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Palliative Care is Pain Control: Ep. 37 Aug 29, 2016

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What is Palliative Care? Pastor William “Bill” Harman is our today's guest and he'll tell us more about Palliative Care. You can listen to the show at http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/palliative-care-is-pain-control What the heck is Palliative Care? I'd never heard of it before 2016. Pastor William “Bill” Harman came on the show to explain Palliative Care to us. His background is long so I'll summarize his current activities: * Center for Global Awareness * Evangelical Lutheran Church in America * Lives in Encinitas, CA Bill Harman is the Chaplain with the Palliative Care Team at Scripps Encinitas Hospital. He came on the show to talk to us What is it? Palliative Care is not hospice. It is specialized medical care to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. This is for conditions that won’t be cured but can be managed. Some diseases include COPD, other respiratory disorders, and cancer. Why would someone want it? This care is designed for comfort and pain management. It is for the seriously ill, but for those who are trying to get better. Palliative care helps minimize pain and discomfort. 90% of hospitals that have over 300 beds have a palliative care program. What does a Chaplain do? Chaplains are educators. Chaplains provide spiritual care, and educate people about end of life. Bill is familiar with 55 religious preferences and helps facilitate the dying’s wishes. Bill said that according to the “happiness index”, Bhutan is the happiest country because of how they deal with death. Chaplains deal with human issues, not necessary religion. Why does it even exist? In the 1950s, people died earlier. Now we are extending life. As we extend life we need to answer questions for ourselves. If we want to extend our own lives longer, then palliative care can help with the discomfort and pain we feel because of disease. Who pays for it? Although Medicare pays for the bulk of palliative care, there are pediatric palliative care teams at certain hospitals. Stories: To hear the both stories in full, listen to the episode on iTunes, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict. For instructions on how to listen on your smartphone, go HERE. Surfer Story: Bill told us a story about a surfer who had cancer. He wasn’t going to survive and he wanted to spend one more night on the beach. The team was able to get him to the beach to help accommodate his last wish. Hawaii Story: Bill told us of another patient who wanted to go to Hawaii. The team wasn’t able to send him to Hawaii, but they DID throw a Hawaiian party for her. Marriage: Another story was how a patient wanted to see his daughter get married. Many of the things that the team did was similar to Make a Wish. Bill can be reached at Harman.William@ScrippsHealth.org Today’s Freebie: http://RockYourRetirement.com/Pain http://traffic.libsyn.com/rockyourretirement/Bill_Harman_160614_IFinal.mp3

Hearing Impaired: Can you see it? Ep. 36 Aug 22, 2016

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TJ Barnes is with us today to talk about Hearing Impairment. She will give us tips from her personal experience. You can listen to the show at http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/hearing-impaired-can-you-see-it Did you know that 10% of the population is hearing impaired and that 1% is deaf? I met TJ Barnes at The Hearing Experience at an event. I had to interview her because of her story. She has been an RN for over 20 years and is the CEO of HEARCommunication. TJ understands this disability personally because she was born with a hearing loss. She's been working over 20 years with the hearing impaired as a nurse, and she also has a personal story. She told the story of how she was run over by a skier who didn't understand that she couldn’t hear him yelling at her to get out-of-the-way. Her friend said, “He couldn't see that you can’t hear” and that’s what gave her the idea for a world-wide symbol for the hearing impaired. Hiking trails can use the symbol. Biking trails can use the symbol. Businesses can use the symbol. Any place where people with hearing impairment might be can have a symbol. TJ is on a mission to get these hearing impaired symbols installed in public places because if we know that there are hearing-impaired people there, we can watch for them. TJ’s interview gave us great information including “1h0 foods that you can use to help reduce hearing loss” so I created that freebie for you, and you can download it HERE. She also gave us some other great tips. Let the hospital know if your loved one is hearing impaired so that they can take measures to keep him or her comfortable. From personal experience, I can't hear my chiropractor when she puts her hands over my ears to do an adjustment so I let her know. I couldn't capture all the information she gave us, because the interview was so jam-packed. Listen to the episode yourself for more great tips! Teresa “TJ” Barnes is a Registered Nurse / Keynote Speaker / Consultant / Trainer / HearC Products Contact information: (800) 491-9483 info@hearcommunication.com www.hearcommunication.com Today’s freebie can be downloaded at http://RockYourRetirement.com/hear http://traffic.libsyn.com/rockyourretirement/Teresa_TJ_Barnes_160602_IFinalo.mp3

