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Bridging the Social DistanceEp 264 - Jean Root (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Jean Root, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Jean takes us on a journey through her life, her career in nursing, her life on her family's farm where she raised two children and her husband did body work on cars. She shares of her myriad of health issues, and her subsequent arrival to the Village of Riverside Glen where she trying to adjust to a new stage of life. Jean is lovely, and it was nice to meet her, and her cat! Thank you Jean for sharing!This interview was...2025-04-0858 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 263 - Jane Mulcahey (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Jane Mulcahey, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about Jane’s career as a teacher, and how teaching held a place in her life beyond the years of it being a profession. She shares about her musical and artistic husband and children, and her own visual art, and singing (she is part of the Riverside Glen choir). We also navigate Jane’s memory, and the way it’s changing, with some things being difficult to place that once came with more ease. I appreciate Jane’s generosity in sharing and being vu...2025-03-1254 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 261 - Kehinde, Fumi, PJ and Coretta (staff at The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Kehinde and Fumi, and PJ and Coretta at The Village of Riverside Glen. Kehinde is a nurse, Fumi is a PSW/Med Cert, PJ is a Recreation Team member, and Coretta is a PSW. They share with me their respective journeys from their home countries of Nigeria and Kenya, acclimating to the dramatically different weather while settling in with their families, as well as navigating the challenge of getting jobs and education here, as many of their incredible skills and accreditations from their home countries aren’t recognized here in Canada. They also share so...2025-02-2759 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 257 - Debra Cooper (Long-Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode my guest is Debra Cooper, a resident in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Debra has spent a life on the move, born in Canada but spending her young life everywhere from Mexico to Spain to Long Island New York, before finally settling for a longer period of time in Quebec. She's a tough lady, navigating these moves, and surviving a serious car accident and a subsequent period of working as an accountant while raising her three children as a single mom. She's working on settling into her new life at Riverside Glen...2025-01-2958 min
Kelowna Real Estate Podcast87: The Start of Single-Family Home Extinction with NobleTerra Developments' Curtis MitchellWATCH
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Episode 87: Matt and Taylor are joined by Curtis Mitchell. Curtis, originally from Calgary, Alberta, studied Architectural Technologies at SAIT from 2015 to 2017, and has since been involved in home designing, house flipping, and new construction development in Kelowna. Curtis has founded and is the Principal at both CM Designs (2020), and NobleTerra Developments (2022). Together, they create an all-in-one development company that encompasses property selling, design, construction, and investment.
Curtis is here to discuss:
→ His journey in real estate so far, fo...2024-12-1846 minKelowna Real Estate Podcast87: The Start of Single-Family Home Extinction with NobleTerra Developments' Curtis MitchellWATCH
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Episode 87: Matt and Taylor are joined by Curtis Mitchell. Curtis, originally from Calgary, Alberta, studied Architectural Technologies at SAIT from 2015 to 2017, and has since been involved in home designing, house flipping, and new construction development in Kelowna. Curtis has founded and is the Principal at both CM Designs (2020), and NobleTerra Developments (2022). Together, they create an all-in-one development company that encompasses property selling, design, construction, and investment.
Curtis is here to discuss:
→ His journey in real estate so far, fo...2024-12-1846 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 248 - Alex (John F Ross/The Village of Riverside GlenI loved this conversation. For this episode my guest Alex is a grade 11 student at John F Ross, who I met on an outing with The Village of Riverside Glen. Alex has been volunteering there for two years, and Alex's great grandmother was a previous guest on my radio show, which was a cool coincidence I didn't know at the time we met. I thought it would be interesting to interview Alex to hear the perspective of a young person who frequents spends time with the residents at Riverside Glen, to see where we share parallel perspectives, and where...2024-10-3058 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 246 - Janice Henderson (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Janice Henderson, a recent new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about Janice’s career as a Real Estate Agent here in Guelph, how she started in that profession after her divorce, becoming a single mom to five kids and navigating a work life balance to always be there for all of their events and important moments. In recent times she’s had to adjust again, recovering from a stroke, and a recent dementia diagnosis, which led to her decision to choose Riverside Glen as a home. Janice is a strong beli...2024-10-0957 min
Who's The Boss?World Cups, Melbourne Cups and Mad Monday Celebrations with DREW MITCHELLHe’s no stranger to the big stage with 71 Wallabies caps, 112 Super Rugby appearances and European Championships to go with it. This week we are joined by one of Australian Rugby’s great characters, Drew Mitchell. Mad Monday’s, meeting the Royals and an investigation by Scotland Yard - everything is on the table in this week’s episode of ‘Who’s the Boss?’ Special thanks to James ‘Prof’ Rochford for stepping in this week to host the chat while the wonderful Julie Snook is away. TIMECODES: 1.58 - BOSSY’S BIG MAIN T...2024-10-0453 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 245 - Neil and Sheila McLaren (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Neil and Sheila McLaren, residents at The Village of Riverside Glen. These two may be brand new to living at Riverside Glen, but Neil's mother was a resident twenty years ago, and it was his positive experience and weekly visits back then, that inspired them to look into Riverside Glen for their own care-plans. He played the piano every week when he visited way back then, and upon moving into Riverside Glen was shocked and pleased when a staff member remembered him from all that time ago. These two share some history of their...2024-09-2559 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 243 - The Village of Riverside Glen at the 2024 Schlegel Summer OlympicsThis radio special was recorded at the 2024 Schlegel Summer Olympics! I followed 6 athletes from The Village of Riverside Glen and their coaches/support/staff on their journey to the host location (The Village of Glen Crossing), and with the help of Kadri we recorded pre and post interviews, recordings from the event, and some interviews Schlegel staff who helped coordinate the event. I hope you enjoy it!This radio special was originally recorded on July 30th, 2024 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...2024-08-1457 min
