Musical Health Prescriptions, Brain Health & Alzheimer’s, National Day of Joy, Employee Well-Being Month, Bruce Willis and Father’s Day
Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast host, has three great interviews for this episode beginning with Rachel Francine and Andy Tubman, co-founders of SingFit who talk about music, brain health and Alzheimer’s for June’s National Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month as well as June 21 World Music Day.
Sherri’s second interview is with Saudia Gajadhar, Chief Happiness Officer with Comfort Keepers, who will talk about National Day of Joy on June 28 and the results of Comfort Keeper’s new survey on what makes older people happy.
Caregiver Wellness News
Sherri shares the latest research from her book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. It includes tips on green exercise and brain health. Sherri also talks about the actor Bruce Willis and his recent frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis, same diagnosis that NFL Super Bowl Hall of Famer John Mackey received (shown with his wife and caregiver, Sylvia, who Sherri interviewed for her first book, A Cast of Caregivers.) Sherri also shares insights on how Dads are more open to talking about long-term care and how to care for our dads for Father’s Day (article link below).
Actor Bruce Willis 
Sylvia and John Mackey – NFL Hall of Fame player
In Pop Culture, Sherri shares her playlists for World Beatles Day (June 25) and the Beach Boys (International Surf Music Month).
Well Home Design News
Sherri highlights June as National Employee Self-Care Month with tips on how to increase brain health and calm in both the workplace and a home office setting.
Me Time Monday Wellness Hack
As always, we end our episode with our Me Time Monday Wellness Hack. This episode we focus on June Alzheimer’as and Brain Health Awareness Month and June 21 World Music Day with a hack on how music improves brain health. The Me Time Monday Wellness hacks are all part of Sherri’s upcoming book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.
RESOURCE LINKS
Elder Care Locator – eldercare.gov or call 1-800-677-1116
National Alliance for Caregiving – Lessons From the Workplace: Caregiving During COVID-19 (Sherri was part of the expert advisory group and is quoted in the report)
Sherri’s articles related to this episode
Mental Health in the Workplace Benefits Employees (PBS Next Avenue)
Caregiving Tips: Caring for Yourself As You Care for Others (Wells Fargo Magazine – Sherri is quoted as an expert on caregiving in the workplace)
Lessons From The World’s Longest Study On Happiness (PBS Next Avenue)
Finding Happiness As a Caregiver (Forbes.com)
Happiness article (Spanish translation for Univision (Univision.com)
Alzheimer’s App Uses Singing to Boost Mood (PBS Next Avenue)
Difference in Caring for Moms versus Dads (PBS Next Avenue)
Rise in Men as Caregivers (Forbes)
Hall of Fame Caregiver Who Changed the NFL (Sylvia Mackey story on PBS Next Avenue)
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