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• This Chair Rocks: Book Review

  

  Published 15 March 2016. Ashton Applewhite is a force to be reckoned with. Author, speaker, and advocate, Applewhite has become renown over the last few years a... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2020 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Happy 8th Blogoversary

  

  Photo by postbear. Today marks 8 years since I launched this blog, The Generation Above Me. Happy Blogoversary to TGAM! Origins I started this blog as a way to... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2019 Top 10 Posts

  

  Photo by draml. Another year is coming to a close. Many of the posts from 2019 are related to the university courses that I teach: During Fall 2019, I taught... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• I'll See You in My Dreams: Film Review

  

  Released 15 May 2015. Directed by Brett Haley, I'll See You in My Dreams (2015), Blythe Danner stars as Carol, a widow of twenty years who is negotiating throug... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Prepare for Your Care: A Free Resource for ACP

  

  Photo by programwitch via Creative Commons. Because I teach in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of Southern Indiana, I have the... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2019 MAIA Review: Day Two

  

  Highlights from MAIA on Friday, August 9, 2019. I have a few notes that I haven't shared from the Twelfth Annual Mid-American Institute on Aging and Wellness... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• CRP: Biomarker of Health and Longevity

  

  Photo by Benoit LERAY. I have grown more curious about the technical information related to blood tests I undergo during my annual check up. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Fall (Prevention) Festival

  

  Evansville West Side Nut Club Fall Festival 2002 Photo by alandberning For several reasons, I strengthen my core muscles by doing exercises. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Vanden Bosch and Scheidt Review Films About Aging

  

  Photo by Flicktone via Creative Commons I teach at USI within the College of Nursing and the Health Professions as a gerontologist with a decade of experience. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2019 MAIA Review: Aging & Wellness in the Tristate

  

  MAIA at USI on August 8 and 9, 2019 I've been reflecting on my fourth experience attending the Mid-America Institute on Aging and Wellness. This event was the... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• What They Had: Film Review

  

  21 January 2018. It took me two months to watch this What They Had (2018). The film was neither too long nor too boring. Quite the contrary. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Learning from MAIA 2019 Sponsors and Exhibitors

  

  The 12th Annual MAIA swag bag This year was the fourth time that I have attended the Mid-America Institute on Aging and Wellness. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Coming of Age in Films: Book Review

  

  Published April 1, 2019. I love a book that gazes at objects from popular culture through the viewpoint of higher education. Garrett delivers a powerful mix of... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• BMI: Biomarker for Longevity and Health

  

  Photo by St. Murse Body Mass Index, also called BMI, appears to be a simple tool for determining a healthy ratio between height and weight. Not so. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Finding Your Feet: Film Review

  

  Released February 23, 2018. The tagline for Finding Your Feet (2017) is "Sometimes you need a push in the right direction." However, it could have been: "Life... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2019 Mid-America Institute on Aging and Wellness Preview

  

  Click on Photo to Enlarge. Two months from today, the Mid-American Institutes on Aging and Wellness will take place. It's a two day event, held this year on... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Advice for Future Corpses: Book Review

  

  Published 12 June 2018. Because I teach a university class on death, dying and bereavement, I read about a half dozen books on the topic annually. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Gero Screagle Pride

  

  USI defeated West Texas A M 94-84.I was one of 7,330 fans at the Ford Center. When my husband took a job in Evansville, I wasn't sure what opportunities I... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• On the Brink of Everything: Book Review

  

  Published 26 June 2018. Palmer J. Palmer was goaded into publishing this book--On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, Getting Old (2018)--after his edito... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Gracious Uncertainty: Book Review

  

  Published 15 August 2017. Jane Sigloh, a retired Episcopal priest, has published Gracious Uncertainty: Faith in the Second Half of Life (2017). Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH