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Aging Vibrantly : Conversations to Empower Seniors

Aging Vibrantly : Conversations to Empower Seniors

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 Welcome to the Aging Vibrantly podcast, where we amplify the voices of seniors who impart their expertise and wisdom, to enhance our understanding of aging issues and ways of living a safe and fulfilling life with respect and dignity. Join Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario, and our special guests as they share insights about seniors’ rights, ageism, frauds and scams, powers of attorney, mental health and wellness, intergenerational connections, and dispel myths about aging. Each episode features an older adult who will impart their expertise and wisdom, to enhance our understanding of aging and living a full, safe and fulfilling life with respect and dignity. This podcast is produced and edited by Todd Miller of The Podcast Experts with the support of Lisa Widdifield, project coordinator. Funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. Visit us at www.eapon.ca to learn more about prevention and how to support older adults who may be experiencing abuse.2024 Développement commercial et entrepreneuriat Entrepreneurship Gestion et leadership Économie
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  • A Friendly Voice: Just a phone call away

    A Friendly Voice: Just a phone call away
    Sep 3 2025
    We all have a need for social connections, to talk to someone about our day, events in our lives, share stories or whatever is on our mind. Social connections, how we relate to and interact with others, are important to reduce social isolation and loneliness for all ages, but particularly for older adults as we age. In this Episode of Aging Vibrantly, we will talk with France Connor, Manager of 'A Friendly Voice', that provides a free call-in service for adults over 55 years old who live in Ontario or Atlantic Canada. When an older adult calls the toll free number at 1-855-892-9992 they will be greeted by a compassionate and caring volunteer who will listen to them. Each call may last up to 30 minutes and seniors can call as many as 3 times a day. A Friendly Voice is available from 8 AM - 10 PM (ET), 7 days a week/365 days a year. In this episode you will learn: How volunteers at A Friendly Voice are trained in having good listening skills, showing empathy and respect and to identify warning signs of abuse, neglect or fraud.Why maintaining connections can help older adults mitigate the negative impacts of isolation and loneliness, which are often associated with increased risks of poor health, depression, anxiety, elder abuse, disability and frailty.How keeping engaged with others can provide a sense of belonging, purpose, and even improve cognitive function and yes, age vibrantly!About the WHO (World Health Organization) recent study, that found 1 in 6 people on this planet feel lonely. In Canada, an estimated 1.6 million older Canadians feel lonely, which is almost one in five Canadian seniors aged 65 and older experiencing loneliness. Until next time - Stay Vibrant! ______________________________ References & Resources: A Friendly Voicehttps://afriendlyvoice.caToll-Free: 1-855-892-9992 From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies. Report of the WHO Commission on Social Connection https://www.who.int/groups/commission-on-social-connection/report Webinar Presentation at SAGE: A FRIENDLY VOICE Reducing loneliness and isolation one phone call at a time. Presented By: Kelly Dumas & France Connor. https://sagelink.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kelly-Dumas.pdf Media Interviews A Friendly Voice on CTV (Oct. 2024) https://www.facebook.com/AFVCanada/videos/a-friendly-voice-on-ctv/927936622139014/ Age Friendly Thunder Bay - TV Show (Oct. 15, 2024) https://www.agefriendlythunderbay.ca/age-friendly-tv-show/v/episode-29-a-friendly-voice-program?categoryId=65411c2bb00d14145d2ba397 New phone line lends lonely seniors a friendly ear (Dec 4, 2018) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-seniors-line-phone-in-1.4937986 ______________________________ About Our Guest: France Connor has been with Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSS) since 2019 as the Manager for A Friendly Voice. In her role, France manages a large team of trained volunteers, ensuring empathy, active listening, and cultural sensitivity, all while maintaining quality standards, and fostering a supportive environment for both the callers and volunteers. It is the personal connections and relationships she has developed with the callers who use the warm line that France finds the most rewarding. Knowing that she can make a positive change in a person’s day by simply saying, “Good morning, A Friendly Voice, this is France”, reaffirms the need and fills her heart with joy. ______________________________ Credits: Producer: Todd Miller, The Podcast ExpertsPodcast Coordinator: Lisa WiddifieldCo-Host: Sherry Baker, Member of Aging Vibrantly Podcast Advisory CommitteeOrginal Music: Redpath Audio We want to thank HelpAge Canada for their financial support to produce Season 2 of the Aging Vibrantly podcast. ______________________________ Share your Feedback and Keep Connected **Don't Forget to Subscribe, Share, Rate and Leave Us a Review wherever you get your podcast** Let us know if you enjoyed the podcast in the comments!! If you prefer to watch the interviews, full episodes are available on Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario’s YouTube Channel. Be sure to check our website, eapon.ca to learn more resources on abuse prevention and protecting the rights and dignity of older adults. Disclaimer:This content is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as constituting or implying endorsement by EAPO of any entity, product, service or organization mentioned, referenced, or linked
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    44 min
  • Building Bridges: Intergenerational Classrooms

