Conversations With The Citizen


Things The Elderly Need To Know To Stay Healthier

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Joining us this week for &quot;Conversation with the Citizen&#39;s, &quot;Get Your House In Order&quot;, Podcast is Dr. Shellie Williams. &nbsp;Dr. Williams is a Geriatrician physician and she join us to talk about the things elderly need to do to stay health. &nbsp;Listen in to hear what she had to say.# senior healthcare# medicine# physical</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"># senior resources </span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">#healthy eating</span>

NAACP Conference Discussion

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Joining us in studio for &quot;Conversations With The Citizen&quot; is Theodis Pace. &nbsp;Pace is the President of the NAACP Illinois State Conference. Our host Bren and Pace sat down to dialog about topics from education to &nbsp;civil engagements, civil rights, voter rights etc. &nbsp;It was a call to action for &quot;We The People&quot;. &nbsp; Listen in to learn more about NAACP and the resources they are providing for the community.</span>

Students Return To School for 2026-27 Session

Students in Chicago are expected to return to the classroom on Monday, August 25th after nearly 2 1/2 months Summer Vacation.&nbsp; Today our podcast host, &quot;Bren Sheriff talks about the comparison of school back then and how it is today.&quot;&nbsp; She talks about how things in the educational system has changed in many ways from the length of time that our children spend in the classroom to their homework assignments.&nbsp; This is an indication of the importance of participating in election of school board representation.&nbsp;Listen in and reminisce on your school days.

Understanding Grief with Bren and Dr.V

<br><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Dr. Veronica Walker-Douglas joined &quot;Get Your House In Order&quot; host Bren for a conversation about the grieving. &nbsp;Learning to deal with life issues by identifying &quot;your purpose&quot;, knowing your plan, and by giving yourself permission&quot;. &nbsp;Listen in for tips that might help through this process. # life sources # Death# Grief# Marriage Counseling# Couples Therapy.</span>

Home Purchases and Preservations

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Joining our host Bren today is Mary Jones, CEO and Founder of &#39;Agora&#39;. Listen in to hear information that will help you with purchasing a home and keeping it. When you know better, you do better. Learn how to get your finances aligned with home buying. </span>

Love In Action And In Real Time

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">On this weeks episode host Bren share with us information that was shared with her at an event she attended. &nbsp;The event was titled &#39;Love In Action and In Real Time. The event discussion was centered around the Black businesses in the 75th Street Corridor &nbsp;and the some of the issues that are creeping up close to home. &nbsp;Listen in to hear what she had to say.</span>

Sister Talk

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">On Today&#39; s &quot;Get Your House In Order&quot;, Our Host Bren Had A &nbsp;Conversation With Ruth Cowen A Local Tour Coordinator. &nbsp;The Ladies Wants Viewers To Go Away With The Message Of Living Life On Purpose And Its Okay To Crown Your Sista.&nbsp;</span><span spellcheck="false" style="scrollbar-width: thin; scrollbar-color: rgb(144, 144, 144) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">#travel</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"># Beauty</span><span spellcheck="false" style="scrollbar-width: thin; scrollbar-color: rgb(144, 144, 144) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">#sprituality</span>

Get Your House In Order -Seven Lifestyler Levers

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">This week on &quot;Get Your House In Order&quot;, host &#39;Bren Sheriff&#39; talks about how there are seven lifestyle levers to help you live happier, healthier and longer lives. &nbsp;This message will speak volume for those who are not active and are in their senior &#39;seasoned&#39; life&#39;s. &nbsp;Listen in to learn how you become closely aligned to healthier habits. &nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">#senior</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">#seniorhealth</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"># eating habits# exercise&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">#stresrelief</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">#sleepinghabits</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">#peopleconnectioion</span>

Victor Love- Mentalhood Cultural Initiative

Joining our host &#39;Bren Sheriff&#39; for another&nbsp; week of &quot;Get Your House In Order&quot;,&nbsp; is Victor Love Founder of Mentalhood Cultural Initiative and Desiree Campbell who serves as the organizations Production Agent.&nbsp; Today&#39;s conversation focused on Men needs to have outlets, help, mentorship to deal with life issues.&nbsp; Listen in and hear how the Mentalhood Cultural initiative organization is making the difference in men life&#39;s across the city.&nbsp;

JERALD GARY- REGAL THEATER

Joining us today in studio for another episode of &#39;Get Your House In Order&#39; is Jerald Gary. On today (GYHIO), switched its conversation gears from its normal discussions about Estate Planning etc. Today&#39;s our host Bren Sheriff sit down and talked with Jerald Gary, the Chairman and Founder of both the Art Foundation and Community Capital. &nbsp;Gary shares with us updates on the reservations project that he is spearheading at the former Regal Theater. &nbsp;Gary also shared that on Friday the 19th of June, there will be a community event going on at the Regal on the lawn/parking area celebrating Juneteenth. &nbsp;Happening from 12:00 noon until 8:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come out and enjoy the festivities. &nbsp;Listen in to hear more on what&#39;s to come.&nbsp;

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