CONNECT TV Series
Episodes 10-19
Our monthly TV show, “CONNECT: Addressing Loneliness in Massachusetts,” airs on local media channels across the state and explores various themes related to connected, healthy aging. The series is produced by our partners at Winchester Community Access & Media Inc.
Episode 14: It Takes a Village
July 2023
Host: Sandra Harris, Taskforce Co-Chair and AARP Massachusetts State President
Featured Guest: Paul Duffy, Executive Director, Beacon Hill Village
Reporter: Kara Cohen, Outreach Manager, AARP Massachusetts
Special Guests: Diana Crane, Member, Beacon Hill Village
Episode 19: Navigating the Holidays and Winter Blues
December 2023
Host: Sandra Harris, Taskforce Co-Leader and AARP Massachusetts State President
Featured Guest: Susanna Barry, Clinical Psychologist
Episode 10: Mindful Approaches to Self-Love
February 2023
Host: Sandra Harris, Taskforce Co-Chair and AARP Massachusetts State President
Featured Guest: Susanna Barry, Clinical Psychologist
Reporter: Kara Cohen, Outreach Manager, AARP Massachusetts
Special Guests: Lydia McIntosh, AARP Volunteer
Episode 18: Connections Around the Dinner Table
November 2023
Host: Sandra Harris, Taskforce Co-Leader and AARP Massachusetts State President
Featured Guest: Dr. Anne Fishel Director, The Family Dinner Project at Harvard Medical School
Episode 11: The Value of Lifelong Learning
March 2023
Host: Sandra Harris, Taskforce Co-Chair and AARP Massachusetts State President
Featured Guest: Jim Hermelbracht, Director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston
Reporter: Kara Cohen, Outreach Manager, AARP Massachusetts
Special Guests: Diana McCormack, OLLI Member
Episode 17: Age and Dementia Friendly Massachusetts: Tools for Social Health
October 2023
Host: Sandra Harris, Taskforce Co-Leader and AARP Massachusetts State President
Featured Guest: Antron Watson, Age-Friendly Director, AARP Massachusetts
Reporter: Cara Solomon, Founder and Executive Director, Everyday Boston
Special Guests: Debi Siriani, Director of Human Services, Chelmsford Senior Center and Chair of Age-Friendly Chelmsford
Episode 12: The Legislative Efforts Affecting Older Adults in MA
April 2023
Host: Sandra Harris, Taskforce Co-Chair and AARP Massachusetts State President
Featured Guest: Jessica Costantino, Massachusetts Director of Advocacy for AARP
Episode 16: Taskforce Update and Good Neighbor Day
September 2023
Host: Sandra Harris, Taskforce Co-Leader and AARP Massachusetts State President
Featured Guest: Jean Bushnell, Taskforce Co-Leader and Director, Billerica Council on Aging
Reporter: Cara Solomon, Founder and Executive Director, Everyday Boston
Episode 13: Secret of a Happy Life
June 2023
Host: Nikki Shults, Executive Director, Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly
Featured Guest: Robert Waldinger, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Speaker, and Author
Episode 15: WhatsUP MIT Age Lab
August 2023
Host: Sandra Harris, Taskforce Co-Chair and AARP Massachusetts State President
Featured Guest: Taylor Patskanick, Technical Associate at the MIT AgeLab
Reporter: Sophia Ashebir, Techical Associate, MIT AgeLab
Special Guests: Gloria Jefferson, MIT AgeLab Research Panel Member
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