Muscle Re-calibration: Episode 35 Aug 15, 2016

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How to help with symptoms of Parkinson's? Neil Denaut is here to teach us how we can do muscle re-calibration. You can listen to the show at http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/muscle-re-calibration Muscle Re-calibration: How to help with symptoms of Parkinson’s. Neil moved to San Diego from New York in September 2014. He says he was called there in a dream. He kept dreaming about missing his flight to San Diego. This dream went on for four years until he finally made the move and relocated his family. After that he started working more with extreme injuries. His purpose is to find more ways to help the injured. He wants to help 1000 people become pain free. Why Muscle Re-Calibration? Neil has been correcting injuries for the past 16 years. He has amassed over 25,000 hours of personalized exercise and injury work. Furthermore, during the past 5 years he has been incorporating Ki-Hara Resistance Stretching into his work and the results have been profound! This technique helps with Muscle Re-calibration. Some of his clients were told that they’d never run again and they began running in as little as 8 weeks. He has seen how muscle re-calibration has dramatically improved their ability to do daily activities in as little as two months. Muscle Re-calibration has helped them to become increasingly stronger. Muscle Re-calibration seems to have slowed the physical symptoms of Parkinson's disease! Neil’s life is dedicated to helping others in extreme need. He wants to teach others how the GREAT methods that he has learned can help. A story about Muscle Re-Calibration: Neil told us the story about Dan, who was his first Parkinson’s patient. He had a great sense of humor and had spent his life in the gym. Dan worked with Neil so he “could get back to working out”. Dan's attitude never weakened, and he always saw himself getting better. The most profound thing that Neil saw about their work together was that even though Dan’s body was shutting down, it still responded to the treatment. Dan passed away, but was pain-free. Neil's experience with Dan that made him realize just how powerful the technique is. That’s why he helps people with muscular re-calibration through the stretching technique. What do you think people should know BEFORE they retire? They should know that they don’t have to live in pain. They don’t have to accept where their bodies are. There is a great method that can give them a greater quality of life and it happens extremely quickly. What advice would you give to a retiree who feels stuck? Today is the first day of the rest of your life. You have every opportunity to live the life that you desire if you just focus on what’s possible and not what your current situation is. The solutions are there and the results are yours for the taking. Contact information: 619-736-8995 MuscletherapySD@gmail.com www.muscletherapysandiego.com *Note: Rock Your Retirement makes no health claims on this technique. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns. Today’s Freebie can be found at http://RockYourRetirement.com/stretch http://traffic.libsyn.com/rockyourretirement/Neil_Denaut_160520_IFinalo.mp3

