Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, talks to two great guests in this episode: Dani Klein Modisett, founder and CEO of Laughter on Call, and Lisa Rehburg, president of Rehburg Life Settlements.
Dani will talk about the healing art of laughter and how she has changed lives for those with dementia as well as for employees and other groups. Featured in Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday, laughter is part of our social glue and Social Wellness part of our celebration of National Emotional Health Month.
Lisa will provide information on how to value your life insurance policy as you age and whether to consider selling it or holding on to it – part of the Financial Wellness that Sherri features in her book and part of our recognition of National Long-Term Care Financial Planning Month.
Dani Klein Modisett – Laughter On Call 
Lisa Rehburg – Rehburg Life Settlements
Caregiver Wellness News
For Emotional Health Month Sherri shares insights from the Emotional Wellness chapters of her new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. She explains the difference between mental and emotional health and how emotional frequencies and energy are growing new areas of science called vibrational medicine.
We also recognized October 6 which is World Smile Day and the many wellness benefits of getting your quota of smiles in for the day. And on October 13 we recognize World Vision Day and National Train Your Brain Day where Sherri shares information on how vision health is crucial for diagnosing chronic illness such as diabetes and Alzheimer’s. And for Active Aging Week October 3-9, Sherri shares a new workout based on boosting your joy score (and it only takes 7 minutes a day!)
For more on Financial Wellness, check out our S2, Ep1 podcast with Cindy Hounsell of WISER.
Well Home Design News
With fall comes beautiful autumn leaves but how do you keep your home environment “well” which requires bringing some greenery inside? Sherri shares information from her Me Time Monday book about air care and how these five houseplants oxygenate rooms in the home, and can help detoxify your home:
Sherri also highlights October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the message to “Think Pink.” And when it comes to the insomnia that many breast cancer patients experience during chemotherapy treatments (or for anyone suffering from insomnia) Sherri explains the brain’s connection to pink noise as an alternative to pharmaceutical sleep aids.
If you want to learn more about sleep science and sonic hues, check out our S3, Ep 22 interview with Rick Renner of Dreampad.
Booklovers List for National Book Month
We share our Caregiving Club Booklovers Reading List – with recent updates on great books – in the areas of Happy Reading!
Caregiver Self-Care and Wellness – This list is broken into the 7 categories from our Me Time Monday program: PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, FINANCIAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL.
Caregiving Books for Kids and YA
Me Time Monday Wellness Hack
As always, we end our episode with our Me Time Monday Wellness Hack. This episode we focus on October 13 National Train Your Brain Day with our brain training exericse that takes 5 minutes and works out five different regions of your brain with a “multisensory meditation” from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday.
RESOURCE LINKS
Laughter on Call or contact Dani Klein Modisett directly at: dani@laughteroncall.com (you can also find Dani on most social media channels followe her at Dani Klein Modisett and links on the web site)
Rehburg Life Settlements or contact Lisa Rehburg directly at: lrehburg@aol.com
Click here to find out where to buy the Me Time Monday book and learn more about the workshops
Sherri’s Me Time Monday book GoodReads page
Elder Care Locator – eldercare.gov or call 1-800-677-1116
Sherri’s articles related to this episode
Emotional Wellness
How Comedy Can Help Caregivers Cope with Coronavirus (Thrive Global)
Why Laughter is Crucial for Caregivers (PBS Next Avenue)
Caregiver Tipping Points (Forbes)
Lessons From The World’s Longest Study On Happiness (PBS Next Avenue)
Sandwich Generation Juggling Act (Forbes)
7 Tips to Avoid Sandwich Generation Burn-out (USA Today)
Finding Happiness As a Caregiver (Forbes.com)
Happiness article (Spanish translation for Univision (Univision.com)
Joan Lunden talks guilt, caregiving and surviving breast cancer (PBS Next Avenue)
Financial Wellness
What Suze Orman Learned Caring for Her Mother (Forbes)
Patient Navigators – New Help for Caregivers (PBS Next Avenue)
Environmental Wellness
Creating Dementia Friendly Home Design (USA Today)
Moving Together to Prevent the Risk of Falls (PBS Next Avenue)
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