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Welcome to The Mental Health and Aging Podcast—your go-to resource for evidence-based strategies, mental health tools, and expert insights to support the psychological, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing of older adults.
Hosted by clinical geropsychologist and founder of the Center for Mental Health & Aging, Dr. Regina Koepp, this podcast is designed for therapists, psychologists, social workers, aging life care professionals, geriatric care managers, and healthcare providers who want to confidently address the mental health needs of older adults.
Most mental health and healthcare professionals were trained to focus on the physical changes of aging—but that’s only part of the picture.
This podcast explores the not-so-physical aspects of aging:
🎙️ Each episode delivers:
✔️ Practical tools and mindset shifts you can use right away
✔️ Real-life stories of healing, growth, and transformation
✔️ Behind-the-scenes lessons from building a national movement for mental health and aging
✔️ Guidance from leaders in geropsychology, health psychology, palliative care, and beyond
Whether you're seeking continuing education, clinical confidence, or a deeper understanding of how to help older adults thrive, this podcast is for you.
Because aging is more than decline. It’s development.
And there’s no expiration date on healing, transformation, or growth
Subscribe/Follow now and become the clinician older adults deserve.
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#131- How to Support Someone with Dementia and PTSD
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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#130 - Link Between Trauma and Dementia: Can Unresolved Trauma Increase Dementia Risk?
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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#129 - Sleep Problems & Dementia Risk: What Every Provider Must Know
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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#128- Alcohol + Dementia: Does moderate drinking increase dementia risk?
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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#127 - Anxiety + Dementia: Anxiety Treatment is Essential to Reducing Dementia Risk
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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#126- Depression + Dementia: How Depression Treatment Prevents Dementia- According to Science
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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#125 - Therapy That Works for 30-Year-Olds Doesn’t Always Work at 75 | Why Therapy Needs to Change With Age
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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#124- Chronic Pain and Depression: Breaking the Cycle with Mental Health Care
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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#123- Chronic Pain & Aging: 4 Themes Therapists Must Know
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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#122 - My Aging Parent Won't Stop Giving Money to A Scammer. What Can I Do?
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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#121 - Is Late Life Depression Treatable?
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May 27, 2025 |
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#120 - How I Built the Center for Mental Health & Aging
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May 20, 2025 |
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#119- Loneliness in Older People: Must Have Tools to Address Loneliness & Isolation
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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#118-How Does Financial Exploitation Affect Older Adults' Mental Health?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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#117- My Personal Experience With Vicarious Trauma: Recognizing and Healing Secondary Traumatic Stress
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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#116- PTSD and Trauma Informed Care Among Older Adults
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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#115- Must Know Barriers Keeping Older Adults from Mental Health Care
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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#114-Finding Joy in Life’s Hardest Moments with Steven Petrow
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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#113-Types of Ageism in Mental Health Care: Hidden Biases Harm Clients
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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#112- 5 Groundbreaking Insights on Mental Health and Aging from 2024
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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#111- Supporting Older Adults After Disasters: A Guide to Psychological Recovery
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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#110- What NY Times Got Wrong About ADHD and Older Adults
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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#109- LPCs and LMFTs Now Eligible for Medicare: What to Know
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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#108- The Healing Power of Nature: Science-Backed Benefits for Aging Well
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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#107- Signs and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Older Adults
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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#106- Aging and Alcohol: How to Identify Problem Drinking in Older Adults
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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#105- How to Talk with Older Adults About Mental Health Problems
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May 29, 2024 |
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#104- 5 Life Lessons I've Learned from 20 years of Working with Older Adults
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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#103- Is Anxiety Treatable in Older Adults? Expert Shares Effective Treatment
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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#102- 3 Myths About Aging and Intimacy: Lessons Learned from the Golden Bachelor.
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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#101- Leading Causes of Cognitive Impairment in Old Age
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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#100- Are Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia The Same Thing?
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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#099- Parkinsons & Sex: 5 Ways to Cultivate Intimacy When Living with Parkinson's Disease
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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#098- Which Mental Health Providers Work with Older Adults?
