SUMMER 2022
SeniorsToday.com.au
New vision for living
Plants loving summer
PAGE 14
PAGE 23
Magical Mirusia Brisbane’s own International star soprano to Andre Rieu, Mirusia will headline the Christmas Spectacular - Mirusia and friends presented by Silver Memories at the Brisbane City Hall on Sunday, 27 November at 2pm. STORY PAGE 3
Taking up the baton PAGE 8
See Spain in style PAGES 18-19
Lives transformed Aged care residents have told attendees at Bolton Clarke Research Institute’s first SHARE webinar event that participating in life story work has transformed their lives. The SHARE series draws from the perspectives of researchers, residents and students in Bolton Clarke’s award-winning Storytelling program. The program
began with the pilot Life Stories project, which produced 20 books and six posters co-created with residents. It has expanded to include Intergenerational Digital Storytelling and Storytelling in Residential Aged Care, with a therapeutic framework and training modules developed and 32 university students currently involved across nine care homes.
“Stories are central to our human connection, communication and cognition - they enable us to learn, celebrate, heal and remember,” Bolton Clarke Research Fellow Dr Xanthe Golenko said. “Storytelling can be used as an intervention across settings, and its transformative nature means both the process and the output have benefits
for emotional and mental wellbeing, interpersonal relationships and preserving personal identity. “The power of its emotional impact is in providing voice to people who may be unheard - it’s also really great when you are bringing younger people in, to transfer that knowledge.” STORY PAGE 8