Come out for a lively, interactive discussion, led by Laura Kelly, MS, CTRS, who founded her professional organization as a vehicle of empowerment for adults aged 50+.

Ms. Kelly will engage with you and also present on a range of knowledge concerning the interconnected dimensions of well-being, including areas such as neuroplasticity, maintaining connections within the community, and leisure and exercise for older adults.

Having been a Division II student athlete and co-captain of the women’s basketball team, Ms. Kelly experienced an impactful event during her first semester of college, when her father survived a massive stroke and her family’s world was turned upside down. He had been devastated by the limitations of his stroke, consumed by what he could not do. Incredible physical, occupational, and speech therapists worked diligently to help him regain function on his right side, improve his communication skills, and walk again. Her mother, a devoted caregiver, also experienced immense physical and psychological challenges. Ms. Kelly’s family’s experience empowered her to dedicate a career starting recreational therapy programs in venues where they had not existed.