How to age at home: Episode 34 Aug 08, 2016

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Fritzi Gros-Daillon will talk about how we can age at home. One of the toughest things to decide about after retirement is where to stay. You can listen to the show at: http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/how-to-age-at-home Age at Home: Fritzi Gros-Daillon knows how to do it. She is a former senior move manager and has worked with 1000 families while being a long-distance caregiver for her parents in California. Fritzi founded Household Guardians in 2013 as an age at home consulting firm. Her passion for keeping family members safe in their own home environment for as long as possible has grown from years watching family's struggle to make the best decisions. Her environmental business background, certification as a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS), Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and years of experience bring a combination of expertise and perspective to the current aging in place issues. Her book, “Grace and Grit: Insights to Real Life Challenges of Aging for Adult Children and their Parents,”, has won three national awards since publication in June 2014. Fritzi's interview on how to age at home was jam-packed full of information, so I was furiously writing it down. Some great information she gave us: * There are Toilet Paper Holders that can be used as balance bars. They can support 250 pounds of weight and look great. * Call them BALANCE bars, not grab bars. Our aging population doesn’t like these old sounding words. * Easy things to do related to lighting: * LED lighting on railings help. * Toe kicks can help. * Motion sensor lights help to raise our consciousness. * Motion sensor lights help us see where to put our feet and help reduce falls. * Add railings to hallways above the wainscoting. * Look ahead 6 months to see what needs to be done. * Smart soles are shoe inserts that work with an alert system. * Change lighting to reduce glare. * Cover or remove mirrors and reflective surfaces. * Remove family photos and replace them with pictures of flowers and landscaping. * Remove busy patterns on walls floors and furniture. * Use color to differentiate items such as plastic glasses and plates. * Be conscious of odors and sharp sounds. Use lavender, not rosemary. * Install soft background music. These are just a few items. She has a 240 point assessment that she does to help you age at home. What do you think people should know BEFORE they retire? An assessment of your home can give you ideas for now and the future; It can increase the “visibility” of your home for all family members. What if someone is “stuck in their retirement? Stay engaged. Find a place to volunteer or learn a new skill. The experts are looking at this next generation of retirees to provide $2 Trillion of value in expertise to the national economy through volunteering and mentoring..it is a part of the national conversation. Contact information: 800-984-1186 fritzi@householdguardians.com www.householdguardians.com To get today's freebie, go to http://RockYourRetirement.com/ALZ

One Word: happiness Episode 33 Aug 01, 2016

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Happiness is what everyone wants. Have you found your happiness? Maura Sweeney is with us today to talk about that in today's podcast episode. You can listen to the show at: http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/one-word-happiness-episode-33 Maura is called the “Happiness Ambassador”. How did she become the happiness ambassador? Maura Sweeney was called “water works” by her grandmother because she was always crying. She made a decision when she was young to become a happier person, and she did! She watched older people and found out that those who were following their own minds were happy, and those who were following what someone else wanted them to do weren’t. Maura Sweeney is a Happiness Expert and Next Generation Thought Leader: She is an: Author | Podcaster | International Speaker | Huffington Post Contributor | Media Guest with the focus on Influence, Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Personal and Career Branding. Featured in over 100 media outlets including Tampa Bay Times, Match.com, Midlife Boulevard, BBC Radio and overseas TV news. We had a great conversation about how to become happy. If you need a little extra happiness in your life, head over to the podcast and take a listen. Maura helps people find their own happiness through her blogs, videos, books, media interviews, e-courses and lectures, and she helps them connect with their inner selves. She calls it the GPS of happiness. She has a podcast where she asks a question each week and talks about it for about 10 minutes. Short and sweet and makes you think. It’s called “Living Happy from the Inside Out”. Also, you can buy Maura Sweeney’s Books HERE. What do you think people should know BEFORE they retire? Instead of complicating things, ask what you most value. Simplify your life and move on to what’s next. If you are stuck: Most of all, don’t get down on yourself. Listen to the podcast to hear the instructions, but you can also think about your childhood and find out what you used to play with, create, or think about. Maura’s Freebie: Maura is giving away a free e-book to our listeners. You can email her at Maura@Maura4u.com and put “Rock Your Retirement” in the subject line, and just ask for the book, “Exiting the Comfort Zone – Dance or Die” Contact information: Maura@Maura4u.com www.Maura4u.com Bonus Freebie: Get today’s Rock Your Retirement Freebie, “The ten episodes to increase your happiness”, by going to http://RockYourRetirement.com/happiness.