Bridging the Social Distance240 - Barb Merkley (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Barb Merkley, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Barb has lived at Riverside Glen for eight years, and she's an integral part of the Village community, with many of the residents and staff feeling like family to her. Her and I became fast friends on our bus trip to the drag races at Grand Bend, and she quickly became a willing guest for radio. Barb shares about Riverside Glen, her friends, and the many activities she's a part of. She shares stories of her family outside Riverside Glen, her career as a...2024-07-2459 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 239 - Harry O'Connell (Long-Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Harry O'Connell, a resident in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Harry shares many glimpses into different stages of life, from his childhood spent in London and summers in Port Stanley, to joining the military, leaving the military due to a boxing injury, getting married, a long career as a stationary engineer, through to having children (and now five generations with even some great-great grandchildren!!). Harry's life is dramatically different now, having lost his wife of 74 years who he had been caring for, and now living in Long-Term Care, but not...2024-07-1059 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 232 - Elaine Beattie (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Elaine Beattie, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Elaine was born and raised on Prince Edward Island, before the bridge was built. She shares her story of what life was like on the island, then moving to the exciting city of Montreal to become a nurse, starting a family, and later pivoting to become a United Church Minister. Elaine is the president of the Resident's Council, helping to advocate for her fellow residents, and it gives her a great perspective to share from when giving a window into what life can be...2024-04-0800 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 221 - Lillian Parker (Long-Term-Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Lillian Parker, a resident in Long-Term-Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Lil is utilizing her time at Riverside Glen by helping her fellow residents, and taking part on the Residents' Council, advocating on behalf of residents for a "Social Model of Living". Lil has an incredible disposition, and she speaks openly about her perspectives on life in Long-Term Care, about aging, friendship, health, and even death. When Lil had a stroke a number of years ago, her husband supported her through her recovery, as it took her two years to regain the ability...2023-11-0158 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 218 - Ann Kuzik (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Ann Kuzik, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen in "Emma" - Riverside Glen's "Memory Care Wing". Ann is navigating life with dementia, and is open about this, but is still able to recall and shares stories from her career in nursing, and her long wonderful marriage to her husband who passed a number of years ago. Ann feels fortunate to have had such a good and loving family - something that wasn't always possible for other people her age who's families were affected by the war. Her father survived being enlisted in...2023-08-0858 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 217 - Sandra Luebbecke (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Sandra Luebbecke, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen retirement residence. At 54, Sandra may be one of the youngest residents in the building - she is relatively new to the space, having moved to the assisted living area of Riverside Glen to help receive extra support for her body's progression through Multiple Sclerosis. Sandra shares about her relationship with MS, and how her body has changed over the last few decades, her transition from living independently to living in a supervised care facility, getting used to using a wheelchair, and learning...2023-08-0259 min
Feeding the Senses - UnsensoredFeeding the Senses - Episode 67 - Glen Caruba - VP at Pearl drums, Recording and Touring PercussionistGlen Caruba is one of the most in-demand percussionists in the Nashville scene having recorded or performed with artists such as Jimmy Buffett, Max Carl, Lynda Carter, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Sara Evans, Steve Forbert, Glenn Frey, Vern Gosdin, Jack Jezero, Denny Jiosa, John Jorgensen, Toby Keith, Hal Ketchum, Tom Kimmel, Barry Manilow, The Mavericks, K.T. Oslin, Kenny Rodgers, Lionel Richie, Leon Russell, SheDaisy, Dan Seals, Pam Tillis, Rick Trevino, Kirk Whalum, Lari White, Maurice Williams, Trisha Yearwood amongst many others. His percussion can also be heard on TV commercials and movie soundtracks such as: HBO, Land O...2023-04-0459 min
The Self Esteem and Confidence MindsetSelf Confidence and Living a Healthy Life with Glen MitchellToday I welcome Glen Mitchell to the show to share the latest step on the RESPONSE blueprint.
You can find more from Glen here:
@thrivethroughlife
To join Glen's amazing challenge (which starts January 16th) you can find it here:
thrivethroughlife.groovepages.com/vitalregisterinterest2022-12-3029 min
Military Retirement PodcastMilitary Retirement - CW3(RET) Glen Mitchell - USARShorter interview about Army Reserve Retirement - Recently retired CW3 Glen Mitchell tells us all about his journey through Reserve retirement, doing multiple Reserve retirement briefings, interfacing with Veterans Affairs even after just coming off of 29 days (or more) orders [ get your DD214 === go initiate your VA claims process], the civilian job market abd how to increase your odds of getting hired, beating the boredom by remaining active in the workforce or in your hobbies, and more.
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MRE - Meal Ready to Eat
2022-09-1245 min
The Self Esteem and Confidence MindsetSelf Confidence and Stress Management with Glen MitchellToday I welcome back Glen Mitchell to discuss the next part of the RESPONSE blueprint in his role in promoting good health and stress management.
You can find more from Glen here:
instagram.com/thrivethroughlife2022-07-0724 min
Bridging the Social Distance208 - Esmerelda Kennedy (Long-Term Care, the Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Esmerelda Kennedy, a recent new-resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Esmerelda has lived in Guelph nearly her whole life, having immigrated here from Italy at the age of five. Growing up along the speed river, and then in the Ward, Esmerelda shares stories from her early days attending St. Stanislaus next to the Church of our Lady, raising her three daughters as a single mom, and her later, 30-year career as a bartender downtown, starting her own business "Bartender on Call", and then her favourite gig in the Priory Room...2022-05-2557 min
Kingdom EffectFrom Homicide to Redemption - The Effect of Organ Donation with Kelly MitchellThere is a simple and powerful way we can all leave behind a legacy! We don't think about it until we hear the stories of how this simple decision impacts generations of people. April is organ donation month and we want to honor this opportunity by sharing an organ donation story that will keep you thinking for days. Troy Mitchell was a true American hero who died tragically in a homicide case. Kelly was his wife and together they had seven boys. This story that could have had no redemptive story other than Troy's faith will live for generations...2022-04-2647 min
Bridging the Social Distance201 - Joy Paul (Retired Salvation Army Officer, Volunteer at Village of Riverside Glen)This episode marks the 100th interview for Bridging the Social Distance at The Village of Riverside Glen, and I interview Joyce Paul - a retired Salvation Army Officer, who has volunteered at Riverside Glen for 15 years, and is the sister of the late Lloyd Hetherington (Our first Riverside Glen guest for this show, and the resident who initiated this pandemic-era remote interviewing CFRU/Riverside Glen collaboration). Joyce tells us about her career as a Salvation Army Officer. Joyce's parents were Salvation Army officers, and she knew since she was six years old that she wanted to become a nurse...2022-04-1457 minThe Self Esteem and Confidence MindsetSelf Confidence and Exercise with Glen MitchellToday I welcome back Glen Mitchell to the show to talk about the benefits of exercise on self confidence and how you can find the right style for you.
