Engaged In Rec
By Karina Stickle
Engaged In RecMay 01, 2023
S3E10 - David Stoller of Rendever
David joins me to talk about Virtual Reality and its future, but also about the importance of maintaining relationships between the service provider and the Activity Professional in order to optimize the use of the product.
S3E9 - Alexis Ashworth of Root in Nature
I am excited to welcome Alexis on Engaged In Rec to share her knowledge and passion of horticultural therapy. As someone without a green thumb, yet knowing the importance of providing opportunities that include a green space, it's great to have Alexis lead the way and teach Activity Professionals how to facilitate these types of programs.
Take a look/listen!
S3E8 - Carrie Aalberts of Dementia Darling and Eugeria
Carrie is a jack of all trades and joins me to share about her journey with Dementia Darling, the incredible products that come from Eugeria and how she became a "Gero-Influencer".
We laughed SO MUCH in this episode while we shared stories from our time in the field.
Enjoy!
S3E7 - Paul Wilson of Lumin
Paul joins me all the way from Australia to talk about his product Lumin, a communication tool for seniors living in their homes, in aged care and in retirement living.
Imagine your calendars, menus, resident directory, attendance, photo sharing, newsletters, meeting minutes, (to name a few) all in a one stop shop. That's Lumin.
Check it out here.
S3E6 - Joe Hausch of Photavia
Listen as Joe Hausch joins me to share how PHOTAVIA® creates time relevant, all-inclusive media experiences via art, part video experience and part education, with a strong and developing neuroscience focus premised on how pleasant thoughts invoked by visual memory triggers can be of therapeutic benefit to sufferers of dementia, Alzheimer’s, and PTSD, among others.
I am very excited to introduce you to his new V-Clips Series that will help with the engagement of your residents.
S3E5 - Allyson Schrier of ZinniaTV
This one is near and dear to my heart because of my love for working with people who have dementia.
Allyson joins me to introduce ZinniaTV, an app available on all of your devices with videos that improve the quality of life for people living with mid- to late-stage memory loss or dementia by bolstering a sense of identity and fostering connection with loved ones and care partners at home and in long-term care settings.
You've got to check this one out!
S3E4 - Alexis Baker with Bridgetown Music Therapy
Guess who's back? Alexis came on Engaged in Rec two years, back at the very beginning of Season 1 and I needed to invite her back because of all the incredible things she's been up to.
You've got to listen to this episode to learn about how you can access Alexis' Bridgetown Music Therapy program (and even get some freebies!)
S3E3 - Colin Pudsey of SilVR Adventures
If you don't grow with technology, you'll fall behind. Colin Pudsey from Australia's SilVR Adventures joins me to share how Virtual Reality is a upcoming modality for Recreation Therapists and how important it is to include in group and individual programming.
Check out SilVR Adventures at
S3E2 - Real Talk Rec Therapy
In this episode, we turn the tables and instead of me (Karina) interviewing a Guest, the amazing Recreation Therapists from Real Talk Rec Therapy, Carol and Jana help me dive into my own "why?" and I delve out what I've been up to since Season 2.
You can check them out at: https://realtalkrecreationtherapy.com/
And listen to their podcast on all your favourite platforms!
S3E1 - New Year, New Season!
Welcome to Season 3.
I'm so glad you're here. I've had a blast meeting individuals and organizations that provide resources and tools to Recreation Therapists and Activity Professionals who work specifically with senior living.
I hope you enjoy this season, as much as I enjoyed creating it!
-Karina
2.9 Orquidea Tamayo Mortera
2.8 Artfully Aging with Mary Beth Flynn
2.7 My 6 Year Old, Ryan.
2.6 Diana Sowers, Eversound
2.5 Respectful Beats with Steve Benedetto
2.4 Steven Britton
2.3 Manifesting The Pod
2.2 Loretta Veney With Lego Serious Play
2.1 SEASON 2
In this short first episode, I talk about what I've been up to since Season 1 and what this Season 2 is all about! I can't wait to introduce you to the people I've chatted with so far.
Enjoy!
55. SingFit
54. Tovertafel - Eugeria
53. Famileo
52. Real Life Stories From The Rec Desk
51. Real Life Stories From The Rec Desk
50. ActivAge Care
49. The Return of Jess Jones!
48. Real Life Stories From The Rec Desk With Anita Rebelo
47. Real Life Stories From The Rec Desk
46. AWEstruck! Aspirations
45. Social Robot
44. Real Life Stories From The Rec Desk
43. SMART CEUs Hub
42. Empower RT
41. Erica Botner
40. PLAYWORK
39. Real Life Stories From The Rec Desk with Diane Calabrese
38. Wanna Play A Restorative Way
37. Real Life Stories From The Rec Desk
36. The RT Tutor
35. Real Life Stories From The Rec Desk
34. iN2L
33. OBIE FOR SENIORS
32. GetSetUp
31. Real Life Stories From The Rec Desk With Danielle Preston.
30. Eversound
29. Ambient Activity
28. SpinPoi
You have got to check this out!
Dr. Kate Riegle Van West tells me all about this amazing program she studied and developed for seniors. www.spinpoi.com