EP39: Towards an Age-Friendly World with Wendy Miller

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Towards an Age-Friendly World </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">with Wendy Miller</span></em></p> <p><strong><em>“As we get older, we use both sides of our brain, not in a compensatory way, but in a synthetic way.”</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>— Wendy Miller, Ph.D. ATR-BC, LCPAT, REAT, LPC, BCPC</strong><br /> <br /> Thank you for joining us for</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">This is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World podcast</span></em><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">This special series is sponsored by a 2020 George Washington (GW) University’s University Seminar Series award,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Towards Age-Friendly, and i</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">s brought to you by MelissaBPhD in collaboration with GW’s Center for Aging, Health, and Humanities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s been proven that when people challenge their minds, have a sense of mastery and control, when their social engagement is increased, they not only</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">do</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">better, they</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">feel</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">better. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Wendy Miller, author of</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199371415/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0199371415&linkCode=as2&tag=melissabphd-20&linkId=9e177011f2f3b1f5cf9cc5660738996e"> <strong><em>Sky Above Clouds: Finding Our Way Through Creativity, Aging, and Illness.</em></strong></a></p> <p><strong>The key areas we covered in this episode: </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Understanding the work of Wendy’s late husband, Dr. Gene Cohen.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Understanding the term “creative aging.