A Year of the Pandemic

by Susanne Stadler | Mar 11, 2021 | News

On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a world wide pandemic due to Covid-19. The pandemic inordinately effected older people and people of color.  This pandemic has resulted in a massive loss of life, where people died alone and...

A Conversation with Amy Yotopoulos

by Susanne Stadler | Mar 5, 2021 | 2021 Forums, Past Forums

Thank you to our guest: Amy Yotopoulos, Gerontologist, Co-Founder Stanford Caregiver Center Thank you to our host: Susanne Stadler, Architect and Executive Director of AHWGO Topic: Caregiving: The Dance of Interdependence THE TAKEAWAY “I have been in the field...

A Conversation with David Fredrickson

by Susanne Stadler | Feb 13, 2021 | 2021 Forums, Past Forums

Thank you to our guest: David Fredrickson, Psychotherapist and Mindful Self Compassion Teacher Thank you to our host: Susanne Stadler, Architect and Executive Director of AHWGO Topic: Mindful Self-Compassion – How To Be A Resource To Ourselves In Difficult Times...

A Conversation with Shireen McSpadden

by Susanne Stadler | Jan 21, 2021 | 2021 Forums, Past Forums

Thank you to our guest: Shireen McSpadden, Executive DirectorSan Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services Thank you to our host: Jarmin Yeh, Assistant Professor, Institute for Health & Aging UCSF School of Nursing Topic: Thinking global, acting local:...

A Conversation with Marc Freedman

by Susanne Stadler | Jan 21, 2021 | 2021 Forums, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY:  “I have a particular hope for elder leaders like Biden or Nancy Pelosi to really call the younger generation to action to solve the problems of the country, to join older people in doing that and to create for the first time a co-generational...

A Conversation with Dr. Neal Blangiardo

by Susanne Stadler | Jan 21, 2021 | 2021 Forums, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY About Neal’s research:”I turned my focus to underserved older adults. I was shocked that the study of human sexuality in later life was in its infancy. There is some landmark research, but only recently. A lot of the research that is happening about...

A Conversation with T.F. Tierney

by Susanne Stadler | Jan 20, 2021 | 2021 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY “Ebenezar Howard, he came up with the idea of a Garden City, but most important than that, he was not an architect, he was a social reformer…He envisioned towns [not suburbs] that were located in more bucolic settings….It was supposed to be what he...

AHWGO’s 3rd Annual Comedy Night

by Susanne Stadler | Dec 4, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

Need something to laugh about? Join us for our 3rd Comedy Night Special! What a year! Need something to laugh about? We do too! We have a great line up for you hosted by our own Board member and comedian, Marcie Rogo. Featuring: Morty SteinMarcus WilliamsJulie Ash...

A Conversation with Rev. Claudia Giacoma, Saundra Shanti and Caroline Lovell

by Susanne Stadler | Nov 12, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY:“Creativity is a river that’s always flowing”“The end of life is a creative moment””Creativity is a universal language…we have access to another language that we don’t know that we know how to speak.”“Harvest the fields of your life…you’ll find...