You can find more from Glen here:
@thrivethroughlife2022-04-0527 min
Bridging the Social Distance193 - Sheila Dantzer (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Sheila Dantzer, a visual artist and resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Today we get an inspiring glimpse into Sheila's path of teaching and painting. Her love of art dates back to childhood, first manifesting in the decorating of all of her school assignments, to later art classes when she was in grade 7 at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) where her and her fellow students painted on the floors, shown films for inspiration, and led in instruction by members of the Group of Seven, to then attending the "Ontario College of Art"...2022-03-1057 min
Bridging the Social Distance192 - Grace Lodder (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Grace Lodder, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Grace is full of incredible stories about history. She also has a heck of a sense of humour. She shares what she loves about Riverside Glen, and what she remembers from her move to Canada.She also talks about life during WWII, and how difficult it was afterward, when the German’s had taken many of Holland’s resources during their occupation. The Germans made the Dutch men build big dykes so that if the English came with their boats they couldn’t land. It was...2022-03-0858 min
Bridging the Social Distance188 - Arlene Mulder (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interviewed Arlene Mulder, a recent new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Arlene has come to Riverside Glen, for a new chapter of life learning to live with Parkinsons, after many decades spent living in and raising a family in Limehouse ON. Right out of high school she got to work at Smith and Stone (a factory many people in the area will be familiar with) and worked right up until the birth of the first of her three daughters. She has a fantastic work-ethic, and a determined spirit, recognizing...2022-02-2359 min
Leadership Human-StyleThe Pandemic as a Catalyst for Leadership Growth with Glen Blair“I have the confidence now...to be extremely immediate in my decision-making, as long as I map my decisions to our values.”- Glen BlairHow has the pandemic affected you and your organization? Everyone has been touched in some way or another, and much of the impact has been negative. It’s also had an interesting flip side - a more positive impact, in many cases. Today’s guest credits the pandemic as a sort of catalyst that has elevated his skills and outlook in important ways. My guest is Glen Blair who is currently Se...2021-12-2939 min
Bridging the Social Distance178 - Marilyn Knipfel (Long-Term Care, the Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Marilyn Knipfel, a new resident in Long-Term-Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. There's a perseverance and positive outlook to Marilyn that's likely helping her navigate having moved during a pandemic, and living with a broken back for the past ten years - and from her stories it would seem like it goes all the way back to her childhood, when she was diagnosed with Spinal Meningitis that left her deaf in one ear, and having to re-learn how to walk. Growing up in and around Elmira, Marilyn has raised a wonderful family, worked...2021-12-0859 min
Bridging the Social Distance176 - Barb (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Barb, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Barb is sweet and soft-spoken, keeping a busy schedule as she stays open to trying new programs at Riverside Glen, while making the time to stay connected with her children and grandchildren. Barb shares a bit about family life, growing up in Toronto, then moving as a teen to Scarborough, attending the dances, meeting her husband, and going on to raise four children. Thank you Barb for taking the time to connect!This interview was originally recorded on Nov. 10th, 2021 ...2021-11-2457 min
Bridging the Social Distance174 - Ruth-Ann Robertson (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Ruth-Ann Robertson, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Ruth-Ann is lovely, a sweet woman with fond memories of her devoted husband. She opens up about struggles in her past, and having undergone shock treatment, which has affected her memory. Despite not being able to recall anecdotes in too much detail, Ruth-Ann welcomed our chat, sharing her love for family and friends, her gratefulness for being safe and supported at Riverside Glen, and the positive feelings she still holds onto through life's challenges. Thank you Ruth-Ann for opening up to us today!2021-11-1057 min
Bridging the Social Distance166 - Karen Norris & Mandy McEwan (PERT, the Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Karen Norris and Mandy McEwan - both work as part of "PERT" (the Personal Expression Resource Team) at The Village of Riverside Glen. They talk about PERT's comprehensive approach to Dementia-care, a holistic approach that incorporates the resident, their family, and the various team members a resident will encounter throughout the day at Riverside Glen, to better understand the resident as their own unique person with individual needs - needs that they may not always have the means of communicating in words. They discuss the shift away from previous cookie-cutter approaches to Dementia care...2021-10-0659 min
Bridging the Social Distance156 - "Miss Lynda" (Long Term Care, the Village of Riverside Glen)It was SUCH a pleasure interviewing Miss Lynda - Lynda is a resident in Long Term Care at @the villaThe Village of Riverside Glen, and for this interview she was joined by rec-team-member Brandon, and together they talk about the activities and programming in Long Term Care. Lynda immediately got to work when she first moved in to Riverside Glen two years ago, volunteering in support of the staff, helping with paperwork, delivering mail to the residents, running their store, and any other tasks she can find. She spotted a staff member who was consistently working past the end...2021-08-1259 min
Bridging the Social Distance155 - Gloria Mahoney (Long Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Gloria Mahoney, a resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Gloria has only just moved to Riverside Glen, but she's lived in Guelph most of her life. Gloria tells us about work, family, her love of cruises, and her and I bond over our shared loved of Maryhill where much of Gloria's family is from. Thank you Gloria for sharing your story!This interview was originally recorded on July 7th, 2021 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or g...2021-08-1056 min
Bridging the Social Distance143 - Freda Reid (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Freda Reid, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Freda grew up outside Arthur, starting life on a farm, and returned to farming when she got married as an adult and moved to Hillsburg. Freda talks a bit about farming life, and she also shares about training and working as a nurse, attending the dances, drumming in the high school band, and working as a bookkeeper with her best friend Maureen. And Maureen is a special story herself - they have been friends for decades, and even at Freda's 90 years, Maureen is still b...2021-06-1457 min
SISTERHOOD OF SWEAT - Motivation, Inspiration, Health, Wealth, Fitness, Authenticity, Confidence and EmpowermentHow to Quiet Your Inner Critic and Never Binge or Overeat Again with Glen LivingstonAre you interested in healthier eating habits? Have you been worried about your relationship with food? In this episode, we dive into the world of binge eating, overeating, and other eating disorders. Today, I talk with Glen Livingston, Ph.D., a veteran psychologist, and was the long-time CEO of a multi-million-dollar consulting firm that has serviced several Fortune 500 clients in the food industry. He talks about his experiences with eating disorders and weight loss. We also discuss how to reframe eating habits and ignore the voice of cravings. He also shares how he concluded that you cannot love yourself th...2021-06-0953 min
Grace Community Church NI'Set the Oppressed Free' / Glen MitchellGlen Mitchell is Director of Tearfund Northern Ireland, an international aid and development organisation that works in more than 50 countries around the world.
