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Aging isn't exactly a favorite topic for dinner conversations - but as families gather around the Thanksgiving Table, it might come up. Maybe the family's elders suddenly appear to be frail, and in need of assistance. Or the aging parents feel like their kids are overbearing and trying to run their lives. How can families navigate issues such as independence, assistance, or sharing the care responsibilities among relatives? How do older adults envision their lives as they age, how do they stay connected, and what's important to them? Guest host Maiken Scott is joined by Nancy Carman and Linda Copel. Carman is director of geriatric care management for Senior Wise, and has co-authored Re-Creating Neighborhoods for Successful Aging. Linda Copel is Professor of Nursing at Villanova University.
Please also join us for a webchat on Families and Aging on Tuesday, November 24th, from 12 noon to 1 pm. For more information and to log on, visit whyy.org/healthscience
Everywhere you look there are superheroes... from the Caped Crusader to the Dark Knight. They're projected on the big screen and fly through comic book pages. Superheroes have been around for ages, and have evolved to fit the times. But what do they really say about us? Join Dr. Dan Gottlieb for the next Voices in the Family, as we talk about the significance of superheroes in our lives. Dan will be joined by Danny Fingeroth, author of Superman of the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell us about Ourselves and Our Society. He is a longtime editor and writer at Marvel Comics, and also the senior vice president of education at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in Manhattan.
On this week's show we discuss Superheroes and their impact on
society. Superheroes appear everywhere and their importance dates
all the way back to religious texts. But where can we find more
information about superheroes in today's world? Here are some links
to superhero texts that could prove useful for further study.
Hundreds of toys, computer games, cell phones, play dates, hectic schedules - many parents complain that their kids' lives seem crowded - too much stuff, too many activities, no time to just be a kid. Join Dr. Dan Gottlieb for the next Voices in the Family, when we are joined by school counselor and therapist Kim John Payne. In his book, Simplicity Parenting, he discusses how families can do more with less, simplify their lives, and calm down their schedules. Payne is also the director of the Center for Social Sustainability and a faculty member at Antioch University in New England.
When 22 year old Jennifer Thompson - Cannino identified the man who had attacked and raped her as Ronald Cotton, she felt justice had been served. That was in 1984. Eleven years later, a DNA test proved Cotton had been wrongfully convicted, and Thompson - Cannino had identified the wrong man. Jennifer lived with extraordinary guilt and remorse, but found the courage to meet Ronald - only to discover that he had forgiven her long ago. Over the years, the two have become close friends and have devoted much of their lives to ensuring justice for the wrongfully accused. Together, they have written Picking Cotton which talks about injustice, hope and forgiveness.
Nearly 10% of Americans are unemployed - and every day we hear of more companies making cuts. So what's happening to those who are unemployed and can't find work? Join Dr. Dan Gottlieb for the next Voices in the Family when we'll discuss unemployment and the impact of losing a job. Dan's guests are Paul Rusch and Ron Hill. Rusch is the director of marketing, contracts and business development at the Penn Behavioral Health Corporate Services. Hill is senior associate dean and professor at the Villanova University School of Business.
Dan Gottlieb receives Global Love of Lives Medal
Dr. Dan Gottlieb went to Taiwan in May where he received the "The 12th Fervent Global Love of Lives, 2009" medal. The Fervent Global Love of Lives Medal has been recognized by many international media as "The Taiwanese Nobel Prize for Love". In the past eleven years, the Medal has been awarded to 182 recipients from 37 countries. The ceremony took place in Taipei, Taiwan, and was followed by a series of humanity charity events.
Dr. Dan Gottlieb and Maiken Scott discuss how his recent trip to Taiwan has made him think differently about how he wants to live his life.
Voices in the Family host Dan Gottlieb is holding a live chat on compassion fatigue on Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m, EST on his blog.
About the Program
Voices in the Family now celebrating 20 years of thoughtful discussions dealing with the many aspects of personality, psychology, and inter-personal relationships. Dan Gottlieb Ph.D,
host of Voices in the Family, is a family therapist in private practice. He is a nationally recognized lecturer in the field of mental health, and a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Zip across the radio dial in almost any city and you're likely to find self-help programs that claim to solve listeners' problems. But few offer the straightforward, authoritative advice on family health issues available on Voices in the Family, a weekly public radio program hosted by Dan Gottlieb, Ph.D.
Each week Gottlieb and guest experts, joined by thoughtful callers, discuss issues that affect individuals and society. The show covers the emotional and psychological implications of everything from children and religion to sexual abuse and the law, sibling relationships, hate groups and the impact of natural disasters. Voices admits listeners to unseen worlds, presenting an author's firsthand description of schizophrenia, for instance.
Voices offers a mix of solid information -- beginning with Gottlieb's thorough interview of his guest, followed by intelligent, sympathetic responses to audience inquiries. He guides callers through a series of questions that clarify both their own experience and its broad implications. Sprinkled throughout are bits of humor that come with listeners acknowledging our common foibles.