Deserving Desire: Bonus Episode Jul 30, 2016

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Let's talk about Sexual Desire with Beth Montemurro. You can listen to the show at http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/bonus-episode-deserving-desire Why did Beth write the book, Deserving Desire? Beth Montemurro is a sociology professor at Penn State University. During the last 15 years she's been studying gender and sexuality. She has studied bridal showers and bachelorette parties (which was her doctoral dissertation), male exotic dancers, reality television, and attitudes. She is interested in the ways that people learn about and develop sexual selves through interaction with culture and the ways in which gender norms are created and sustained in everyday life. I spoke with her because of her book, Deserving Desire: Women's Stories of Sexual Evolution. I loved this paperback book cover! Although it’s considered a textbook, she can help the non-academic as well, and I plan to purchase a copy of this book for my kindle. We live in a youth-oriented culture. How does this affect women and our desire as we age? Beth told me several stories about some women she interviewed. Please listen to the episode to hear those stories. We talked about how our partners mold our definitions of who we are sexually. When a woman goes through menopause, there is no change in desire unless she isn't active sexually, in which case her desire tends to lessen. Beth sent me a beautiful signed copy of her book, Deserving Desire, to give away in a drawing. If you read this before 8/12/16, there is still time to enter to win it! Just go to http://RockYourRetirement.com/drawing to enter. Note: You must be residing in the USA in order to win. Good luck! Author’s Book(s): * Something Old, Something Bold: Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties * Deserving Desire: Women's Stories of Sexual Evolution * Something Old, Something Bold: Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties What do you think people should know BEFORE they retire? Maintaining sexual desire is normal as people age and no one should feel limited by stereotypes about aging. What to do if you feel stuck? Stay engaged in relationships. Seek out new relationships. Accept that the way your sexuality is expressed may change, but that does not mean sexual intimacy becomes unimportant or non-existent. Contact information: If you are a man in your 50s and 60s, Beth wants to interview you about a research study she's conducting! Please email her to set up a phone appointment. Phone: 215-881-7566 Email: eam15@psu.edu Website: abington.psu.edu/beth-montemurro www.facebook.com/deservingdesire Don't forget to enter the drawing! http://RockYourRetirement.com/drawing http://traffic.libsyn.com/rockyourretirement/Beth_Montemurro_160516_Finalc.mp3

It gets better! Retirement Gets Better Ep 32 Jul 25, 2016

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Some of us may think that after retirement, we'd just be sitting around and do nothing but Noel Baker talks to us about how after retirement, it gets better. You can listen to the show at http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/it-gets-better-episode-32 Today we interviewed Noel Baker, a retiree who has some advice for us. It gets better! It gets better! Noel grew up in Minnesota and attended college at the University of Minnesota. After college, she worked for about a year before getting married. In 1970 she moved to Colorado with her husband, where she spent the next 8 years raising her 2 children and was very involved in politics. Once she and her husband divorced, she had to gain employment. She worked a few different jobs, including work at a bill collecting agency and as a counselor at a detox center for alcoholics. She worked as a Senior Administrative Assistant for KPMG, an accounting firm for 26 years. The firm decided to downsize in the fall of 2009 and Noel was forced to retire at 64 years old she wasn’t ready for it and like many retirees, became depressed. She didn’t let that stop her though and soon she was up and about rocking her retirement. It gets better. It gets better! SOCIAL AND FAMILY She joined her local recreation center where she made a circle of friends, and they enjoyed going to the movies. She also enjoys going to lunch with the ladies from the recreation center. Now that she has friends, she knows that it gets better. ADVENTURE AND TRAVEL Noel does like to travel inside the USA and a year ago made a trip to see her youngest daughter in Utah. She also travels to Minnesota to see her sister. AND…she is also hoping to take a cruise sometime. We discussed Costco Cruises and Celebrity Cruises. Travel… it gets better! HEALTH Eating healthy and exercising are very important to her. She didn’t exercise at all until she retired as she felt like she had no time. Noel gave up smoking and put on some weight. She goes to the recreation center to get exercise and go swimming. Her doctor told her if you do nothing else, drink lots of water. Good advice, Noel! When you take care of your health…it gets better! What do you think people should know BEFORE they retire? It gets better. There are friends to be made, places to go, and things to do. We have a lot of listeners who are new retirees or maybe feel stuck in their lives at the moment. If you were sitting across the table from a new retiree, what’s the one piece of advice that you would give to have a successful retirement? Look around at the possibilities. Volunteering or taking a class. Find something you love and do it! To find out about Senior Centers near you, do a search in your area or you can go HERE. http://traffic.libsyn.com/rockyourretirement/033_R_Noel_Baker_160506_IFinal.mp3

