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Introduction	Geila is a resilient aging life coach, counsellor,and group facilitator for people in their third life-phase. Her passion for gerontology began at age 19 when she visited a nursing home in Belgium and saw rows upon rows of dejected and frail elders laying motionless or moaning in their beds. Their plight has inspired her life’s work. In addition to being an artist, mother, grandmother and good friend she has: - Earned an M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology and a Ph.D. in Adult Education with focus on aging (University of Toronto) - Facilitated Retirement Preparation Programs in large corporations - Lectured on Resilient Aging, caregiving and retirement - Founded the Caregivers’ Association of Ontario and the Caregivers’ Support Network of Muskoka Parry Sound - Produced “The Caregivers’ Journey” video series with son Alexander. This “support group in a box” has been used by thousands of people in North America.

Introduction

Geila is a resilient aging life coach, counsellor,and group facilitator for people in their third life-phase. Her passion for gerontology began at age 19 when she visited a nursing home in Belgium and saw rows upon rows of dejected and frail elders laying motionless or moaning in their beds. Their plight has inspired her life’s work. In addition to being an artist, mother, grandmother and good friend she has: - Earned an M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology and a Ph.D. in Adult Education with focus on aging (University of Toronto) - Facilitated Retirement Preparation Programs in large corporations - Lectured on Resilient Aging, caregiving and retirement - Founded the Caregivers’ Association of Ontario and the Caregivers’ Support Network of Muskoka Parry Sound - Produced “The Caregivers’ Journey” video series with son Alexander. This “support group in a box” has been used by thousands of people in North America.