Tearfund works with churches to help them bring change and transformation to their communities. They only work in places of extreme poverty helping churches in those places to bring about holistic life transformation.
Here, Glen shares his heart to reach the oppressed and challenges us not to over-spiritualise the sentiments in Luke 4 where Jesus explains his mission. The challenge is to seek to bring real help to real needs.2021-06-0626 min
Bridging the Social Distance136 - John Hofstee (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview John Hofstee, a brand new resident at @the The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about John's transition to Canada from Holland as a teenager, and consequently his transition from high school into the working world. We talk about his transition through careers as he spent years doing distance learning, and we talk about his most recent transition just two weeks ago to living in a retirement facility. He just got through the mandatory isolation period for new residents, and it will be exciting to see how life at Riverside Glen unfolds for him. T...2021-05-1859 min
Bridging the Social Distance135 - Gerard Jansen (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Gerard Jansen, another brand new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Gerard tells us of his journey over to Canada from Holland as a young man, finding himself in Guelph to work in the Ward at the Fibre Glass Company. Alongside his hard work was his life's passion for Black Angus Cattle, and caring for his own award-winners. Thank you to Gerard for sharing your story and your passion for the Black Angus! We're sending you well wishes for a smooth transition to Riverside Glen! This interview was originally recorded on Ap...2021-05-1457 min
Bridging the Social Distance134 - Rea Gibson (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Rea Gibson, a new resident over at the Village of Riverside Glen. Rea grew up on a farm in Erin township during the depression, later moving to Guelph as a teenager when his dad became an Auctioneer. After high school he took furniture design at what was known as Ryerson Institute of Technology, which lead to a life of woodworking. His woodworking ventures spanned furniture building (including running his own business), teaching (including building cabins and homes with his students) and wood-shows where he sold his creations and plans. There was always a new...2021-05-1158 min
Bridging the Social Distance133 - Roelof Reinders (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Roelof Reinders, a brand new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen . Roelof moved to Canada at 21 to start a new life, traveling between farms around Ontario working odd jobs in farming and construction. Him and his girlfriend had broken up when he moved, but when they rekindled their love and became a "hot item" via letter-mail, he returned to Holland, they were married, and they came back to Canada to start their family. Roelof tells the story of starting his own construction businesses, his many moves over the years, and also recounts his...2021-04-2256 min
Bridging the Social Distance132 - Betty Pimmett (The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Betty Pimmett. Betty is a recent addition to The Village of Riverside Glen , having moved in just a few months ago during the pandemic. Today we talk about this shift in pace, and her attempts to slow down after a life of working, having started her first job at fifteen to support her family, and working constantly for all the years that have followed, "earning and learning" a self education in banking, bookkeeping, at Guelph Humane Society and more. We also talk about her passion for animals, as well as her luck...2021-04-2059 min
Bridging the Social Distance130 - Katherine Finlay (Reconnecting at The Village of Riverside Glen)This episode sees the return of Katherine Finlay at the Village of Riverside Glen. Katherine came on the radio last year to talk about the Java Music Club - today she returns to share her experiences being diagnosed with (and recovering from) Covid while living at Riverside Glen. This has included struggles - being quarantined, worrying about her diagnosis and the deterioration of her physical health, and the reality of being separated from her husband in Long Term Care for long stretches of time. But it is important to Katherine to share the positives she's experienced too - the...2021-04-1259 min
Bridging the Social Distance128 - Lloyd Hetherington (re-connecting at The Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I reconnect with Lloyd Hetherington at the Village of Riverside Glen. Lloyd was my first pandemic-era guest at Riverside Glen, and he was the person who initiated our collaboration with Riverside Glen for this radio/podcast project. When they first connected, Lloyd had only just moved into Riverside Glen. We chat now, after a year of him living there, to talk about his transition, what has changed, what he's learned and experienced, and what he looks forward to in the days ahead. Lloyd is a host of the "Stories from the Green bench, elder wisdom" podcast...2021-03-1057 min
Bridging the Social Distance122 - Scott Palmer (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Scott Palmer, a resident a The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about Scott's move within the building during Covid, and life in a retirement facility during a pandemic, and we have an in-depth conversation about Scott's career in the Traffic Department at the City of Guelph. You can learn so much about how the traffic systems work by listening to this interview! Scott provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes look and we appreciate him sharing! Tune in!This interview was originally recorded on December 9th, 2020 This is a public episode. I...2021-01-2957 min
The Kick-Ass Podcast - Inspiration, health, and conversation; for life, business, and sport!KICK-ASS! Conversations - with ex prison officer, hypnotherapist, kickboxer Glen Mitchell #2This is the first 'interview' of the KICK-ASS Podcast and with Glen Mitchell, from Happy Mind Hypnotherapy.
We discuss how I said I'd agreed to have him as my first guest, since the summer of 2020 and he describes his hypnotherapy and his martial arts journey as well as giving advice on how to create 'self-initiated happiness'.
I am pleased to have Glen as a student of kickboxing, as well as a friend and a key part of the community that I am creating!
I enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too!2021-01-2740 min
Bridging the Social Distance121 - Jean McKenzie (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Jean McKenzie, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Jean was born in Guelph and has lived here nearly her entire life aside from a small stretch of retirement in Kincardine. Much of that time was spent living out in the country, and farm-life has passed down through several generations, still being carried on by her grandchildren. We talk about farm-life throughout these generations, Jean's marriage to someone she first met in grade school, and Jean's 30+ career in Nursing at Guelph General Hospital, and what changed in the profession over that course of t...2021-01-2757 min
Bridging the Social Distance120 Joyce Auger (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Joyce Auger, a new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. The past two months have meant a lot of significant changes for Joyce - a move to a retirement residence, her first time living in Guelph after spending her entire life in Acton, her first time being separated from her husband (who is now in a different facility for Long-Term Care), and it has meant an adjustment to her progressive loss of her vision. Navigating all of that during a pandemic is not easy, but Joyce and her husband have wonderful devoted children...2021-01-0659 min
Bridging the Social Distance118 Wilma Ensing (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Wilma Ensing, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Wilma and I talk about her life, her journey over from Holland as a young child, and her transition to life here in Canada including the long, country-walk to school in wooden shoes, and working at her aunt and uncle's Dutch Store. Wilma is strong and she has endured a lot, raising four children as a single mother and working the whole time. Much of that time was very difficult, but her faith and strength got her through it, and she was blessed with...2020-12-3157 min
Bridging the Social Distance117 Joyce Sharp (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Joyce Sharp, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen retirement residence. So many incredible stories from Joyce today, she tells us of her journey to Canada, family life with her children and husband in Fergus, working in real estate while her husband did architecture. She speaks openly of her thoughts on this pandemic, and delves into her memories from WWII back in England. This is such an incredible and generous glimpse into Joyce's experiences, and we appreciate her sharing so much! Not to be missed!This interview was originally recorded on...2020-12-291h 04
Bridging the Social Distance116 John Potter (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview John Potter, and his daughter Catherine. John is a WWII veteran who lives at The Village of Riverside Glen. I was lucky enough to speak with him on Remembrance Day, and today's conversation follows John through his experiences in the war as a Navy wireless operator on the HMCS Regina - a Royal Canadian Navy revised Flower-class corvette which took part in convoy escort duties during the Second World War.This interview was originally recorded on Remembrance Day, November 11th 2020 This is a public episode. If you would like...2020-12-2157 min
Bridging the Social Distance115 John Van Esch (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview John Van Esch, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. John's history and work experience is so interesting and unique, and subsequently this interview ventures into so many fascinating topics not previously explored on this show. Having come to Canada from Holland at the age of 18, John started at Biltmore Hats in Guelph, and went on to become a scientist/chemist, and cheesemaker. We talk about his work at Biltmore, Gay Lea Foods, and the University of Guelph, and his adventures in retirement traveling the world volunteering for Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO...2020-12-1757 min
Bridging the Social Distance114 Ann Weeks (Village of Riverside GlenFor this episode I interview Ann Weeks, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen Ann moved to Canada about fifty years ago from Ireland. She's a dedicated gardener, and knits, crochets, and does jigsaw and word puzzles to pass the time. Today she shares stories of work-life in Ireland, where she worked in a tobacco factory, and the girls pooled their pennies each week to buy the latest records to listen to together while they worked. And she shares some of the difficult aspects of living in a senior-care facility, including how hard it is to reconcile loss...2020-12-1458 min
Bridging the Social Distance113 Lois Wilson (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Lois Wilson, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Lois is an Ontario resident by birth growing up near Mississauga and Brampton in Churchville. She worked for a time at the Churchville General Store before studying to be a secretary, and later becoming a teacher. Her life has been surrounded by close extended family - growing up her family's farm was right next to the farm of her father's brother and sister, and they all grew apples and shared farm machinery and sold produce at the St. Lawrence Market, and later her strong...2020-12-1058 min
Bridging the Social Distance112 Madeline Wenman (Long-Term Care, Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Madeline Wenman, a resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Madeline was born and raised in Bristol England. At 98 and a quarter years old, she has many stories to share, that span many significant historic events. She worked in nursing her whole adult life, and met her husband (who fought in the war) when she was treating his sister. She contributed to the war-effort in England, and worked here in Guelph at our hospitals. Fascinating stories. So much to learn from Madeline! Thank you Madeline for sharing your story!2020-12-0859 min
Bridging the Social Distance111 Alice McNutt (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Alice McNutt, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen . Alice grew up in Nova Scotia (outside of Truro) where she lived one house over from her future her husband, her brother’s best friend, and after they married they moved to Toronto to seek work, and lived there for 60 years. Today Alice and I bond over our love of East Coast, and our love of the trip between Ontario and Nova Scotia, especially taking the small backroads. Alice and I both deeply miss hosting friends in our homes, and Alice shares some insightful advi...2020-11-1259 min
Bridging the Social Distance110 Betty Green (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Betty Green, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Betty shares wonderful stories, of growing up in Dromore, a town founded by her Grandfather, who started a farm, post office and general store, which her family went on to run afterwards. Betty has endured a lot of loss and hardship at different points in her life, but she has a wonderful extended family that spreads across this area and Owen Sound, and does an amazing job staying connected. She has also maintained a close relationship with her church in Arkell, and faith, community...2020-11-0657 min
Bridging the Social Distance109 Mike Lesperance (Long-Term Care, Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Mike Lesperance, a resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Mike's life has spanned three pretty distinct and different Canadian cities: born and raised in Montreal, Mike moved his family to Mississauga in the 80s following his import-export job, and then moved them family to Fergus, where he went on to own and operate a coffee shop. Today we talk about these three cities' respective night-lives, and Mike's experience navigating living through a pandemic, while balancing Diabetes and Muscular Dystrophy (all while maintaining his sense of humour and love of potato...2020-11-0457 min
