IN PERSON AT AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ZOOM 

Everyone who registers will receive a link to ZOOM in their email on the morning of the class, and may attend either in-person or by ZOOM

Attendees will learn about the connection between oral health and total health as well as the unique oral health needs of older adults. The session will also include demonstration of an interactive website where they can learn more and will end with an experiential opportunity using mannequins and mouth models as we teach proper oral care.

Leonard Brennan, DMD is Co-Director of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s Geriatric Fellowship Program and is a part-time lecturer in their Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology. Dr. Brennan has practiced general dentistry in Portland, Maine for more than thirty years.

Denise O’Connell, MSW, LCSW, CCM is the Associate Director of the Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine, a program of Massachusetts Hospital and The Peter L Slavin, MD Academy for Applied Learning in Health Care. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified case manager. She has been a principal with the Lunder-Dineen program since 2011. 

IN PERSON AT SCHOONER ESTATES

What we put into our bodies is critical in helping keep the body balanced and pain-free. Not very easy in today's poisonous over-stimulated world. How do you meander through life while doing our best to keep it wholesome? Why do we hurt so much by what we put into our body? We will be investigating, researching and structuring personal Activity, Lifestyle, Environment, Metabolism and Diet regiments to provide a natural non-pharma approach to soothing pain, reducing inflammation and restoring our metabolism.  

Recommended book:  Metabolic Freedom, A 30-Day Guide to Restore Your Metabolism, Heal Hormones and Burn Fat Author Ben Azadi ISBN: 978-1-4019-9436-5  

Joel graduated with a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies from BU. He has been a leading technology management consultant, founded YourTechnologySolutions, Inc. while working at Harvard Business School and has been an adjunct Instructor at ITT Technical Institute. In 2013 he founded Strain Doctor LLC, a medicinal cannabis company located in Maine. In 2019 he founded MatureReleafTM, a consumer-focused pain management product wellness company geared toward the Active Adult, now called Miracle Balm, an all-natural chemical-free topical balm primarily used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation in and around joints, ligaments and muscles. Since 2005, during the summer Joel has also enjoyed being a NASCAR stock car instructor for Stockcar Racing Experience at the Pocono Raceway in northeast PA.  

IN PERSON AT THE LEWISTON-AUBURN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

For many people, the later years of life turn out to be the happiest, richest, and most meaningful.This course will explore factors which help us find satisfaction and meaning as we age. We will examine research about aging and happiness, identify some common barriers to happiness, explore possible resources for finding richness and meaning in later life, look at the role of sorrow and loss, and consider the challenges and opportunities of living alone. Our goal is to share information and insights that will help all of us enhance the qualty of our lives as we age.  

Jean Potuchek holds a PhD in Sociology from Brown University and, before her retirement, spent 25 years as an award-winning teacher of sociology and women’s studies at Gettysburg College.

Bill earned his BA degree at Brown and a Masters in Adult Education at USM. He taught for 31 years at CMCC before retiring and living in central Mexico and teaching English for five years before returning to Maine.  

IN PERSON AT THE AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY

This course explores the literal and metaphorical value of rhythm in the context of human behavior. It will connect rhythm to individual physical and mental health and highlight the role of rhythm in supporting and sustaining social connection. Each session provides a brief background in the science behind rhythm (attunement, entrainment, and embodiment) and will spend more experiential time drumming to translate theory into practice. No musical experience or knowledge is required. Instruments will be provided and participants are invited to bring their own hand drums/percussion instruments.

Sean Douglas, LCSW has been tapping out rhythms for as long as he can remember and has been practicing as clinical social worker for 20+ years. As a therapist, he has brought drumming to individuals, couples and groups in a variety of clinical, professional and recreational settings.