    Building Bridges: Intergenerational Classrooms
    Aug 20 2025
    We live in a society that is increasingly separating individuals into age-based groups, which can lead to limited interaction and the potential for negative stereotypes and discrimination, particularly towards older adults. So how can we best address this to build connections and relationships between age groups and generations. In this episode of Aging Vibrantly, host Raeann Rideout and co-host April Struthers, feature the University of Toronto’s Intergenerational Classroom, with guests Dr. Raza Mirza, professor and creator of the program, alongside with Florene Shuber a senior participant of the course, who is also a resident of Christie Gardens, a retirement and Long-term care home where the course is hosted. We explore a new and novel approach of Intergenerational Classrooms which breaks down barriers between generations, offers a safe space to discuss ageism and allows students to explore aging from a viewpoint that considers the perspectives of both older and younger generations. You will be inspired about the impacts this program has had on enriching the lives of students, seniors and teachers, opening doors for students to pursue careers in the field of aging, as well as the relationships that emerged through the intergenerational engagements and most impressive of all the transformational learning experiences. Learn more about how you can be part of joining the intergenerational network across the country. Until next time - Stay Vibrant! ______________________________ References & Resources: Intergenerational Classroom building bridges across generations. Presentation https://sagelink.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dr.-Raza-Mirza.pdf Media Interviews New University of Toronto course is building bridges across generations. September 11, 2023 https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/news/building-bridges-across-generations/ This retirement home is redefining what it means to grow old. Globe and Mail Jan. 13, 2025. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/article-this-retirement-home-is-redefining-what-it-means-to-grow-old/ An intergenerational classroom is bridging generation gaps. Toronto City News. Dec. 2023 https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2023/12/05/an-intergenerational-classroom-is-bridging-generation-gaps/Video Intergenerational classroom giving university students and seniors a unique learning experience. Nov. 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erBpyvnh4Qs&t=1s Other Programs: Intergenerational programs offer seniors and students ‘good medicine’. Canadian Affairs. June 5 2025 https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/06/05/intergenerational-classrooms-and-care-homes-offer-seniors-and-students-good-medicine/ TRENT UNIVERSITY - Intergenerational Classroom: A New Approach to Addressing Ageism. October, 2024 https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/level/university/1/1103531/intergenerational-classroom-a-new-approach-to-addressing-ageism.html#:~:text=October%201%2C%202024,t%20going%20to%20be%20enough.%22 Resources: Connecting generations: planning and implementing interventions for intergenerational contact. WHO October 2023 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240070264 This guide, developed for the campaign, builds on the evidence in the global report on ageism that interventions for intergenerational contact is one of three strategies that have been proven to work in addressing ageism, together with policy and law and educational interventions. Changing the Narrative: Ending Ageism Together On the same pAGE – intergenerational toolkit that brings people of all ages together to discuss their experiences with aging and ageism is an opportunity to find common ground. Intergenerational Conversations on Ageism. https://changingthenarrativeco.org/intergenerational-conversations/ https://changingthenarrativeco.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Changing_the_Narrative_Intergenerational_Toolkit_2024.pdf Old School A Hub for Age Equity & Ageism Awareness online resources about ageism in multiple languages. https://oldschool.info/ ______________________________ About Our Guests: Dr. Raza Mirza is the director of National Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization with HelpAge Canada and Assistant Professor at University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash (IN WHEN TASH) Faculty of Social Work’s Institute for Life Course and Aging. His areas of expertise and teaching interests include medical decision-making, aging-in-place, and factors such as social isolation and loneliness influencing late-life social, mental and physical well-being. He was this year’s recipient of CanAge’s Dr. Elizabeth Podneiks Award for Elder Rights in Canada which he received at the National World Elder Abuse Awareness Day event. And most importantly and why we have Raza with us today, is he is responsible for designing and instructing a University Intergenerational Classroom that is hosted at Christie Gardens Residence in Toronto. Florene ...
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    47 min
  • Kindness is Contagious : Standing up Against Senior Bullying

