{"id":12282,"date":"2019-12-11T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=12282"},"modified":"2020-01-31T16:25:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T22:25:48","slug":"companionship-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2019\/12\/11\/companionship-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"NPT\u2019s \u2018Aging Matters: Companionship &#038; Intimacy\u2019 premieres Dec. 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnpt.org\/agingmatters\/companionship-and-intimacy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12283\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AM-companionship-orig16x9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AM-companionship-orig16x9.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AM-companionship-orig16x9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AM-companionship-orig16x9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AM-companionship-orig16x9-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Humans are social animals, connected by the relationships we build over a lifetime. But the process of aging can be isolating and put us at risk for loneliness \u2013 and that, as NPT explored in a previous Aging Matters documentary \u2013 can have negative effects on our health. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnpt.org\/agingmatters\/companionship-and-intimacy\/\"><strong>Aging Matters: Companionship &amp; Intimacy, <\/strong><\/a>the 16th documentary in Nashville Public Television\u2019s <strong>NPT Reports: Aging Matters <\/strong>series, considers various kinds of relationships and intimacy issues, including romantic companionship and discussions of sexuality and sexual activity as we age.<strong> Aging Matters: Companionship &amp; Intimacy <\/strong>premieres <strong>Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 9 p.m. <\/strong>on NPT and will be followed <strong>at 9:30 p.m.<\/strong> by a frank discussion about the sex lives of older adults.<\/p>\n<p>A luncheon and preview screening of <strong>Aging Matters: Companionship &amp; Intimacy<\/strong> will be held Dec. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at FiftyForward Patricia Hart Building. The event is free, but RSVPs are required at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnpt.org\/events\/daniel-tiger-tickets\/\">wnpt.org\/events<\/a>. Panelists for the post-screening discussion are retired nurse practitioner and certified sex therapist Ginger Manley <em>(Assisted Loving: The Journey Through Sexuality and Aging);<\/em> Monet Shell, a therapist at Insight Counseling; and Dan Surface, founder of the \u201cRefired Not Retired\u201d men\u2019s group sponsored by Mental Health America Mid-South and FiftyForward. FiftyForward\u2019s Gretchen Funk will moderate the discussion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mIfBVIDrRbI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are many levels of relationships, from deep connections to casual interactions. Research suggests they all matter and they all influence your health and wellbeing. <strong>Aging Matters: Companionship &amp; Intimacy<\/strong> includes commentary from specialists in medicine, psychology and social work, as well as men and women who discuss their own situations and relationships. The participants address adjusting to new surroundings, creating new friendships or finding new love after losing a spouse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinding someone you love when you\u2019re young is very important, very exciting,\u201d says Frances Hahn in the program. \u201cBut finding someone you love after you\u2019ve been widowed is really special, and should really be encouraged and fostered,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Supporting the relationships of older adults may require unlearning accepted beliefs about aging. This includes having conversations that may be challenging, but are essential to living life to the fullest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe plan for retirement financially; we need to plan for retirement socially,\u201d says Julianne Holt-Leunstad, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University, in the documentary.<\/p>\n<p>Other experts appearing in the documentary are Dr. Stacy Tessler Lindau, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and medicine-geriatrics at the University of Chicago; Annamarie Pluhar, president of Sharing Housing Inc.; Carrie Plummer, assistant professor of nursing at Vanderbilt School of Nursing; and Manoj Pardasani, professor of social work at Hunter College\/City University of New York.<\/p>\n<p>The panel discussion airing after the documentary is a conversation about sexual drive and activity of older adults, as well as related health indicators and concerns. Taking part in the conversation are Renee Burwell, a certified sex therapist at Pandora\u2019s Awakening and executive director of the Tennessee Alliance for Sexual Health; Dr. David Duong, urologist at Urology Associates in Nashville; Brooke Faught, a women\u2019s health nurse practitioner and director of the Women\u2019s Institute for Sexual Health at Urology Associates; and Ginger Manley, a retired nurse practitioner and certified sex therapist (author of <em>Assisted Loving: The Journey Through Sexuality and Aging<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Additional broadcast times for <strong>Aging Matters: Companionship &amp; Intimacy<\/strong> are below; the documentary will also be available for online viewing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnpt.org\/agingmatters\/companionship-and-intimacy\/\">wnpt.org\/agingmatters\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, Dec. 20, at 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. on NPT2<\/li>\n<li>Monday, Dec. 23, at 2 p.m. on NPT2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Aging Matters: Companionship &amp; Intimacy<\/strong> was produced by Will Pedigo, whose previous <strong>Aging Matters<\/strong> documentaries include <strong>Legal Help<\/strong> and<strong> Aging &amp; the Workplace.<\/strong> Pedigo also produced NPT\u2019s Emmy-nominated documentary <strong>Voyage of Adventure: Retracing John Donelson\u2019s Journey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>NPT Reports: Aging Matters<\/strong> series is hosted by Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Kathy Mattea.<strong> Aging Matters: Companionship &amp; Intimacy<\/strong> is made possible by the generous support of the West End Home Foundation, the Jeanette Travis Foundation, The HCA Foundation and Cigna-HealthSpring. 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