Jun 25, 2020
In this episode, we talk with Jen Tindall, owner of Art Your Service, about what inspired her to create the Cultivating Gratitude program, what are the scientific benefits in practicing gratitude, those success stories, and how senior living facilities and family members can implement those programs.
Based in Whitby, Ontario Canada Jen Tindall is the owner of Art Your Service which creates and delivers meaningful activities and events for seniors. Her best-selling program in-a-box, Cultivating Gratitude, has been sold to hundreds of retirement and long term care homes across North America. She believes seniors haven’t “lived” interesting lives but are still living them. Art Your Service makes sure all their events are people-centred and age-appropriate so that every senior can continue to live their best lives. Coming Soon: Daily virtual classes and socials for seniors. Find out more at www.artyourservice.org.
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Nicole Will is our host and founder of willGather.
Born into a family of story-tellers, as Nicole’s dad is a documentary filmmaker, she felt called to ask the questions and tell the stories. She's most comfortable being a cheerleader for others and sharing the good work that they are doing in the world, and all for her favorite group of people- our elders.
When Nicole was younger, their grandma came to live with her family and became one of her closest friends- seeing what life looked like as you age and what changes can take place. It was a gift to be able to have a front-row seat on having a loved one live out their final chapter and leave a legacy. Nicole found that the one unifying outlook that we all need is hope: the joy of something to look forward to, whether it’s a visit from a loved one or friend, a party, a game, or a show. Our hope is to create a sense of community, inspiring a vision of life-long learning and engagement. Inspired by this passion, she went on to earn a Bachelors of Science degree in Human Services: Social Gerontology and became Activity Director Certified with NCCAP, working many years as a Director in a senior living facility overseeing their Therapeutic Recreation, Volunteer and Spiritual Care Departments and as a private elderly care companion. She is the founder of www.willGather.com which is dedicated to enhancing the well-being of our aging community by connecting Activity Directors and Therapeutic Recreation Professionals with vendors, venues, and others in the senior living industry.