Living Well with The Village in Howard

Emotional Resilience in Our Senior Years, EP 18

In this episode of the "TVIH Podcast/Living Well", a TVIH member, Mark Grokin, will share his experiences as a leader of a support group that helps seniors to navigation transitions. All of us have faced loss in transition, such as the loss of a a family member, friend or pet, downsizing from a house to an apartment, losing the ability to drive at night, or forgetting the name of your favorite store. How do we face the challenges and learn to let go and move on?  In this podcast, Mark will discuss the challenges and teach us the coping methods that we could all use. About our guest: Mark Gorkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker,  psychotherapist, speaker, author, and grief-trauma consultant. A former Stress Resilience and Team Building Retreat Leader for the US Army and Stress, and Violence Prevention Consultant for the U.S. Postal Service.   Mark has published many books: Practice Safe Stress: Healing and Laughing in the Face of Stress, Burnout & Depression, The Four Faces of Anger: Transforming Hostility and Rage into Assertion and Passion, and Preserving Human Touch in a High-Tech World: Writings, Raps & Rhymes.

Trip with a Grandchild, Episode 17

In this episode of the "TVIH Podcast/Living Well", TVIH members, Fran Lorenzi snd Bob Coburn, will share their experience of vacationing with a grandchild and going to the child's favorite destination.

wo Sisters: Union Electrician and CPA, EP 16

Karen was the first one of two female union electricians in DC. Why did she choose to be an electrician? What skills and education were required to become a master electrician? What kind of work did she do? How did she manage the challenges in a field dominated by men? Even today, only about 3 % of electricians are women.   Karen’s sister, Lisa Geerman, is a retired accountant. She worked in the Howard County Auditor's Office.    The two sisters grew up together in the same house. Why did they choose such different careers? In today's podcast, Karen and Lisa will tell us their stories.

Five Important Things Before Passing the Torch, EP15

Mark and Joy are excited to welcome our guest, Kim Sherman, to our podcast studio. Kim and his wife Jane have been members of the Village in Howard since the village was started in 2014. He served as board member, and chairman of the membership committee. He and his wife Jane also organized many educational and social programs for our members.  Many of our members are in their 70s and 80s. Many live alone. Kim was a business professor at Loyola University. He is passionate about educating our members the importance of estate succession plans. Kim has organized many “speakeasy” workshops in the past for our members. “ Speak easy” was a program sponsored by the Horizon Foundation. The workshops gave us guidance on the “end of life instructions” that we needed to discuss with our children or a trusted relative or friend before a serious illness happened.  Today Kim will give us a summary of the 5 most important things that we need to discuss with our loved ones long before some unexpected events happen when we are too ill or unable to communicate our wishes.  1.    The conversation with your family,  2.    How to do what I do  3.     Documents -  4.    Estate Succession -  5.    Powers

Howard County Home Share, EP 14

Mark and Joy are delighted to welcome Dana Sohr, Outreach Director and Danielle Winston, Program Manager of "HoCo Home Share" to our podcast studio today. Dana and Danielle will introduce the new “HoCo Home Share” program, sponsored by the Howard County Department of Housing and Community Development.    HoCo Home Share, launched in 2025, is a free program (screening and matching) designed to help older adults in Howard County remain in their homes while gaining rental income, social connection and support around the home.