    Kindness is Contagious : Standing up Against Senior Bullying
    Aug 6 2025
    In this episode of Aging Vibrantly, host Raeann Rideout and co-host Pauline Luening talk with Dr. Kirsten Madsen and Liza Franses about standing up against senior bullying and the development of Solutions: Everyone's Business. Senior to Senior Anti-Bullying Toolkit. We begin our interview with a brief background on the aim of the project, and evolution of the Toolkit, including the need and importance for the Toolkit, including the collection of data on the prevalence and nature of Senior to Senior bullying in Ontario, Canada that demonstrated seniors have experienced being bullied, engaged in bullying behaviours as well as witnessed bullying behaviours between older adults. Dr. Madsen and Liza Franses explained how they used this data to create the toolkit of best practices and strategies for older adults and those working with older adults to stop bullying. We are informed that this toolkit integrates communication styles for ethno-cultural communities, with the recognition of age and gender diversity using case scenarios and is currently being adapted older adults who are hard of hearing and/or have hearing impairments which include videos accompanied with ASL interpretation. During this episode you will learn : The difference between bullying and : Non-bullying Behaviour,Challenging Behaviour,Elder Abuse, and Criminal Activity Senior to Senior Anti-Bullying Toolkit: Aim: This Toolkit is intended to assist residences and organizations working with older adults to establish strategies for tackling bullying specifically between older people. Audience: Though this Toolkit is intended for senior leadership and staff from seniors’ residences and organizations, the more people engaged with this Toolkit the better. Until next time - Stay Vibrant! ______________________________ References & Resources: Senior to Senior Anti-Bullying Toolkit https://eapon.ca/factsheets/#Senior_Anti_Bullying_Toolkit Seniors Anti-Bullying Implementation & Evaluation (2022-2025) https://eapon.ca/factsheets/#Project_Overview Webinars featuring the Anti-Bullying Project https://eapon.ca/factsheets/#Webinars_Bullying EAPO Fact Sheets on Senior Bullying https://eapon.ca/factsheets/#bullying_olderadults ______________________________ About Our Guests: Dr. Kirsten Madsen is a faculty member at Sheridan College. She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Sheffield in England where she focused her graduate work on anti-bullying. Currently, her focus is bullying amongst older adults, and is the Principal Investigator on Seniors’ Anti-Bullying Research in Ontario. Dr. Madsen conducts research and training with frontline staff in the area of bullying, aggression, age differences, gender differences, program development and ethics. Liza Franses is the Project Manager of the Senior’s Anti-Bullying Toolkit work at Sheridan College. She has worked with diverse older adult communities in the GTA, including long-term care, and a multicultural Seniors Active Living Centre. She is passionate about advocating on behalf of older adults and ensuring that they are consulted and engaged in matters that help them stay independent in their homes and engaged in their communities. ______________________________ Credits: Producer: Todd Miller, The Podcast Experts Podcast Coordinator: Lisa Widdifield Co-Host: Pauline Luening, Member of Aging Vibrantly Podcast Advisory Committee Music: Redpath Audio We want to thank HelpAge Canada for their financial support to produce Season 2 of the Aging Vibrantly podcast. ______________________________ Share your Feedback and Keep Connected **Don't Forget to Subscribe, Share, Rate and Leave us a Review wherever you get your podcast** Let us know if you enjoyed the podcast in the comments!! If you prefer to watch the interviews, full episodes are available on Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario’s YouTube Channel. Be sure to check our website eapon.ca to learn more resources on abuse prevention and protecting the rights and dignity of older adults. Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as constituting or implying endorsement by EAPO of any entity, product, service or organization mentioned, referenced, or linked
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    51 min
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