Aging Matters Cheryl Beversdorf

Conversation w/ DeShaundra Jones, Senior Director, Customer Experience & Stakeholder Engagement, Washington Gas, about ways to increase safety and energy efficiency at home and winter driving tips

Conversation with Chris Clough, Certified Personal Trainer, about exercise and physical activity benefits for older adults and how a personal trainer can promote and maintain wellness

Conversation with Jenny Inker MBA PhD LALFA, Assistant Professor & Co-Director, Assisted Living Administration Specialty Area, Virginia Commonwealth University, about definitions of aging and elderhood, ageism, and navigating the aging process

Conversation with Maestro Thomas Colohan, Artistic Director, Washington Master Chorale and Conductor, Fairfax Choral Society Symphonic Chorus, about history and origins of traditional and modern Christmas carols and favorite holiday songs sung most often

Conversation with Jelena Kecmanovic, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Founding Director, Arlington/DC Behavior Therapy Institute, about prevalence of holiday blues among older adults and ways families can keep loved ones’ spirits up during the holidays

Conversation with Jay White, EdD, MSG, Gerontologist and Director of Advocacy and Education, The Longevity Project for a greater Richmond, about athazagoraphobia, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis/treatment, and living with phobias