Care Planning, Inspire Music, Botanical Shakespeare, Friends with Trauma, Finding Happiness Every Day, Mini Book Club, Social Interaction

Care Planning (0:00:00) Did you know that the median cost for nationwide home health aide services is up to $125 a day? A nursing home costs even more. Keeping parents in their homes as they age is getting more and more difficult. Mark Dunning, founder of Care Planning Institute, says that although these statistics are overwhelming, there are solutions and programs out there. We have him with us to help find these programs. Inspirational Music (0:16:24) Have you ever had a terrible day and then your favorite song came on the radio and everything just seemed to get much better? Music teaches, it moves our emotions, and even drives us to be better people. One non-profit is using it as a tool to change lives locally and internationally. We have Michael Sackett, co-founder and CEO of INSPIRE: music.service.hope, joining us to talk about how he and his team use the power of music to uplift the world. Botanical Shakespeare (0:32:00) Did you know that reading Shakespeare can increase your memory and help you create new thoughts? In fact, a study done by Liverpool University showed that reading classic literature was “more useful than self-help books.” But what if you don’t enjoy reading Shakespeare? The Bard can be very difficult to understand, and often this causes people to shrink away from reading his plays and works. Gerit Quealy disagrees and thinks that you can get over your fear of Shakespeare! She is the author of "Botanical Shakespeare," and she is with us to talk about how to enjoy reading Shakespeare. Friends with Trauma (0:50:23) Friendships are a valuable part of our support system when dealing with a crisis or catastrophe, but what about after the tragedy has passed? When someone is dealing with trauma the things that they need from friendship changes. What can be done to help a friend recovering from a traumatic event? What might be needed from the relationship? Here to talk us through it is Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn, professor and researcher of trauma informed care and post-traumatic growth. Finding