Senior Moments

Carol Janousek shares her story of being adopted at birth and then in her late 50’s finding her birth family.  Not only that, but our host Carol Chiarito also shares her story as the two met and became “facebook friends” in a group there for adoptees.   Mrs. Janousek’s story has all sorts of twists and turns as she shares even more about her own children and we have a special treat from her husban...

Welcome to this 2021 special Holiday edition with our host, Carol Chiarito as she encourages families to “have a chat” this holiday season. Whether you’ve visited your parents and have noticed a change in their interactions, their memory, their abilities or if you are noticing those same changes in yourself….it may be time to have “the Kitchen Table Talk”, as referred to by Chiarito.  Taken from h...

This week of Veterans Day is the perfect time to share this two-part episode featuring Michael Mikelson and the story of the movie “Missing Over Tokyo”. Part one will take us back to the beginning of this journey when he was 11 years old curious about a WWII picture he found in the family scrapbook. Part two will lead us through the happenstances of events that led to his ongoing findings, uncover...

This week of Veterans Day is the perfect time to share this two-part episode featuring Michael Mikelson and the story of the movie “Missing Over Tokyo”. Part one will take us back to the beginning of this journey when he was 11 years old curious about a WWII picture he found in the family scrapbook. Part two will lead us through the happenstances of events that led to his ongoing findings, uncover...

Spending time with Gene Verdu, or as his friends refer to him, “Uncle Gene,” was such an amazing day for me! This episode was created to be the kick-off podcast for The Love A Senior Day in St. Clair County, (Belleville, IL) in October 2021. We unfortunately had to postpone the event until June 10, 2022, so we decided to move forward with the podcasts and share the great stories Uncle Gene has to...

Retirement is sometimes a daunting event. Getting yourself into a new groove and finding new things to do. Well how about retiring and moving from your home of 37 years, across the country 3300 miles?!  Meeting new people, finding things to do in the new city, and more could be life changing.  Meet John Cannon who did just that. In this episode he will share his “hoop dreams”, the story of how he...

It has been said “Laughing is, and will always be, the best form of therapy.”  Well our mission at the Senior Moments podcast is to share joyful and inspiring stories….positive stories about aging, retirement and cool things available for us as we grow older. If you have been following the Senior Moments Podcast through season 1, we truly hope you were inspired by one of our fun interviews.   The...

Welcome to Bruce Oren owner of Peace of Mind Estate Services, Bristol, CT.  For a lot of us, cleaning out or getting rid of cherished items after 50, 60, 70 years is one of the hardest things we have to deal with. Where do you start, how do we even know what to keep? Well, in the spirit of SPRING CLEANING, we share with you this very caring service. Hear how and why he started this business as a h...

This episode of Senior Moments welcomes the founders of Forgotten Angels, from Jacksonville, FL Kathi Snow and Sandi King.   Kathi, Sandi along with their mother Peggy McKenney founded Forgotten Angels as a non-profit organization and have grown this idea over the years to what it is today, serving over 36 nursing homes and over 3000 elders last year.   Peggy, originally from Lexington, KY is the...

Rounding out our Ms Senior Jacksonville pageant we will hear from the 2019 Senior Queen herself, Brenda Griffin. She describes herself with having a natural passion for learning, teaching, and sharing information. Currently, she manifests her passion through her roles of Bible Teacher, Resiliency Coach at her local YMCA and financial literacy and wellness advocate. Before retiring from paid work,...

Senior Moments welcomes Lynette Sorrells Hipsher, the 2019 Ms. Senior Diva Jacksonville. Lynette is a Jacksonville, FL native, a graduate from Andrew Jackson Senior High School, and a former USFL Jacksonville Bulls Cheerleader. Lynette is a Certified Nursing Assistant and owns her own in-home senior daycare business. She and her husband Michael Hipsher 2 Daughters, 2 sons, and 4 grandchildren betw...

Welcome back to part 2 of our interview with Kenyonn Demps the founder and President of A Seasoned Affair, the home of the Ms Senior Jacksonville pageant, and the Ms Senior Diva pageant.   I met Kenyonn while working in Jacksonville with the Love A Senior Day in 2019, the story she shared with me then about her “WHY” for doing these pageants, led me right back to her for this podcast so I can shar...

This episode of Senior Moments features Kenyonn Demps the founder and President of A Seasoned Affair, the home of the Ms Senior Jacksonville pageant, and the Ms Senior Diva pageant.   I met Kenyonn while working in Jacksonville with the Love A Senior Day in 2019, the story she shared with me then about her “WHY” for doing these pageants, led me right back to her for this podcast so I can share it...

This episode of Senior Moments welcomes Diana Hall President and CEO of ActivArmorTM.   Diana Hall graduated from Colorado School of Mines in 1997 with a degree in Chemical Engineering, and has worked in process engineering and software for Fortune 500 companies across the country. She completed her MBA at Colorado State University in Fort Collins in 2007, worked as a Business Development Director...

This episode of Senior Moments continues the conversation between friends. Carol Stroud, featured in Episode 1, Part 1, with her wonderful story of finding your identity in retirement and mixing up your own personal recipe for life, now shares a conversation with our host Carol Chiarito.  You will hear the "inside" personal story of the The Love a Senior Company and learn what the inspiration was...

Senior Moments welcomes Carol Stroud as our first guest. Listen in on this two-part podcast as she reflects on her 22 year career as an internal auditor for Montgomery County Texas and how hard it was at first to "retire" until finding her "recipe" for happiness. She shares tips and ideas to help others searching for their own retirement happiness recipe. Carol and our founder Carol Chiarito remin...

Senior Moments, a podcast about aging with a smile, senior interviews about living their best lives, and the companies, organizations and most of all, the people who love them. On this intro to our series, meet the host, Carol Chiarito!