The Navigating Solo Podcast Host Ailene Gerhardt, MA, BCPA, CSA®, is an Independent Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA), Certified Senior Advisor®, Solo Aging expert & founder of her national patient advocacy practice Beacon Patient Solutions LLC. Ailene's dynamic advocacy work includes a focus on Solo Aging. This expertise led to the Fall 2021 founding of the Navigating Solo Network™, a national website, network, & online clearinghouse featuring resources specifically for solo agers.

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Guest, Ep. 2: Essential Insights on Solo Aging
Sara Zeff Geber, Ph.D., is the nation’s foremost expert on Solo Aging. She is an author, professional speaker, and certified retirement coach. Sara was named an “Influencer in Aging” by PBS’ Next Avenue in 2018 and is a regular contributor to Forbes.com in the areas of aging and retirement. In 2018, Sara’s book, Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers: A Retirement and Aging Roadmap for Single and Child-free Adults, was published in 2018,

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Guest, Ep. 4: Future Proofing Solo Aging

Joy Loverde has a reputation for being a path carver and visionary. She played a key role in introducing eldercare as an employee benefit to corporate America. Joy is a mature-market consultant and keynote speaker, and the author of The Complete Eldercare Planner, 4th Edition and Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old? Critics hail her work as “illuminating, eye-opening, and required reading for everyone over 40.”

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