Bridging the Social Distance108 Eileen Webb (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Eileen Webb, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about her life - growing up in Burlington when it was just a small town, her family's "Lakeside Dairy", the fun of pouring over the Eaton's Catalogue and gathering around the family radio for the Lone Ranger, and later raising a family on a 100-acre farm in Badenoch (including a period of time with no electricity), and attending the Women's Institute. She has a solid attitude of accepting what life sends her way, and it's helpful for navigating this pandemic too. Thank y...2020-10-2759 min
Bridging the Social Distance107 Kay "Spicer" Mighton (Long-Term Care, Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Kay Mighton, also known as cook book author "Kay Spicer". Kay lives in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen, and today we talk all about cooking, the craft of creating cookbooks, and Kay's career and education in cooking. She's a delightful guest, and we hope we get to try her cookies someday!This interview was originally recorded on September 23rd, 2020 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com2020-10-2157 min
Bridging the Social Distance106 David Boyd (Long Term Care, Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview David Boyd, a 97 year-old resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen, and author of "Mighty Mouth's Crap Book". David grew up in Norval Ontario. He shares lots of incredible stories today - he fought in WWII, working in radar, locating safe places for Paratroopers to land. After the war he took a summer job installing radar in ships in Halifax. He had several more jobs before he decided to buy horses - when his father had retired and decided to move to B.C., David drove him and his belongings out...2020-10-2057 min
Bridging the Social Distance105 Tom Baker (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode, my guest is Tom Baker, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Tom is an inspiring person to talk to about health, healing, and recovery - he's lived through several bouts of cancer and heart attacks, including one only a few weeks back. And while it's not ideal to have major health scares during a pandemic, he has a sense of humour and disposition to get himself through it, and today he talks about that, and stories from growing up in Toronto and Montreal. At the end of the episode you'll hear two very short "...2020-10-1557 min
Bridging the Social Distance104 Elizabeth Hurlbut (Long-Term Care, Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Elizabeth Hurlbut, a resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. When quarantine measures hit, Elizabeth - who has several chronic health conditions - had to make the difficult decision to leave her part time job in order to protect her health and the health of her fellow residents. The pause is difficult, and puts the breaks on her hopes of transitioning back to independent living. But it gives her time for her graphic arts, and she's nearly finished her illustrated dictionary of American Sign Language. Elizabeth is good at finding the...2020-10-0957 min
Bridging the Social Distance103 Jake Klassen (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Jake Klassen, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Jake moved in to Riverside Glen during the pandemic, and because of a subsequent quarantine was stuck in his room for 28 days. So he's very excited to get back outside! Tune in today for his story, of growing up in Dundurn Saskatewan, farming as a conscientious objector during the war, spending his winters building his own farming machinery, and decades later, an inspiring career shift to teaching. Thank you Jake for sharing your story!This interview was originally recorded on September 8th 20202020-10-0658 min
Bokeh - The Photography Podcast425: How to Manage Stress as a Photographer - Glen MitchellAre you heading into a busy and stressful season in your photography business? Maybe you're in the middle one now and need to relieve some of that stress.In episode 425 of the Bokeh Podcast, Glen Mitchell explains all of the factors in your life that impact your stress and how you can manage it. Listen in as he shares his passion for eliminating stress in your life through his Thrive Through Life Health Coaching DESTRESSS Protocol.The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you by Photographer’s Edit: Custom Editing for the Professional Photographer and Miilu: The...2020-09-291h 32
Bridging the Social Distance98 Frances Hansplant (Long-Term Care, Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I head to Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen, where I interviews Frances Hansplant. Frances shares stories about her life - her various jobs (including helping with courses hosted on the CBC), her husband John who was an artist, and her travels across this country. There are some tears in this episode, Frances shares some hard memories, so listeners should ready themselves for those emotions. It's very beautiful, and I’m thankful to Frances for sharing her story.This interview was originally recorded on August 19th 2020 This is a pub...2020-09-0358 min
Bridging the Social Distance97 PAL - Program for Active Living (Christine Hames - Director of PAL for Schlegel Villages, Ally Haffner - Kinesiologist in Long-Term Care at Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Christine Hames (a kinesiologist and director of the Program for Active Living at Schlegel Villages) and Ally Haffner (a kinesiologist in Long Term Care at the Village of Riverside Glen) and we discuss “PAL” the Program for Active Living. About PAL: “When we enhance our physical well being, our mind and spirit are lifted as well. In 1996 with this philosophy in mind, Schlegel Villages partnered with the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo to develop the Program for Active Living (PAL). Today in each of our villages...2020-08-3157 min
Bridging the Social Distance96 Mary Parker (Village of Riverside Glen)Today Jenny interviews Mary Parker, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Mary is such a delight, so sweet, so funny, and opens up in the biggest way. Mary was born in Cape Breton, and was fostered to a family to help out at a farm. In later years she gave birth to nine children, aspiring to create the family connection she was missing in her youth. Listeners to this episode should prepare emotionally - Mary shares some heartbreaking realities alongside her happy stories. It means so much to have her honesty and perspective, and it’s worth tearing...2020-08-2857 min
Bridging the Social Distance94 Barbara James (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Barbara James, a resident at the Village of Riverside Glen. Barbara is another new resident who moved during this pandemic, arriving straight from a hospital, and subsequently has had a lot of quarantining. And she admits it would be nice to get to meet some people and make some new friends. But despite this, she’s kept a fantastic disposition, and laughs her way through stories of her youth in Vancouver, her children, her love for her late husband, and the love she found for Guelph. Thank you Barbara for sharing your story...2020-08-2658 min
Bridging the Social Distance92 Don (Village of Riverside Glen)This episode of "Bridging the Social Distance" is a very moving conversation with Don at The Village of Riverside Glen. Don and his wife have been married for 68 years, starting as high school sweethearts. She lives in Long-Term Care, and Don's in retirement, so they haven't been able to be together for long stretches of this pandemic. His wife has been a huge support for him during his life, sticking with him through his struggles with alcoholism - struggles, which, before this interview, he never shared outside of AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). His wife stayed by his side and with the...2020-08-2158 min
Bridging the Social Distance90 Glenna Duff (Long Term Care, Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Glenna Duff, a resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Glenna came to Ontario from Saskatchewan in 1932 with her family when she was three years old, in a Ford Car, with their dog riding on the running board :) She was born in Rockglen Saskatchewan, which is where she got her name.She’s traveled the world, living three months in Scotland when she was interning as an Occupational Therapist, and Australia, and many other places, but even after all that travel, Ontario remains her very favourite place in the world...2020-08-1957 min
