MINDRAMP PODCASTS
BRAIN HEALTH
MENTAL MANAGEMENT
A GOOD DEATH
Let's not just fade away; let's FLOURISH as we age!
The MINDRAMP Podcasts focus on three key components that have been shown to contribute to flourishing in the later years of your life. You will find mini-series of episodes that explore each component.
1) Keeping your brain and body healthy - see The Roots of Brain Health
2) Managing your mental states - see Flourishing
3) Planning the kind of death you want to have - (coming 10/1/24))
You will also find the occasional episodes that focus social concerns that I feel have an impact on our well-being, for example "Elections."
MINDRAMP PODCASTS
Re-Imagining a Village; Re-Defining Aging. A discussion with Marilyn Olsen, Executive Director of Villages Oklahoma City
Marilyn Olsen is the innovative Executive Director of Villages Oklahoma City (VOKC). She is redefining villages and developing new and innovative ways to serve older adults and to promote positive approaches to the aging process.
In this podcast interview, Marilyn explains how she got involved in the Village Movement and how her approach in OKC differs from the standard. She describes two signature programs that are foundational to VOKC.
One foundational program is the GIFT program – Gathering Information for Transitions. Members who take the GIFT workshop develop a notebook that gathers all pertinent information that might be needed in times of major , late-life transitions. It is the information you will need when you may be incapable of thinking straight.
The second major program is an ongoing brain health initiative that includes classes and workshops to help members understand how to minimize their risks for cognitive decline and dementia.
Learn more about Marilyn’s positive and optimistic approach to Qualongevity – living long and living well.
Chapters:
- Introduction
- The roots of VOKC
- The GIFT Program
- The Brain Health Initiative
- Qualongevity
- Conclusion
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