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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#097- Expert Advice to Older Adults New to the Mental Health Space
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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#096- Screening and Referral for Depressed Older Adults
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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#095- Signs of Depression in Older Adults
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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#094- Mental Health Care for Older Adults with HIV
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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#093- Elder Abuse is Still Underreported: Must Know Tips for Mandated Reporters with Page Ulrey
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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#092- Elder Financial Abuse by Family Members with Dr. Peter Lichtenberg
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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#091- Sexuality in Older Adults: Why Sexual Liberation Matters
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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#090- What Increases Suicide Risk Among Older Adults with Yeates Conwell, MD
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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#089- Addiction Free Solutions for Managing Chronic Pain with Dr. Stephen Grinstead
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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#088- Chronic Pain, Opioids, and Addiction among Older Adults with Dr. Sudheer Potru
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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#087- What is Biofeedback for Cardiovascular Health with Maggie Johnson, PhD
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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#086- How Chronic Pain Impacts Mental Health with Dr. Jennifer Steiner
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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#085- Differentiating Delirium, Dementia, Depression and Psychosis in Medically Vulnerable Older Adults
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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#084- How To Be an Ally To Transgender Older Adults with Loree Cook-Daniels
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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#083- Brief Effective Pain Management for Older Adults with Beth Darnall, PhD
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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#082- Diabetes and Depression: What To Know and What To Do with Mary de Groot, PhD
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May 17, 2022 |
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#081- How Our Beliefs About Aging Impact Health and Well-being with Becca Levy, PhD
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May 04, 2022 |
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#080- Assisted Living for Deaf Seniors
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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#079- What Is It Like To Live With Dementia? Chrissy Thelker Shares Her Story
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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#078- Dementia Health Disparities Affecting African Americans
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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#077- Tips to Help You Age in Place with Alzheimers & Dementia
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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#076- Benefits of Early Detection of Alzheimers & Dementia
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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#075- 10 Must Know Dementia Warning Signs
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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#074- Attitudes About Sexuality & Aging with Maggie Syme, PhD, MPH
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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#073- Mental Health & Substance Abuse Recovery for Seniors
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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#072- Risks and Benefits of Aducanumab for Alzheimer's Disease
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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#071- After Stroke Depression & Recovery with Angie Burke
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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#070- Helping Care for Aging Parents & Becoming a Family Caregiver
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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#069- Addressing Ageism with Humor & Civility with Steven Petrow
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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#068- Legal Justice for Seniors: Ending Elder Abuse & Exploitation with Page Ulrey
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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#067- Preventing Financial Elder Abuse & Exploitation with Dr. Peter Lichtenberg
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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#066- Elder Financial Abuse by Family Members: Schottenstein Family Story
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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#065- Elder Abuse and Elder Abuse Reporting Resources
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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#064- [REPOST] Affirming Care for Transgender Older Adults with Loree Cook-Daniels
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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#063- [REPOST] Enhancing Care for LGTBQ Seniors with SAGE’s Tim Johnston, PhD
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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#062- Family Legacy of Dementia Caregiving with MJ Grant
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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#061- How Growing Up in Poverty Inspired My Career in Mental Health and Aging
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May 25, 2021 |
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#060- Addressing Suicide Among Older Adults with Yeates Conwell, MD
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May 19, 2021 |
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#059- How Does Ageism & Age Discrimination Affect Older Adults' Health
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May 11, 2021 |
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#058- Anxiety in Elderly Adults: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments
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May 04, 2021 |
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#057- The Mental Health Crisis Facing Older Adults & Their Families
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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#056- Cancer Caregiver Support & Bereavement Groups with Ronni Levine, LMFT
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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#055- Facts About Aging and Alcohol: Signs of Alcohol Abuse in Older Adults & How to Help
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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#054- Living and Aging Well with HIV: The Need for Better Mental Health Care with Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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#053- Older Adults Caring for Adult Children with Autism with Lois Shingler
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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#052- When Aging Parents Need Help: Family Caregiving Roles & Impacts with Dr. Sara Qualls
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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#051- The 12 Best Brain Health Recommendations to Reduce Risk for Dementia
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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#050- The Positive Effects of Nature on Brain Health and Mental Health with Dr. Paula Hartman-Stein
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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#049- Mild Cognitive Impairment Vs. Dementia Vs. Alzheimer's
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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#048- Tips for Better Communication in Dementia Care: 3 Caregiving Traps to Avoid with Dr. Natali Edmonds
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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#047- Living with Dementia: Finding Purpose and Hope with Christine Thelker
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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#046- Elderly Parent Calling Multiple Times a Day? 5 Expert Tips
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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#045- Dementia Education for African American Families with Dr. Fayron Epps
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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#044- Lower Caregiver Stress with Proven Resilience Strategies
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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#043- Managing Caregiver Guilt and Shame about Moving Aging Parent to Assisted Living
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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#042- How to Start a Senior Living Discussion with Aging Parents
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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#041- Expert Tips for Finding Senior Living with a Mental Health Condition - with Candy Cohn
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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#040- Older Adults and Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 5 Proven Strategies
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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#039- Dementia Communication Tips with Alzheimer's Poetry Project's Gary Glazner
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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#038- Real Talk about Hospice & Palliative Care with Lauren Marcewicz, MD
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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#037- How to Talk About End of Life Wishes - with Patty Webster, The Conversation Project
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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HIV, Mental Health, and Older Adults: Must Know Statistics
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Caregiving During COVID: 5 Self-Care Strategies for Caregivers
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Affirming Care for Transgender Older Adults with Loree Cook-Daniels
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Support Veterans With Loving Conversations. Expert Tips from a Former VA Psychologist
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Exercise Program For Seniors: How to Strengthen Body and Mind with Vivo's Eric Levitan
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Art & Alzheimer's: Dementia Awareness Through Visual Storytelling with Gina Martin
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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FAQs about Dementia and Voting with Jennifer Mathis of The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Tips for Living Independently and Safely with Alzheimer's & Dementia
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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How to Reduce the Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease - Interview with Dr. Vonetta Dotson
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Aging & Sexuality: Benefits & Barriers of Sex Among Seniors
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Is Cannabis Use Safe for Older Adults? Interview with Dr. Peter Grinspoon
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Psychological Assessment and Therapy with Older Adults: What to Expect in a First Session
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Older Adults and Suicide: What You Can Do to Help
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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When Caregivers Have Chronic Medical Illness of Their Own - with Dr. Kandi Schmidt
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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5 Facts You Should Know about Dementia Caregiving
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Combat Ageism and Become an Older Person in Training - with Ashton Applewhite
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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COVID-19 Health Disparities among African American and Latinx Seniors - with Dr. Monique Williams
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Is Dementia a Normal Part of Aging?
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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7 Benefits of Early Diagnosis of Dementia
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Noticing Signs of Memory Loss? 5 Next Steps
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Know the 10 Memory Loss Warning Signs
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Older Adult Refusing To Go To the Doctor? Try These 5 Expert Tips
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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The Unique Needs of LGTBQ Caregivers - with SAGE's Tim Johnston, PhD
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Enhancing Care for LGTBQ Seniors - with SAGE's Tim Johnston, PhD
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Dementia Rates Highest for African Americans: Tips for Equitable Care - with Dr. Vonetta Dotson
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Why I Do Antiracist Work & Why You Should, Too
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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The Best Treatment for Sleep Problems in Elderly Adults - with Dr. Daniel Wachtel
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May 26, 2020 |
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Expert Tips for Helping Suicidal Older Adults
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May 20, 2020 |
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Depression in Older Adults: What to Know and How to Help
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May 12, 2020 |
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Love After Loss: The Courage to Find Love After Widowhood
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May 05, 2020 |
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Grief and Loss During COVID (Part 2): Forced to Grieve Without a Funeral
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Grief and Loss During COVID (Part 1): Anticipatory Grief and Ambiguous Loss
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Older Adults, Families, and Senior Care Communities Working Together During COVID-19
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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The Psychology Behind Retired Doctors and Nurses Returning To Work During COVID-19
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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Mental Wellness Tips for Older Adults During COVID-19
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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#001- Welcome to the Psychology of Aging!
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Mar 23, 2020 |