Bridging the Social Distance89 Kim Boyes and Hilda Melbourne ("CONNECT the Dots" at Village at University Gates, and Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Kim Boyes, Long-Term Care Neighbourhood Coordinator at The Village at University Gates, and Hilda Melbourne, a Housekeeping Aide in the Emma Dementia Care Neighbourhood at The Village of Riverside Glen, who are two of Schlegel Villages' “CONNECT the Dots” Program facilitators and educators. CONNECT The Dots is a program that has been developed to make sure residents in care facilities are receiving individual, person-centred care. It operates with the credo: KNOW ME- as a unique human beingBE PRESENT- in all communicationsWALK IN MY SHOES- try to understand how I feelEARN TRUST- be clear...2020-08-1857 min
Bridging the Social Distance88 Joyce Kelterborn (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Joyce Kelterborn, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Joyce is another senior who moved into the residence during the pandemic - after a stretch of time in the hospital, she faced a health reality that didn't leave remaining at home an option. Joyce shares how hard it is to move into one of these facilities when it isn’t your own choice. Her attitude towards adjusting to retirement living is a philosophy that can be handy to consider during this time of a pandemic as well - "It’s not what you had, it...2020-08-1759 min
Bridging the Social Distance86 Nancy Calverley (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode my guest is Nancy Calverley, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen - and Nancy has lots of stories! Born in Scotland, fostered during the war, and surviving several family hardships after moving to Canada as a young married woman, Nancy has strength and perspective - she marvels at how far the medical world has come since her youth, and while she doesn't love being quarantined during this pandemic, she does see it as an opportunity to use technology to learn about other countries and cultures. She can't wait to be able to get out an...2020-08-1357 min
Bridging the Social Distance85 Pacifico "Puss" Valeriote (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Pacifico “Puss” Valeriote, a 100 year old resident at The Village of Riverside Glen, born and raised here in Guelph. At 100 years, Pacifico remains a wonderful and charming storyteller - his memory weaves through time, with stories from Alice Street in the Ward, his family’s General Store, and his time in the war, right up to the present where he reflects on the pandemic, and narrates the watching of construction workers in the rain. Pacifico at one point says “I just go with the flow - and sometimes I can’t find flow” - and it’s kind...2020-08-1258 min
Bridging the Social Distance82 Yvonne Boyles (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Yvonne Boyles, another new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Yvonne, like a lot of the show's recent guests, moved to the village during the pandemic, but not from too far away, just a condo across the road, and before that a whole lifetime spent in Guelph. In fact, Jenny and Yvonne were pretty much neighbours, venturing to a lot of the same places, about fifty years apart. Yvonne shares some moving stories from her past, sharing stories about family life, her cat, and transitioning to living at Riverside Glen. She has overcome s...2020-08-0658 min
Bridging the Social Distance81 Mary Haggarty and Katherine Finlay (Java Music Club, Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Mary Haggarty and Katherine Finlay at The Village of Riverside Glen about the "Java Music Club" - one of Riverside Glen's signature programs.About the Java Music Club: “JAVA Music Club is an evidence-based mutual support program that provides a safe environment for residents to discuss a wide range of topics.” The goal of the club is “To build a culture of mutual support in each neighbourhood, and to decrease loneliness and depression in [the] Villages” - which is an important goal, especially when according to the Canadian Institute for Health Info...2020-08-0600 min
Bridging the Social Distance80 Geoff Royston (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Geoff Royston over at The Village of Riverside Glen. Today Geoff takes us on a trip through his life, his various adventures with airplanes, and his career that spans toolmaking, teaching, and even working on the Avro Arrow. He's a heck of a guy, and at 98 years old there's a lot of wonderful history to share. Tune in! Thanks Geoff!This interview was originally recorded on July 15th 2020 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v...2020-08-0659 min
Bridging the Social Distance78 - Wesley Anderson (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I connect with Wesley Anderson at The Village of Riverside Glen. Wes grew up in Jamaica, and worked as a pharmacist before beginning a career as a teacher here in Canada. We talk about his past, and about this pandemic - about the current challenges around navigating school and remote learning, and our shared desire for a vaccine. Wes brings 90 years of life experience and a perspective as someone who worked in both education and medicine, and it was a neat conversation. Thank you Wes!This interview was originally recorded on July 14th 2020 2020-07-2958 min
Bridging the Social Distance77 Heather Luth (Dementia Program Specialist, Schlegel Villages), and Tara Rosenow ("Emma"/memory-care Neighbourhood Coordinator, Village of Riverside Glen)This episode explores the topic of supporting people living with dementia, and how we can adapt to the additional challenges presented by this global pandemic. For this conversation I interview Heather Luth, Dementia Program specialist for Schlegel Villages, and Tara Rosenow, who is the Neighbourhood Coordinator for the "Emma Neighbourhood" - the memory care wing of The Village of Riverside Glen. Both of these team members work to implement the "Living in my today" care philosophy, which "supports people living with dementia as they tap into their strengths, express themselves and enjoy the comfort and security of fri...2020-07-2759 min
Bridging the Social Distance76 Frances Poirier (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Frances Poirier, another new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Frances was born and raised in Middleport, went to school in Brantford, and helped out at her family's General Store in Onondaga. Later as she was raising a family, she took over the General Store once more, and she was hard working woman, as the General Store offered a bit of everything - she was the butcher, the grocer, and the gas station attendant. Her store also acted as the post office, and if someone received a letter and wasn't able to write, s...2020-07-2559 min
Bridging the Social Distance74 June MacMillan (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode my interview heads to The Village of Riverside Glen, where I speak with a very new resident, June MacMillan. June was a teacher in Mount Forest for ten years before switching modes to parenting and working her family’s dairy farm. She had been living in a retirement facility in Maryhill when the pandemic led to that space closing, and June having to re-locate. It’s a special challenge to move during a pandemic, to a new home with so many new people, and especially when meeting those new people is limited in terms of the times...2020-07-2358 min
Bridging the Social Distance72 Sarah Pottier (Chair of the PSW and Supportive Care Program with Conestoga College), and Hubrecht Quist (Director of Nursing at the Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I return to The Village of Riverside Glen, this time exploring the learning opportunities for Personal Support Work. Supporting our seniors at retirement and Long-Term Care residences through this global pandemic has been an undeniably stressful and intense situation, but one potential positive aspect to that is that it has drawn attention to the roles of PSWs, and the ongoing need for people to pursue this line of work. Today I interview Sarah Pottier, Chair of the PSW and Supportive Care Program with Conestoga College, and Hubrecht Quist, Director of Nursing at the Village of...2020-07-1757 min
