and overall meal enjoyment. In Caregiver Well...

Host Sherri Snelling continues to celebrate National Family Caregiver Month along with National Alzheimer’s Month and Veteran’s Day in November. Special guest for this episode is Dr. Eboni Green who is the founder and president of Caregiver Support Services and a noted grief expert. She talks to us about the stages of grief and how to find gratitude. In Caregiver Wellness News, Sherri also touches...

Host and Gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, kicks off November National Family Caregiver Month, National Family Stories Month and National Author’s Day (Nov 1) with an interview with special guest, noted author Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop. Her new book, “Daughter of Spies,” is about her caregiving journey and uncovering family secrets. This fascinating story takes us inside the life of famous journalist...

Host Sherri Snelling celebrates October National Active Aging and Aging in Place Weeks by talking to two experts using innovative solutions to help older adults to be lifelong learners and gain social health through a new learning platform and how to transform our homes into “forever homes” through universal design. She first talks to Lawrence Kosick, Co-Founder of Get Set Up, about how an online...

Host Sherri Snelling celebrates September Healthy Aging Month by talking to two experts using entertaining ways to help older adults keep their brains and bodies in shape. She first talks to neuroscientist Henry Mahncke who is CEO of Posit Science, creators of brainHQ brain exercise programs to enhance cognitive performance. Then Sherri talks to Mark Evin, CEO of Jintronix, an online health platfo...

Host Sherri Snelling celebrates September 11 National Grandparents Day by talking about two fashion and home design trends that bridge older and younger generations: Coastal Grandmother and Grandmillennial style. She also talks to financial elder abuse expert, Liz Loewy, Co-Founder of Eversafe, about Grandparent Scams and how to help older loved ones avoid identity theft and other fraud and scams....

Host Sherri Snelling celebrates August National Wellness Month and the August 18th birthday of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter by sharing a previously recorded interview with her. Mrs. Carter, who founded the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, was the first national figure to identify caregiver burnout and the need for emotional wellness. She also tells Sherri how she finds her “me time.”...

Host Sherri Snelling shares the latest news for July’s National Sandwich Generation Month about those family caregivers who are caring for two generations simultaneously – younger children and older parents or grandparents. We also offer some tips for caregivers in our Caregiver Wellness News on how to find a little me time and self-care for International Self-Care Day on July 24. Our inspirationa...

June is National Home Safety Month and National Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month. Sherri talks to Ken Deering, CEO of iGuard Home Solutions about how to prevent fires in the kitchen especially for our older loved ones who may have dementia. June 19 is Father’s Day so our Caregiver Wellness segment focuses on the recent news of Bruce Willis and his aphasia diagnosis – helping family car...

Season 2, Episode 9 – Calling All Caregivers – Let’s Go Shopping! What’s Your Real Age? Daydreams for Better Health May is both Older Americans Month and National Small Business Month where we spotlight two start-up businesses that are making shopping for caregivers and older adults easier, better and more affordable. Host Sherri Snelling talks to Bianca Padilla, CEO/Founder of Carewell, the store...

May is Older Americans Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, Military Families Month and Mother’s Day! We talk to radio host, Shawn Perry about “The Senior Zone” about issues facing older adults and his caregiving for his mom. and as an Air Force veteran, Shawn shares his tips on how to “move it or lose it.” For Caregiver Wellness News, Sherri shares the latest statistics on older americans and ho...

April is National Parkinson’s Awareness and National Autism Awareness Month and April 30th is National Pet Therapy Day. One thing that ties all three of these together is the healing power of pets whether real or robotic. Our expert guest this episode is Ted Fischer, CEO of Ageless Innovation which makes Joy for All Companion Pets, a line of robotic cats and dogs. Ted will talk about the therapeut...

April is National Humor Month so the perfect guest for this episode is Kelly Conway, author of a new book about growing up with and caregiving for her famous comedian father, “My Dad is Funnier Than Your Dad – Growing Up with Tim Conway in the Funniest House in America.” Kelly shares emotional moments of her childhood and caring for her dad at the end of his life. You’ll laugh and cry and learn so...

Spring officially starts March 21 and that means longer daylight hours to enjoy nature either by bringing it inside or viewing upon it from indoors. This love of nature and biophilic design is part of Sherri’s interview with Dr. Esther Sternberg, author of Healing Spaces. Dr. Sternberg talks about how our environments can help our health and wellness and shares her own insights on being a caregive...

For National Nutrition Month this March we have an exciting guest, Bonnie J. Kaplan, author of “THE BETTER BRAIN – Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition.” Bonnie talks about how our daily diets are critical to helping manage the mental and emotional health issues caregivers and their loved ones experience. For our Caregiver Wellness segment we celebrate Mar...

We’re launching this episode on February 14 – Valentine’s Day – so it’s a perfect time to look at the special caregiving role of spouses and partners. This episode also celebrates National Caregiver Day on February 18 and the ways we can practice more self-care at any time but especially when caregiving and in our home living environments. In this episode we talk to Dr. Jessica Zitter, a hospice a...

Since it is still the beginning of the New Year, we are focused on things that support a family caregiver’s physical and environmental health – two elements of our 7 Elements of Wellness which is part of the Me Time Monday program. On this episode we feature our interview with Matt Paxton, star of “Legacy List with Matt Paxton” on PBS-TV and talk about his upcoming book, “Keep the Memories, Lose t...

Welcome to Season 2 of our podcast! We’re excited to kick off new episodes of our podcast with amazing guests and more great information about caregiver wellness and well home design. For 2022, Caregiving Club has chosen a theme of “The Year of Living Colorfully.” This theme connects to the 7 elements of our Me Time Monday Wellness Edit and as always we have another wellness hack at the end of our...

Our Holiday Season episode focuses on dreams, wishes, end-of-life discussions and innovations and a glimpse into our First Annual Holiday Gift Guide and a reminder that purchases made from BlueStarSeniorTech.com using code CARE20 will give you a 20% discount and proceeds help veterans organizations. We feature an interview with Justin Crowe, founder and CEO of Parting Stone, a unique way to have a...

Our Thanksgiving episode focuses on family conversations and holiday shopping. We begin with Donna Benton, Executive Director of the USC Family Caregiver Resource Center who provides expert advice and insights on how to start the family conversation about long-term-care and end-of-life wishes. We also chat with Mark Gray, Founder and CEO of Constant Companion who gives listeners an expert shopping...

This Veteran’s Day episode includes interviews with three different people all with ties to military veterans and their family caregivers: NBC News anchor, Richard Lui, shares his experiences as a long-distance caregiver and discusses his passion project as a documentary filmmaker on “Sky Blossom” telling the stories of young military caregivers in their teens and 20s caring for a parent or grandp...