Retirement and Meetup: Episode 31 Jul 18, 2016

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Of course, retirement and meetup can be done altogether. Debbie Sanford will share with us how she managed to make new friends after she retirement. You can listen to the show at: http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/retirement-and-meetup-episode-31 Debbie Sanford teaches us about Retirement and Meetup, and how they go together. Debbie Sanford is a native Californian who lived in the Bay Area for 64 years. She retired in June 2014 after teaching preschool for 24 years. Shortly thereafter, her long-term marriage broke up and her youngest daughter became pregnant. She decided to purchase the “beach house” of her dreams, which was a lovely manufactured home within blocks of the beach. It had always been a fantasy of hers to live near the beach and she wanted to be close to her daughter. Three weeks after she moved, her first grandchild was born. SOCIAL AND FAMILY Debbie didn’t know anyone in the area other than her daughter. Already feeling like her life had gone full circle, but she needed friends, she joined the activities in her 55+ living community, met some fun women her age, and shared happy hours and fun times with them. But other things were missing, such as a book club, bunko, and volunteering. She had all participated in the Bay Area for the last 35 years. Enter the world of Meetups!! She joined a variety of meetup groups including Hiking, Book club, and Random acts of kindness. Retirement and Meetup certainly go together! VOLUNTEER AND PHILANTHROPY In addition to spending time in Retirement and Meetup, Debbie loves to volunteer and believes by volunteering you are really helping yourself by helping others. Some places she volunteers for are: * Meals on Wheels * Encinitas Lions Club * Kiwanis * Afterschool programs teaching children who speak Spanish to read English Before You Retire: Before retirement, Debbie was nervous and a little anxious. She wishes she would have known how happy she would be in retirement. Getting “unstuck” in your retirement: Look for a meeting in a city you live in for the volunteer bureaus. This meeting will tell you all the volunteer opportunities in all the cities in your area. Volunteering doesn’t have to be a physical activity. There are a wide range of different opportunities you can pick something based on what you like to do. Remember, you can Rock Your Retirement too, but finding something you love. Perhaps Meetup.com is the place to find it! http://traffic.libsyn.com/rockyourretirement/R_Debbie_Sanford_060422_IFinals.mp3