Bridging the Social Distance70 Beth Leach (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I return to The Village of Riverside Glen where I interview resident Beth Leach, and I return to China via Beth's stories. Beth has an incredibly interesting past, with complex struggles with citizenship. Beth was born in China, and so was her father, but with her father coming from an English family, and her mother coming from the United States, Beth had constant challenges around where she was allowed to live and work. At age eleven, the war pushed her family out of China, and to the United State via India, and upon arriving by boat, her...2020-07-1559 min
Bridging the Social Distance69 Heather Culford (loved one of a resident of Village of Riverside Glen)I have been spending a lot time hearing from the residents at The Village of Riverside Glen and has been enjoying it so much. Today I get to share from a different perspective, interviewing Heather Culford, a Guelph resident who's mother resides in the Dementia Care Neighbourhood at the retirement centre. This time has been challenging for all of the residents and their loved ones - for months loved ones couldn't visit at all, and now thankfully there are distanced visits possible outside, with masks, and more than six feet apart. But even these forms of visits come with cha...2020-07-1457 min
Bridging the Social Distance68 Tony Ferraro (Village of Riverside Glen)This episode features an absolutely delightful guest, Tony Ferraro, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Tony's stories of old Guelph go straight to the heart - he came to Canada as an Italian immigrant, lived in the ward, and worked and met his wife at Biltmore Hats. He became the most devoted husband, determined she would never want for anything, even traveling to her area of Riverside Glen when they lived in separate parts of the building, to help her with her meals. Since her recent passing, he's only wore shirts with breast pockets, so he can c...2020-07-1057 min
Bridging the Social Distance66 Janet and Larry Hamilton (Village of Riverside Glen)This episode features Janet and Larry Hamilton, a couple residing at the Village of Riverside Glen. Being a couple in close quarters in quarantine is bound to test the patience of anyone, but having been together for 58 years, and with experience sharing small spaces on cruise ships when they've traveled the world, these two have things figured out, and are in good spirits. When the quarantine's over they're looking forward to getting to see their family for closer visits, the return of country drives, and a trip to see the final construction of their son's cottage.This...2020-07-0858 min
Bridging the Social Distance65 Jack Stevenson (The Village of Riverside Glen)Today I return to The Village of Riverside Glen where I interview Jack Stevenson, a retired cattle farmer. Jack is honestly just the sweetest, and my insatiable curiosity leads to this being a decidedly informative episode. Jack used to have his own cattle farm, and simultaneously worked with cows at the University of Guelph, and therefore is no stranger to the importance of quarantine to prevent outbreaks. He brings such a good disposition to these trying times, and it was a real treat to talk to him. Thanks Jack for taking the time! #ElderWisdomThis interview was ori...2020-07-0658 min
Bridging the Social Distance63 Marlene Lehman (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I interview Marlene Lehman, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Marlene is a bright light in a time of increased isolation. She keeps her eyes and heart open for fellow residents who may need a friendly ear, and despite the time in quarantine, has found a myriad of activities to get her through. When she couldn't attend mass in person, she used the internet to digitally travel to masses around the world. When a museum exhibit about the liberation of Holland that she was planning to contribute to got delayed, she spent more time with...2020-07-0258 min
Bridging the Social Distance62 Brad Lawrence and Kadri Phillips ("Pride" at The Village of Winston Park and The Village of Riverside Glen)June is Senior's Month in Ontario, and Pride Month in Canada, and today's episode explores the intersection, with an interview with Brad Lawrence at The Village of Winston Park, and Kadri Phillips at The Village of Riverside Glen, about the past and present of "Pride" at their respective retirement facilities. This was a deeply interesting conversation: on the surface, it may seem like a simple act to hang a rainbow/pride flag in a retirement centre, but in reality Brad set out to start that process in 2017, and has only this year succeeded in raising it. Riverside Gl...2020-07-0159 min
Bridging the Social Distance61 Colleen Fawcett (RPN Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode of "Bridging the Social Distance" I am continuing to honour Senior's Month, this time by sharing the perspective of frontline staff. Colleen Fawcett has been working as an RPN at The Village of Riverside Glen for ten years. During that time she's seen many outbreaks and illnesses, but nothing on this scale of a Global Pandemic. There are many challenges: keeping everyone safe and in good spirits, showing positivity to residents while wearing a mask, balancing long work days and added tasks, and especially trying to relay information to loved ones when they're not allowed to vi...2020-06-301h 01
Bridging the Social Distance60 - Joan Zuwala (Village of Riverside Glen)During this episode, Joan takes us on a local trip down memory lane. Jenny reached Joan at her home at The Village of Riverside Glen on Joan's 89th birthday, and even though it was Joan's birthday, her story was the gift given to us: born and raised in Guelph, and nostalgic about all things old-Guelph, this interview will go straight to the heart of anyone who loves this city. What a gem. Another perfect story to honour "Senior's Month". Happy birthday Joan! #ElderWisdomThis interview was originally recorded on June 10th 2020 This is a pub...2020-06-2958 min
Bridging the Social Distance58 Norm Jary (Village of Riverside Glen)For this episode I return to The Village of Riverside Glen, where I interview Norm Jary, former Mayor of the City of Guelph, and broadcaster for CJOY. At 91 years of age, Norm has done an incredible job keeping himself educated about Covid 19, and is taking every precaution, deeply appreciating the steps Riverside Glen has taken to protect its residents. We talk about this, and about his life - Norm is very proud of holding the longest term of mayor in Guelph's history, and shares several standout highlights from that career, from his marriage, and from his time as a r...2020-06-2458 min
Bridging the Social Distance56 - Doug A. Gilmour (Village of Riverside Glen)Bridging the Social Distance continues to celebrate Seniors' Month by returning to The Village of Riverside Glen, this time to interview resident Doug A Gilmour. Doug has written a book chronicling his life, called "A Successful Life: Overcoming Adversity with Persistence", and based on this interview it sounds like Doug has done just that. He's experienced a lot of hardship, and a lot of loss - including the loss of several close family members, and the loss of his arm at a young age - but it's provided incredible opportunities to see what he's capable of, and to see h...2020-06-1957 min
Bridging the Social Distance51 Lloyd Hetherington (Village of Riverside Glen)This episode begins a series within a series of this show, featuring seniors sharing stories from within quarantine.My first guest is Lloyd Hetherington. Lloyd moved into The Village of Riverside Glen the day before they went into total quarantine. From the inside, Lloyd has experienced nothing but positivity and support and care from the staff. On his own, prior to the pandemic, taking care of himself had become a struggle, and he feels he is far safer where he is now. Inspired by the stories of his fellow seniors, and the hard work of the front li...2020-06-1057 min
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