“What did I come to the fridge for?”

Join us for a live and interactive discussion with Rena Yudkowsky, MSW, CEO of Memory Matters, memory coach and geriatric social worker. Rena is helping those 55+ to stay sharper as they age, feel confident about their memory, and exercise their brains properly Learn how to remember: - Whether you locked the door - Took your meds - And where you put your keys!

Rena Yudkowsky, MSW

Memory Coach and Geriatric Social Worker

• Rena@renayudkowsky.com
• http://renayudkowsky.com

Chat Transcript

12:08:50 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community to Everyone:

    Memory Matters https://renayudkowsky.com/

12:15:14 From Virginia Keim to Hosts and panelists:

    If I am doing a task and someone interrupts me, sometimes I forget what task I was doing.

12:19:23 From Elvira Johnson-Brown to Everyone:

    I can't seem to hear anything

12:22:28 From Virginia Keim to Hosts and panelists:

    I focus when driving now. My Dad told me a story where his buddy was on the side of the road and a car followed him off the road with unfortunate circumstances.  That person must have been  daydreaming while driving

12:22:41 From paula david to Everyone:

    30min

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    20 min

12:22:42 From Yvette Hopkins to Hosts and panelists:

    30 min

12:22:42 From Sue Christopher to Everyone:

    15 minutes

12:22:44 From Rebecca Grayson to Everyone:

    15 min

12:22:45 From Jane Perry to Hosts and panelists:

    10

12:22:45 From Linda Smibert to Everyone:

    10

12:22:45 From Maggie Ma to Everyone:

    15

12:22:46 From Elvira Johnson-Brown to Everyone:

    60

12:22:46 From Vanessa Meuhlen to Hosts and panelists:

    3 hours

12:22:46 From leanne patchen to Hosts and panelists:

    10 min

12:22:47 From Crystal Thomas to Everyone:

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12:22:48 From Russell Kitty to Everyone:

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12:22:49 From Ruth Spencer to Everyone:

    30 min

12:22:50 From Sally Swank to Hosts and panelists:

    60

12:22:50 From Kelly Lambert to Everyone:

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    90

12:22:51 From Susan Strassburger to Everyone:

    15 min

12:22:52 From Carolyn Warren to Hosts and panelists:

    30

12:22:54 From Stacy White to Hosts and panelists:

    10

12:22:55 From Janet Mitchell to Hosts and panelists:

    90

12:22:55 From Virginia Keim to Hosts and panelists:

    8

12:22:56 From Jamie Stephens to Everyone:

    37

12:22:56 From Ann Sklar to Everyone:

    10

12:24:41 From Virginia Keim to Hosts and panelists:

    Yep

12:25:08 From Jamie Stephens to Everyone:

    I look at it and say out loud to myself, I have locked the front door.

12:25:27 From Norman Reiss to Hosts and panelists:

    Nice to see you here, Rena.  Hope all is well.

12:27:30 From Kelly Lambert to Hosts and panelists:

    I know several people who have created rhyming memory phrases before leaving the house or work each day. Does anyone remember the old phrase "spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch"? Hilarious.

12:30:10 From Kelly Lambert to Hosts and panelists:

    It's often a case of developing good habits. When I cook or bake with many ingredients, all ingredients go on one counter and once used, I move them to another counter. You could also do this by placing items to the left side of the bowl and then placing them to the right once utilized.

12:30:42 From Rebecca Grayson to Everyone:

    Do devices like Alexa help with reminders or does it make us not use our memory as much?

12:31:52 From Virginia Keim to Hosts and panelists:

    How to remember to set out pills for my husband

12:32:58 From Roberta Comer to Everyone:

    If you do the sensory reminders every day (such as for meds), won't that become automatic and therefore lose its effectiveness?

12:34:37 From Susan Strassburger to Everyone:

    If you need to take ana evening med before bed, what about keeping a note on your pillow to take it

12:34:59 From Kolya Braun-Greiner to Everyone:

    This is such an affirmation of my recent conclusion that the real issue of my forgetting is focus and attention!  I frequently have 3 tasks in my mind to do ahead of the one I'm trying to accomplish. Then I remember 2 out of the 3 tasks and forget one of them!  Sometimes I take a moment to write them all down. Is there a better way to handle this?

12:35:40 From Kolya Braun-Greiner to Everyone:

    My name is Kolya.

12:38:42 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community to Everyone:

    Memory Matters-memory tips and tricks for midlifers and seniors https://www.facebook.com/groups/944333765906584

12:39:34 From Yvette Hopkins to Hosts and panelists:

    Do you find diagnosed ADHD seniors have more difficulties cognitively as they age versus neurotypical adults?

12:40:26 From barbara Rosenfeld to Everyone:

    I forget names of new people almost as soon as I hear them.  What to do?

12:41:21 From Crystal Thomas to Hosts and panelists:

    Steve can you send her Facebook link again? I got kicked out of the original zoom

12:45:06 From Virginia Keim to Hosts and panelists:

    I use a journal to record things as they happen so I can go back when I have to look something up.  Ex Medical journal

12:47:29 From S Pires to Hosts and panelists:

    Diane Pires

12:47:56 From barbara Rosenfeld to Everyone:

    What is the web site address

12:48:19 From Norman Reiss to Everyone:

    renayudkowsky.com

12:48:28 From Rena Yudkowsky to Everyone:

    www.renayudkowsky.com

12:49:17 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community to Everyone:

    fACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/944333765906584

12:53:21 From Barbie Yoeli to Everyone:

    Thank you very much Rena and Steve.

12:53:40 From Kolya Braun-Greiner to Everyone:

    VERY helpful!!

12:53:51 From Barbie Yoeli to Everyone:

    I was only able to join for yje last part.

12:54:13 From Barbie Yoeli to Everyone:

    Thank you again.

12:54:14 From Stacy White to Hosts and panelists:

    What a great webinar, thank you!

12:54:15 From Crystal Thomas to Everyone:

    Great Webinar! Thanks

12:54:16 From Edith Harriet to Hosts and panelists:

    please tell us how we can get in touch with Rena and the website for the masterclass

12:54:17 From Linda Smibert to Everyone:

    thank you so much...I will be visiting your website. I love brain fit techniques

12:54:29 From Virginia Keim to Hosts and panelists:

    Thank you it's nice to know we have tools now and we may not be losing our minds.

12:54:35 From Carolyn Warren to Everyone:

    Thanks for this great session.  It really helped as I have been worrying about how often I forget things.

12:54:38 From Janet Mitchell to Hosts and panelists:

    Thanks so much

12:54:56 From Russell Kitty to Everyone:

    Thank you.

12:55:01 From Pat Taruski to Everyone:

    Great tips!  Thank you so much.  We will definitely get on the website.

12:55:16 From Virginia Keim to Hosts and panelists:

    Thanks Steve

12:55:18 From Harryette Irving to Hosts and panelists:

    I feel more relieved

    I thought I was getting dementia

    Thanks a lot