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Caregiver Wellness: Brain, Body, & Boundaries
Caregiver Wellness: Protecting Your Brain and Heart While Caring for Others
Briony Catlow, Barbara Kreisman, Paula Enrietto, and host Kari Cardinale
Neuroscientist Dr. Briony Catlow and aging and caregiving advocate Dr. Barbara Kreisman join us live to talk about what caregiving actually asks of us, and what it quietly takes when we’re not paying attention.
You’ll hear the fascinating neuroscience behind what happens to your brain when you’re chronically sleep-deprived and stress-flooded, and why that fog you’re feeling isn’t a personal failing. Barbara will talk about the emotional complexity caregivers rarely name out loud: the grief while someone’s still alive, the guilt about feeling resentful, the slow disappearing act of your own identity.
They’ll share practical, evidence-based strategies to protect your cognitive health in the midst of it all, and why boundaries aren’t selfish – they’re how you stay whole and well enough to keep showing up.
December 9, 2025
8:00 AM PT
11:00 AM ET
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Kari Cardinale
Chief Content Officer & Partner | MEA
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Briony Catlow, PhD
Neuroscientist | Aging Researcher | Director, Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging
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Barbara Kreisman, PhD
Founder, PurposefulAging.org | Leader of The Wisdom Group | Author & Advocate for Soulful Aging and Caregiving | Emerita Professor, Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging
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Paula Enrietto, PhD
Senior-Care Leader | CEO, AffirmiCare | Advocate for Dignified Aging | Former Oncology Scientist
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The Bonus Round: Crafting a Meaningful Post-Work Chapter
February 5, 2026
10:00 AM PT
01:00 PM ET
With Dr. Pam McLean and host Derek Gehl
Join host Derek Gehl in conversation with Dr. Pam McLean, clinical psychologist and co-founder of The Hudson Institute of Coaching, for a grounded look at the psychological shift that comes after a long career.
This live conversation moves beyond retirement planning to explore deeper questions of identity, contribution, and purpose when familiar roles fall away. Drawing on four decades of experience, Pam offers clear, humane insight into how people can navigate this transition with intention.
In this conversation, we’ll explore how to:
- Loosen your grip on work-based identity without losing your sense of worth
- Rethink contribution when titles and roles no longer define you
- Relate differently to time, structure, and self-direction
Whether you’re planning ahead or already in transition, this conversation offers perspective on shaping a post-work chapter that feels meaningful and engaged.
Women Thriving Beyond Transitions: A Conversation on Power, Change, and What’s Next
February 18, 2026
10:00 AM PT
01:00 PM ET
Join us for a deep conversation with Leslie Salmon Jones and Carla Goldstein of the Omega Institute about navigating the uncomfortable in-between of transition, when you’re not who you were, but not yet who you’re becoming.
Drawing on decades of work with women leaders, Leslie and Carla explore what it means to move through change without trying to fix or rush it, and how we can reclaim power that feels grounded and shared rather than depleted.
We’ll explore:
- Why the “messy middle” of transition is normal, not something to solve
- What “doing power differently” means for women in midlife
- How to retrieve the parts of yourself you’ve had to squash along the way
Whether you’re in transition by choice or circumstance, this conversation offers a different way to think about change, power, and what becomes possible when women do this work together.