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The Age Guide: Perspectives on the Aging Journey
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.
The Age Guide: Perspectives on the Aging Journey
Latest Episodes
Ageism Awareness Day: The Gift of Growing Older
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. Dr...
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Aging Well: Taking Steps Towards Preventing Falls – with Dr Tanvi Bhatt and Alaine Kvedaras
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 agin...
Aging Well: How to Outsmart Scammers - with Courtney Hedderman
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, ...
Aging Well: Stories That Shift Perspectives - with Christina Peoples
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...
Aging Well: The LGBTQIA+ Aging Experience - with Billy Rogers
In this episode of Aging Well, host Gretchen Knowlton talks with Billy Rogers, the President of Golden Rainbows of Illinois South and a longtime advocate for the LQBTQ+ community. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience, Billy shar...