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b'Episode #49\\xa0- Spirituality & Aging in Long-Term Care & Retirement homes can build connection and community. \\xa0Erin Davis & Doug Robinson welcome Dr. Jane Kuepfer, PhD, MDiv, RP to the green bench to share about her role as the Schlegel Specialist in Spirituality and Aging, her hopes for the future, how spirituality is embraced and supported in all homes, and why.\\n\\nWhat is the difference between spiritual and religious?\\n\\n\\u201dSpirituality is the capacity that we all have for experiencing meaning and connection in life.\\u201d - Dr. Jane Kuepfer\\n\\nWe have come to miss the connection in our communities over the pandemic. \\xa0It is important to find that sense of belonging, the feeling of home.\\n\\nJane is the Spiritual Life Facilitator at The Village at University Gates in Waterloo. \\xa0She shares about her role and what qualities someone who may be interested in joining a team at a long-term care or retirement setting.\\n\\n\\u201dI\\u2019d love to see what\\u2019s happening in our home as we give permission to talk about mortality and to imagine.\\u201d - Jane Kuepfer\\n\\nDr. Jane Kuepfer is the Schlegel Specialist in Spirituality and Aging with the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging. Join Jane at the 10th International Conference on Aging and Spirituality in June 2023: https://uwaterloo.ca/ageing-spirituality/\\n\\n\\u201dSometimes spirituality can be the word tacked onto the end of the list of the ways we want to care for people.\\u201d - Jane Kuepfer\\n\\n\\u201dThere is such strength in vulnerability, in opening yourself up and telling your story.\\u201d -Erin Davis\\n\\nSubscribe, rate, and review our podcast on any network and share your thoughts on social media using the #ElderWisdom tag to help others find us.\\n\\nThe Green Bench is a symbol of elder wisdom. Physically or virtually, the bench invites us all to sit alongside a senior, share a conversation, or give and offer advice.\\n\\nIt challenges the stigma seniors face; the ageism still so prevalent in society. It reminds us of the wealth of wisdom our elders offer and in doing so, helps restore them to a place of reverence.\\n\\n\\u201dThe greatest untapped resource in Canada, if not the world, is the collective wisdom of our elders.\\u201d -Ron Schlegel\\n\\nThis podcast is brought to you by\\xa0Schlegel Villages, retirement & long-term care homes in Ontario, Canada'