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Welcome to the Age Guide podcast highlighting perspectives on the aging journey. We are here to be your personal Age Guide and enhance your quality of life on the road ahead. This podcast is about putting a face on aging and giving a voice to older adults and caregivers by highlighting their experiences and stories. We want to provide a window into the struggles and joys of aging, to dispel myths and combat ageism. This podcast is hosted by AgeGuide Northeastern Illinois, an Area Agency on Aging in Northeastern Illinois. At AgeGuide, it is our mission to be a vital resource and advocate for people as we age by providing thoughtful guidance, supportive services, and meaningful connections.
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What makes a community a great place to live, work, and grow older? In our new season of The Age Guide, we will explore livable communities and what makes a community a place where people can thrive at every age. In our first episode, we are joined by Bill Armbruster, Senior Advisor at AARP Livable Communities for a conversation about building inclusive, livable communities that support people at every stage of life. Bill shares how communities across the country are working to become more in...
Aging happens to all of us, yet ageism remains one of the most accepted forms of bias in our society. In a special Ageism Awareness Day episode, Gretchen talks with Jeanette Leardi, social gerontologist and author of Aging Sideways. Drawing from both research and personal experience as a family caregiver, Jeanette challenges the myths and misconceptions that shape how our culture views aging and invites listeners to try out an entirely new perspective. Jeanette explains the science behind why...
In this episode of Aging Well, Dr. Tanvi Bhatt, Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Illinois Chicago, and Alaine Kvedaras, AgeGuide’s Health Promotion and Education Specialist, explore why falls are not an inevitable part of aging and what we can do to reduce your risk. Dr. Bhatt explains the science behind balance, including the important difference between maintaining balance during everyday activities and reacting to an unexpected slip or trip. She shares how reactive balanc...
In this episode of Aging Well, Gretchen Knowlton welcomes Courtney Hedderman, Senior Associate Director for Advocacy and Outreach at AARP Illinois, and a leading voice in fraud prevention. As scams become increasingly sophisticated and costly, Courtney shares why fraud can happen to anyone and how criminals are using technology, artificial intelligence, emotional manipulation, and impersonation tactics to target people of all ages. Listeners will learn about the most common scams today,...
In this episode of Aging Well, we have Christina Peoples, a gerontologist, educator, speaker, health promotion coordinator, and founder of Gero-What?, a digital platform making conversations about aging more relatable, inclusive, and accessible. Through her work, Christina challenges ageism, amplifies historically marginalized voices, and centers the experiences and wisdom of Black elders. Christina explains how our physical health, emotional well-being, relationships, environments, identitie...
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