Retirement as a Couple: Episode 30 Jul 11, 2016

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How to survive retirement as a couple? Let's find out in today's episode. You can listen to the show at http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/retirement-as-a-couple-episode-30 Miriam Goodman is the author of “Too much Togetherness: Surviving Retirement as a couple”. This book teaches us how to survive retirement as a couple. I asked her to come on the show because I’ve seen marriages break up after retirement she shared her insights on how to prevent that. As you know, retirement is not just about money. Retirement includes all the other things that your financial advisor never told you about. Miriam can help us stay together after we retire. To prepare for the book, Miriam interviewed couples with different situations, but many situations included the husband being retired, but the women weren’t ready to retire. One thing to watch for when one member of a couple retires is that a job gives you structure, community, and purpose. In order to survive retirement as a couple, you need to replace that structure, community, and purpose, or your relationship may take a hit. Neither the wife nor the husband is apt to say, “I don’t want to be with you for 24 hours a day,” so have a plan. Miriam suggests that to survive retirement as a couple, you need to schedule time to be together. You also need to schedule time to be apart and to do your own thing. It is usually the role of the women to schedule these activities. It's also usually the role of women to make sure that the husband is still feeling vibrant after retirement. Baby Boomer men still have their identity wrapped around what they do for a living. Retirement can cause men of this age to have a self-image problem. Once he is no longer the “big cheese” it can also be reflected in the sexual relationship. Also remember that if something new doesn’t work out, you can always try something else. Before you Retire: Make sure you have a plan. Taking long walks is not a plan! Cleaning out the garage is not a plan! If you are stuck: For some it might mean therapy. She told a story of how one wife went to the first session with her husband because she wanted to make sure that the therapist knew of his behaviors. For others it can simply mean a new activity such as dance, tennis or golf. You can also join a book club, read a book together, or simply get out of the house. Additionally, it’s important to keep your appearances up and not just let yourself go. Miriam’s Books: * Too Much Togetherness: Surviving Retirement as a Couple * Reinventing Retirement: 389 Bright Ideas about Family, Friends, Health, What to Do, and Where to Live Miriam’s contact information: email: yourprexpert@aol.com website: www.toomuchtogetherness.com http://traffic.libsyn.com/rockyourretirement/030_Miriam_Goodman_060415_IFinal.mp3 Miriam Goodman, surviving retirement as a couple

People Need YOU: Episode 29 Jul 04, 2016

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Why do people need YOU? Tweet is our today's guest and she will talk about why people need you. You can listen to the show at http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/people-need-you-episode-23 Tweet was born and raised in Illinois and moved to California in 1988 where she lives with her husband and cat. Even then she said that People Need YOU. She managed an RV park in El Cajon for 17 years and had one of the top-rated parks in the state. They even won an award for one of the best parks in the nation. Tweet retired from the RV park and then worked with her husband who was a construction claims consultant and expert witness. FAMILY Tweet and her sweetheart have been together for 30 years. She says the key to a happy marriage is to have your own interests, love each other, but give each other some time to do activities on their own with their own friends. ADVENTURE AND TRAVEL Although she's the first one to tell you that people need you, sometimes you just need to get away from it all. Tweet and her husband love to travel, whether it’s exploring San Diego or taking trips to the Desert. They visit Palm Springs and Palm Desert frequently and they love it there!! Johnny Mathis performed at Aqua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage on 2/13/16. The couple they were with and they all got to go backstage and not only did she get to meet him she got a hug and kiss! Her age group grew up with Johnny Mathis. Tweet says that Johnny Mathis was with her for her first date, first dance, and first kiss. She’s flying to Illinois to see a lifelong friend in May and will be seeing…. You guessed it Johnny Mathis! She loves the following businesses in Palm Springs: Tylers for hamburgers Kitchen-Kitchen for kitchen items Serena’s for jewelry VOLUNTEER AND PHILANTHROPY She walks her talk. She says that people need you and she does what she can to help. Look at all the volunteer work that she does! * Volunteers for The Lake Church helping with the monthly coffees and also the newsletter. * Secretary of her HOA and she also organizes a luncheon for the HOA members each month, In addition, she helps with landscaping and works with Arbor Well to help preserve the trees. * She is also active with Mom’s warehouse, which gives supplies to the Active Duty Junior enlisted military family on camp Pendleton. * Belongs to a group called the Questers which is a group concerned with the preservation and restoration and education about collectibles. * Every year, Tweet and her husband host several Marines every Thanksgiving. Tweet bakes dozens of cookies and cooks pounds of bacon, and Mark Country Club is kind enough to freeze these for her. Tweet said that she’s not very good at making gravy (even though she collects gravy boats) so Mariahs has donated gallons of gravy for her Marines. Then when the Marines come, they can have a home-cooked meal. Some of them have never had a Thanksgiving meal before. She said that this has been a tradition that she and her husband have enjoyed for many years. What do you think people should know BEFORE they retire? People need YOU Tweet says to volunteer somewhere: People need YOU. Libraries, schools, military,

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